A proposed bill seeks to prohibit the sale of Americans' health and location data to data brokers, specifically targeting information shared with AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Claude. Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Mary Gay Scanlon plan to introduce an updated version of the Health and Location Data Protection Act, which expands previous measures to include AI-generated data.
The legislation, supported by Senators Ron Wyden and Bernie Sanders, mandates the Federal Trade Commission to implement new rules within 180 days and allocates $1 billion for enforcement over the next decade. This move comes as AI companies increasingly engage with sensitive health information, raising concerns about data exploitation.
Watch for the FTC's upcoming regulations and enforcement strategies as they adapt to this new bill. The allocation of $1 billion over the next decade indicates a serious commitment to protecting health data, which could reshape how AI companies handle sensitive information.