Washington State Governor Jay Inslee signed a bill on Tuesday (March 31) establishing specific rules – backed by Microsoft – governing facial recognition software, according to a blog by Bill Smith, president of Microsoft. “This legislation represents a significant breakthrough – the first time a...
With an array of bills brought forward by lawmakers during this legislative session, Washington state could become a leader in artificial intelligence regulation. The legislation homes in on digital profiling as well as biometric screening and is part of a wider list of bills related...
More legal woes for Uber: Washington State’s attorney general has sued the ride-sharing company, alleging it had violated the state’s data breach notification law. The lawsuit is the result of a massive data breach that Uber suffered in October 2016, when hackers stole the personal...
Zenefits, the cloud-based, free online HR software provider, has just been dealt another blow by regulators — this time directly to their business model. Zenefits’ basic business model of distributes HR software for free to insurance customers. But after a two-year investigation, Washington State Insurance...
January 19, 2021
Starbucks will assist the state of Washington with distributing the COVID-19 vaccine. The coffee chain has tasked 11 staffers who have knowledge in R&D, operations, and labor and deployment with full-time work on distributing the vaccine in Washington, NBC News reported, citing the company. Those staffers who are tasked to work on distributing the vaccine […]
April 01, 2020
Washington State Governor Jay Inslee signed a bill on Tuesday (March 31) establishing specific rules – backed by Microsoft – governing facial recognition software, according to a blog by Bill...
January 24, 2020
With an array of bills brought forward by lawmakers during this legislative session, Washington state could become a leader in artificial intelligence regulation. The legislation homes in on digital profiling...
November 29, 2017
More legal woes for Uber: Washington State’s attorney general has sued the ride-sharing company, alleging it had violated the state’s data breach notification law. The lawsuit is the result of...
