Hacker News with Generative AI: Legislation

Wyden Releases Draft Bill to Secure Americans' Communications (senate.gov)
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released a discussion draft of the Global Trust in American Online Services Act to secure Americans’ communications against abusive foreign demands to weaken the security of communications services and software used by Americans.
Privacy, Cybersecurity, Legislation
140 points by commandersaki 7 days ago | 28 comments
Why UK Online Safety Act may not be safe for bloggers (theregister.com)
Individual publishers could be held liable for visitors' off-topic posts, legal eagle argues
Online Safety, Legislation, Blogging, UK, Law
4 points by LinuxBender 13 days ago | 1 comments
California bill would require bots to disclose that they are bots (veeto.app)
Assembly Member Wilson's bot disclosure legislation redefines California's approach to automated online communications by requiring all bots to identify themselves during interactions with state residents, regardless of their purpose.
California Law, Bots, AI, Legislation, Online Communication
284 points by alexd127 15 days ago | 166 comments
Trump Will Seek to End Carried Interest, Expand Salt in Tax Bill (bloomberg.com)
President Donald Trump outlined his tax priorities in a meeting with Republican lawmakers, including ending the carried interest tax break used by private equity fund managers and expanding the state and local tax deduction.
Politics, Taxes, Finance, Legislation
6 points by blindriver 15 days ago | 5 comments
California's AI Act Vetoed (cacm.acm.org)
Concerns that artificial intelligence (AI) systems pose serious risks for public safety have caused legislators and other policymakers around the world to propose legislation and other policy initiatives to address those risks.
Artificial Intelligence, Legislation, California, Public Safety
3 points by pseudolus 15 days ago | 0 comments
Greenland's bans foreign political donations (dr.dk)
Anonyme og udenlandske donationer til partier og politikere er med ny lov gjort forbudt i Grønland.
Greenland, Politics, Legislation
25 points by Sontho 17 days ago | 3 comments
Browser spec to eventually replace GDPR and cookie banners (w3c.github.io)
This document defines a signal, transmitted over HTTP and through the DOM, that conveys a person's request to websites and services to not sell or share their personal information with third parties. This standard is intended to work with existing and upcoming legal frameworks that render such requests enforceable.
Privacy, Web Standards, Legislation, Cookies
16 points by BostonFern 17 days ago | 7 comments
Rep. Zoe Lofgren Introduces Act to Block Sites Infringing on U.S. Copyrights (deadline.com)
U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (Dem-CA) has introduced H.R. 791, the Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act (or FADPA), to prevent foreign-run piracy sites from exploiting loopholes in U.S. law.
Copyright Law, Politics, Internet, Legislation
20 points by healsdata 18 days ago | 14 comments
US bill is about to ban DeepSeek, 20-Year imprisonment for downloading it (twitter.com)
Legislation, AI, Security, Privacy
16 points by zelag 18 days ago | 5 comments
LaHood Introduces Bill to Modernize Tax System for Americans Overseas (2024) (house.gov)
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Darin LaHood (R-IL), a member of the House Committee on Ways and Means, introduced the Residence-Based Taxation for Americans Abroad Act, a bill that would implement a residence-based taxation system for U.S. citizens currently living overseas.
Politics, Taxation, Legislation, International Relations, United States
4 points by palidanx 19 days ago | 0 comments
New bill will make it a crime to download DeepSeek in the U.S. (twitter.com)
Legislation, Technology, Privacy, Deepfakes
10 points by kherron 19 days ago | 2 comments
Decoupling America's Artificial Intelligence Capabilities from China Act 2025 [pdf] (senate.gov)
Artificial Intelligence, Politics, Legislation, United States, China
10 points by nnx 19 days ago | 4 comments
Executive Order: For each new agency regulation issued, 10 must be repealed (whitehouse.gov)
ELIMINATING 10 REGULATIONS FOR EACH NEW REGULATION ISSUED: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to unleash prosperity through deregulation.
Politics, Government, Policy, Legislation, Economy
23 points by bobongo 20 days ago | 15 comments
New Bill Aims to Block Pirate Sites in the U.S. (torrentfreak.com)
Pirate site blocking orders are a step closer to becoming reality in the United States after Rep. Zoe Lofgren introduced the Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act earlier today.
Legislation, Piracy, Copyright, Internet
31 points by ls612 23 days ago | 14 comments
Indiana bill to end tax breaks for non-profit hospitals that overcharge patients (theguardian.com)
Indiana lawmakers are pushing to slash hospital prices after a Guardian investigation chronicled how one of the state’s largest non-profit hospital chains bought up its competition and used its market power to stick patients with some of the highest bills in the country.
Healthcare, Non-Profit Organizations, Indiana, Legislation, Pricing
4 points by howard941 30 days ago | 0 comments
Bill Banning Foreign Adversaries Setting Up Shop Near Critical Areas Advances (cowboystatedaily.com)
The Senate Appropriations Committee gave a unanimous thumbs up Thursday to a bill that would ban foreign adversaries from setting up near critical infrastructure in Wyoming.
National Security, Legislation, Wyoming, Infrastructure, Foreign Policy
10 points by LinuxBender 35 days ago | 4 comments
NY Assembly Bill: Criminal background checks for (nearly all) 3D printers (nysenate.gov)
Relates to criminal history background checks for the purchase of three-dimensional printers capable of creating firearms
Gun Control, 3D Printing, Legislation, New York
49 points by superkuh 36 days ago | 32 comments
AT&T kills home Internet service in NY over law requiring $15 or $20 plans (arstechnica.com)
AT&T has stopped offering its 5G home Internet service in New York instead of complying with a new state law that requires ISPs to offer $15 or $20 plans to people with low incomes.
Telecommunications, New York, Legislation, Business
13 points by pseudolus 36 days ago | 3 comments
USB-C gets a bit more universal as the EU's mandate goes into effect (arstechnica.com)
"It's time for THE charger," the European Commission posted to X on December 28, 2024. While the sentiment only applies to one continent (and not all of it) and only certain devices, the Common Charger Directive now in effect in the European Union suggests that far fewer gadgets will foist barrels, USB-micro, or proprietary plugs onto their owners.
Technology, Standardization, Europe, Consumer Electronics, Legislation
13 points by ashitlerferad 47 days ago | 12 comments
USB-C gets a bit more universal as the EU's mandate goes into effect (arstechnica.com)
"It's time for THE charger," the European Commission posted to X on December 28, 2024. While the sentiment only applies to one continent (and not all of it) and only certain devices, the Common Charger Directive now in effect in the European Union suggests that far fewer gadgets will foist barrels, USB-micro, or proprietary plugs onto their owners.
Technology, Legislation, Europe, Consumer Tech
4 points by ksec 49 days ago | 3 comments
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) Deserves More Attention on HN (ycombinator.com)
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) has received little attention on HN, despite the on-again, off-again[1] threat of imminent draconian penalties[2] for many small business owners (only around 20% of whom have complied[3]).
Business, Legislation, Compliance, Technology
7 points by miles 55 days ago | 7 comments
Apple pulls remaining Lightning-based devices from European stores (theverge.com)
Apple is no longer selling its iPhone SE and iPhone 14 series in Europe — the last phone models with Apple’s proprietary Lightning charging port — as the EU shifts to a common charging solution built around USB-C.
Apple, Technology, Europe, Legislation, USB-C
9 points by _IIIIIIIIIII_ 55 days ago | 0 comments
Bill requiring US agencies to share source code with each other becomes law (fedscoop.com)
Agencies will have to share custom-developed code amongst each other in an effort to prevent duplicative software development contracts under a new bill signed into law by President Joe Biden.
Government, Legislation, Software Development, Open Source
459 points by speckx 57 days ago | 168 comments
Charles Stross is closing down his blog's comment section (antipope.org)
This, from Techcrunch, seems like a good summary of a bad situation facing this blog: Death Of A Forum: How The UK's Online Safety Act Is Killing Communities.
Online Communities, Censorship, Legislation, UK
14 points by pavel_lishin 62 days ago | 4 comments
Spain introduces bill to combat online fake news (theguardian.com)
Spain’s leftwing government has announced a bill extending a requirement to publish corrections to posts by digital platforms and social media influencers in an attempt to fight disinformation.
Spain, Legislation, Fake News, Social Media, Disinformation
5 points by isaacfrond 65 days ago | 4 comments
Apple to stop selling iPhone SE and iPhone 14 in Europe as USB-C deadline hits (9to5mac.com)
As reported by iGeneration, Apple will stop selling the iPhone SE and the iPhone 14 series at the end of the year, as the USB-C universal charging connector deadline comes into effect.
Apple, Smartphones, Europe, Legislation, Technology
13 points by ksec 69 days ago | 1 comments
Canada's new Right-to-Repair laws "good news for farmers" (farms.com)
Two federal bills received Royal Assent in November that will make it easier for consumers to fix and service the products they use on a daily basis. That includes phones and fridges and even tractors.
Canada, Legislation, Agriculture, Consumer Rights, Repair
15 points by kspacewalk2 70 days ago | 0 comments
Last-Minute Update to the Kids Online Safety Act Still Fails to Protect Kids (eff.org)
Late last week, the Senate released yet another version of the Kids Online Safety Act, written, reportedly, with the assistance of X CEO Linda Yaccarino in a flawed attempt to address the critical free speech issues inherent in the bill.
Online Safety, Legislation, Free Speech, Social Media
30 points by verdverm 71 days ago | 1 comments
Ask HN: Have you created a 'fake' (pseudo anonymous) social account; if so, why? (ycombinator.com)
Australia will soon have laws to prevent people under 16 accessing social media. An 'internet licence' of sorts (sites will have to verify users' identities)
Social Media, Privacy, Legislation, Australia, Identity Verification
18 points by nomilk 84 days ago | 26 comments
US senators propose law to require bare minimum security standards (theregister.com)
American hospitals and healthcare organizations would be required to adopt multi-factor authentication (MFA) and other minimum cybersecurity standards under new legislation proposed by a bipartisan group of US senators.
Cybersecurity, Healthcare, Legislation, Government, US Politics
14 points by LinuxBender 84 days ago | 9 comments