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Chief Privacy Officer Martha Wewer reviewed the state’s approach to data protection, AI oversight and consumer privacy on Thursday as Gov. Josh Stein marked a new day of awareness during Data Privacy Week. -
There was a record set for data breaches in 2025, and the incidents were also paired with fewer details in notification letters, raising concerns about transparency and public understanding.
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Local law enforcement praises the devices, hundreds of which are in place, for helping solve crimes. Privacy and surveillance concerns, however, persist among critics and industry watchers.
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The Oklahoma Educational Technology Trust will give $40,000 each to schools across the state to buy iPads, Chromebooks, esports equipment, various robotics, virtual reality equipment and other tech supplies.
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The state will require students to stow phones during class — a decision that comes as states across the country fight back against excessive teen phone use, citing growing research on its negative impact.
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With the new federal money, the Allentown police will soon upgrade the city’s police cruisers, photo equipment and the software used to document crime scenes or test for illegal drugs.
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Social media platforms may be held financially liable for harm caused to California’s minors if a court finds that they knowingly offered products or design features that resulted in harm to minors.
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The Effingham Police Department is looking to cut down on the time it takes to file reports by purchasing new crash report software from Quicket Solutions Inc. at an annual cost of $6,000.
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A data irregularity that allowed city staffers in Doral to view council members’ private folders on a shared network has led to escalating turmoil in the city, with some in government filing complaints.
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Amid a shortage of human lifeguards, drones equipped with flotation devices will be helping New York City lifeguards rescue swimmers in distress this summer season, city officials said Saturday.
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Two bills related to artificial intelligence governance were passed in the California state Senate on Thursday with unanimous support. Now, Senate bills 892 and 893 will head to the Assembly.
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Schools that had already embraced the imperatives of Internet access, digital literacy and 1:1 device plans fared better for it during the pandemic. AI could be a similarly urgent pragmatic concern.
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A new bill signed by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine gives K-12 school districts until 2025 to craft new policies limiting the use of personal devices, and related distractions, in the classroom.
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The Illinois Senate has voted to make the appointments of the state CIO and Secretary of the Department of Innovation and Technology Sanjay Gupta, as well as Deputy CIO and Secretary Brandon Ragle, official.
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Although the chargers are part of several different projects, the result is slated to be the development of hundreds of new electric vehicle charging ports in and around Oakland, Calif.
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A public community college in Kansas aims to rely on Open Education Resource (OER) materials, or online sources, rather than hard-copy books. The college offers over 160 OER-certified courses, most of which are online.
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At a roundtable discussion celebrating the 10th anniversary of Tech Foundry, a Massachusetts program that teaches computer and technology skills, state and local leaders said training and apprenticeships have been critical.
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A new Marin County Civil Grand Jury report recommends that county supervisors consider forming a cybersecurity joint powers authority, serving as a followup to a 2020 report about cyber threats.
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Market analyst Precedence Research estimates that the market for electronics containing AI has already hit more than $50 billion this year and could reach nearly $500 billion in a decade.
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer recently released the Senate's long-promised bipartisan "road map" for the coming age of artificial intelligence, pointing to Western New York as a hub.
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Computer science majors aren't the only ones worried about how artificial intelligence could impact the value of their degrees, as automation could reduce blue-collar jobs and new AIs could affect knowledge-seeking ones.
