US Lawmakers Push Bill to Ban Sale of Health and Location Data to AI Firms

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Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Mary Gay Scanlon are preparing to introduce an updated version of the Health and Location Data Protection Act in the coming weeks. The revised bill is designed to address risks posed by AI-era data practices, including information shared with chatbots like ChatGPT and Claude. Originally introduced in June 2022, the earlier version focused on preventing data brokers from collecting and selling health and location data. The new iteration expands the scope by also prohibiting other companies from selling such data to brokers. The update reflects growing concern over how sensitive personal information disclosed to AI tools could be commercially exploited.

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