29Feb
Howard Fienberg |
29 Feb, 2024
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fighting for you,
tax,
artificial intelligence,
data privacy,
data security,
telephone,
census,
massachusetts,
california,
connecticut,
virginia,
florida,
washington,
healthcare,
hawaii |
Government Affairs |
This month, the Insights Association focused on extensive artificial intelligence legislation at the state level, urgent developments in privacy compliance in California and Washington state, new bills on census issues (including one that would kill the ACS), the insights compliance concerns with sales taxes on SaaS and PaaS, and a couple of new telephone-related bills.
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28Sep
Howard Fienberg |
28 Sep, 2023
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data privacy,
data security,
artificial intelligence,
census,
politics,
massachusetts,
california,
connecticut,
oregon,
nevada,
pennsylvania,
texas,
minors,
arkansas,
louisiana,
canada,
fighting for you |
Government Affairs |
While temperatures are starting to dip, concerns still simmered in September for the insights industry as we dealt with more new state privacy laws, burgeoning regulation of AI, and other pressing advocacy issues.
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With a potential government shutdown looming and major design decisions for the 2030 decennial census almost upon us, the Insights Association joined more than ninety groups urging higher funding for the Census Bureau in Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24).
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31May
Howard Fienberg |
31 May, 2023
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data privacy,
data security,
maryland,
new york,
human resources,
census,
independent contractors,
incentives,
artificial intelligence,
washington,
healthcare,
telephone,
tax,
california,
louisiana,
minors,
rhode island,
indiana,
iowa,
fighting for you |
Government Affairs |
As temperatures rose, so did the threats and opportunities for the insights industry in advocacy during May, ranging from three new comprehensive state privacy laws, advancing regulation of artificial intelligence, compliance concerns with state sales taxes, jousting over the Census Household Panel, restrictions on high-end incentives for research subjects, state legislation to ban non-competes, and a new Maryland law restricting most telephone calls for research purposes.
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With DC subsumed in big picture battles over federal spending and the debt ceiling, the Insights Association recently joined a coalition letter in support of Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) funding for the decennial census and American Community Survey (ACS).
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28Apr
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.
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The leading trade association for the insights industry told Congress on April 14, 2023 that the Census Household Panel, a program the Census Bureau aims to insource from its failed contract to develop an online research panel, is a waste of taxpayer money.
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29Mar
Howard Fienberg |
29 Mar, 2023
|
data privacy,
data security,
human resources,
independent contractors,
incentives,
census,
fighting for you,
california,
washington,
illinois,
tennessee |
Government Affairs |
Welcome to spring, where the insights industry has been facing challenges in regulation and legislation, including state and federal data privacy (especially the finalized rules you need to know in California), the treatment of research subjects as independent contractors, and prohibitions on non-compete agreements. We also welcomed the new scathing conclusions of a federal investigation into the Census Bureau’s attempt to compete against the insights industry, and reviewed the players on Congr...
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A federal watchdog has criticized the Ask U.S. Panel project, concluding an investigation of the Census Bureau’s attempt to develop an online research panel to compete with the insights industry.
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03Jan
Howard Fienberg |
03 Jan, 2023
|
data privacy,
data security,
independent contractors,
incentives,
census,
tax,
fighting for you,
michigan,
new york,
new jersey,
connecticut,
pennsylvania |
Government Affairs |
As we begin a new year, let’s take a quick look back at the insights industry’s successes and challenges covered by the Insights Association in December 2022, including: wins and losses on taxes specifically targeting insights; wins and losses on state privacy bills; last-minute preparations for new state privacy laws; bringing transparency to the Census Bureau’s attempts to compete with our industry; and state and federal legislation impacting our ability to treat research subjects as indepe...
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