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26Sep

Fighting for You: September 2024 Legislative and Regulatory Update

Howard Fienberg | 26 Sep, 2024 | Data Privacy, Data Security, Artificial Intelligence, census, California, China, International, Colorado, Minors, Nebraska, Tax, Fighting for You | Government Affairs |

Cool winds are blowing through DC and the state capitols, but the action in September remained hot on multiple policy fronts of interest to the insights industry. The Insights Association helped to snag wins against a tax on advertising research and a requirement for opt out preference signals, while also delving into pending legislation and new state and federal laws in data privacy, advancing legislation on artificial intelligence, new guidance for insights professionals using synthetic resear...

27Jun

Fighting for You: June 2024 Legislative and Regulatory Update

Howard Fienberg | 27 Jun, 2024 | Data Privacy, Data Security, International, Russia, China, Texas, Oregon, Connecticut, California, Colorado, Artificial Intelligence, independent contractors, incentives, Fighting for You | Government Affairs |

The heat was rising on legislative, regulatory and compliance issues for the insights industry in June, as the Insights Association focused on: federal privacy legislation; pending compliance hurdles as new state and federal laws took effect; a new AI law in Colorado; and a federal bill that would require tax withholding for research subjects receiving participant incentives.

09Jun

July 1st Privacy Law Compliance Deadlines Near for California Colorado and Connecticut

Howard Fienberg | 09 Jun, 2023 | data privacy, data security, colorado, california, connecticut | Government Affairs |

Welcome to the home stretch for your insights organization's compliance with the new comprehensive consumer data privacy and security laws in California, Colorado and Connecticut, as we approach July 1, 2023.

28Apr

Fighting for You - April 2023 Legislative and Regulatory Update

Howard Fienberg | 28 Apr, 2023 | data privacy, data security, artificial intelligence, california, nevada, tax, new hampshire, colorado, utah, minors, Indiana, human resources, census, fighting for you | Government Affairs |

The insights industry faced challenges on multiple advocacy fronts in April, such as: growing risks from the boom in generative AI; new privacy laws and regulations; an FTC proposal to eliminate noncompete agreements; a new attempt at insourcing insights work by the Census Bureau; and a proposed new tax on data in Nevada.

02Feb

Clarifications from Colorado Attorney General Would Ease Insights Industry Compliance with Colorado Privacy Act

Howard Fienberg | 02 Feb, 2023 | Colorado, data privacy | Government Affairs |

With Colorado’s new comprehensive privacy law coming into effect this summer, the Insights Association called for clarifications in the proposed rules to aid compliance by the insights industry.

22Apr

Fighting for You: April 2022 Legislative and Regulatory Update

Howard Fienberg | 22 Apr, 2022 | Fighting for You, data privacy, data security, independent contractors, incentives, tax, exit poll, push poll, census, EU, FTC, CALIFORNIA, ccpa, COLORADO, maine, RHODE ISLAND, new york, oregon, OKLAHOMA, connecticut, utah, wisconsin, washington, Iowa, MARYLAND, INDIANA, florida, human resources, Kentucky, NEBRASKA | Government Affairs |

Since our last Fighting for You, the Insights Association has been charging full-steam into debates over consumer privacy and data security at the state, federal and trans-national levels; opposing a new project at the Census Bureau that would compete directly against the insights industry; scrutinizing Congressional legislation and possible Securities and Exchange Commission regulation that could treat research subjects like employees, instead of independent contractors; and advocating against ...