Legal Developments Related to BCI
#regulations
Ten Things To Know About The Proposed 2025 WOTUS Rule [shared article]
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https://www.swca.com/news-insights/ten-things-to-know-about-the-proposed-2025-wotus-rule/ <-- shared (SWCA) precis article
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https://www.epa.gov/wotus/updated-definition-waters-united-states <-- shared EPA Updated Definition of Waters of the United States.
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https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2025-11/11132.1-01-ow_wotus_nprm_ria_20251110_508.pdf <-- shared EPA document ‘Regulatory Impact Analysis for the Proposed Updated Definition of Waters of the United States Rule’
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[this post is intended to pass on information in this article only, and further should NOT be considered an endorsement of a particular viewpoint, consultant, etc]
#water #hydrology #hydrography #USA #regulations #WOTUS #EPA #USACE #proposedRule #WatersOfTheUnitedStates #CleanWaterAct #CWA
@EPA @USACE
Fascinating. #Republicans used to love subjecting #regulations to a cost-benefit analysis -- until that analysis got better at measuring the human benefits of regulating things like #pollution. https://newrepublic.com/article/204686/trump-antiregulatory-cost-benefit-analysis
This is a rare bit of good news in an otherwise bleak landscape!
"The carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) puts a carbon price on many imported goods—meaning that EU-based importers will pay for the greenhouse gases emitted during the production of certain carbon-intensive materials."
"Strict #regulations" is just another way of saying "#promises with footnotes".
Federal Agencies May Soon Lose Power to Regulate Independently of Trump’s Will
SCOTUS has signaled a willingness to no longer insulate agency personnel from decisions made by the executive branch.
Tesla's marketing claims about Autopilot and Full Self Driving are feeling some heat, following a ruling on deceptive marketing. This move could bring about serious regulatory scrutiny. How will this impact the future of self-driving cars? 🚗💨 #Tesla #Autopilot #SelfDrivingCars #Regulations
https://www.squaredtech.co/tesla-deceptive-marketing-autopilot-ruling?fsp_sid=5190
#CDC approves major child #vaccine change, rejects controversial one
The CDC formally approved a major change to the childhood #immunization schedule by dropping the long-standing recommendation for all newborns to get a #hepatitisB vaccine.
#PublicHealth #HealthCare #science #medicine #Trump #RFKJr #ConspiracyTheories #disinformation #law #policy #regulations #insurance #HealthyIfYoureWealthy #SocialCleansing #eugenics
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/12/16/hepatitis-b-vaccine-birth-cdc-recommendation/
#IRS Finalizes #Tribal #Welfare, #Energy Direct #Pay #Rules
The IRS finalized a pair of long-awaited tribal #regulations Monday governing a #taxable #income #exclusion for welfare #benefits and classifying certain tribe-owned #entities as #tax-exempt to allow them to directly monetize tax credits for #cleanenergy #projects. [Law360]
#COTSI tracks real-time #prices for #fakeaccount #verifications on over 500 online #platforms: The index reveals a thriving #undergroundmarket for #fakeaccounts, with prices varying by country due to factors like #SIMcard #costs and #regulations. The research highlights the need for #SIMcardregulation and suggests that platforms should label #accountorigins to combat online #manipulation. https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/price-bot-army-global-index?eicker.news #tech #media #news
What to know about #Trump's #executiveorder to curtail #state #AI #regulations
🧐"“With a #human, I can say, ‘Hey, explain, how did u come to tt conclusion, what factors did u consider?’” said Calli Schroeder, director of AI & #HumanRights Program at EPIC. “With an AI, I can’t ask any of tt, & I can’t find tt out. & frankly, half the time the #programmers of the AI couldn’t answer tt question.".. it's clear tt the president doesn't hv the authority to preempt state #laws"
https://apnews.com/article/trump-executive-order-artificial-intelligence-ai-regulation-646de06404ba543dd7244d225fb27250
Trump Order Threatens States That Enact AI Laws the Admin Deems “Excessive”
The order threatens to withhold federal funding from states or sue states that implement AI regulations.
the con job here is your average idiot doesn't like parking tickets, garbage collection day rules, etc
so when the right takes a stand again #regulations, the average #libertarian leaning moron's ears perk up
winning their support via this trick, gaining power with their votes, they then tackle limitations on #plutocracy #pollution and other vile abuses
nothing at all to do with the moron's pedestrian frustrations
but they are stupid and forget about how they were manipulated
So much for #StatesRights
#Trump signs #ExecutiveOrder to neuter #State #AI laws, a win for #tech companies & #billionaires that have #lobbied against #regulation of the #technology.
The order would create one federal regulatory framework for #ArtificialIntelligence, Trump told reporters.
#law #regulations #safety #labor #DataCenters #energy #climate #PublicHealth
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/technology/ai-trump-executive-order.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
[Edited for typos : EFF]
The EFF is, thankfully, taking umbrage at Australia’s #AgeVerification legislation which came into force yesterday, and rightly so. However, with statements such as:
“If legislators want to meaningfully improve online safety, they should pass a strong, comprehensive federal privacy law instead of building new systems of surveillance, censorship, and exclusion.“
read more:
It’s missing the mark, not really providing a solution to the targeted problem, and may just cloud the issue (confusing parents/guardians mainly) while giving our polies a free pass. That’s just my opinion of course. But if you really wanted to tackle on-line bullying and curtail the hate, the racism, the disinformation, misinformation, and general toxicity that is prevalent on #TechBros platforms, you’d need to do more than just reform and strengthen #PrivacyLaws. Digital media is just like radio/TV/paper media with more functionality and reach which are #regulated worldwide (more or less depending on country of publication/broadcast). Hence, to hit the mark, this new govt legislation ought to have been a set of #Regulations imposed on digital media (of every kind) with penalties for failure to comply to have any meaningful benefits to society and its younger people.
Of course, more regulations is not what the EFF stands for, so no surprises there. Saying that, I do believe that the EFF does important work and is to be commended for that.
There are alternatives to BigTech platforms which are #safer more #inclusive already deployed on the #internet. And if our govt was truly looking after the health of our kids, then govt departments who have the #DutyOfCare to keep our kids safe could #Fund #instances of #Mastodon on the #Fediverse for #kids run by kids with oversight by health professionals as #Moderators — a glaringly obvious solution that no one is talking about (outside the fediverse that is).
/end_rant/
#AusPol #InternetAccess #SocialMedia #OnLineBullying #Doxing #Grooming #EatTheRich #Antifa #Radicalisation
🔔 Mức phạt mới: Xe khách tự lắp thêm hoặc bớt ghế/giường nằm không theo thiết kế đã đăng ký sẽ bị xử phạt. Cả tài xế và chủ phương tiện/doanh nghiệp đều phải chịu trách nhiệm. Hãy tuân thủ quy định để tránh vi phạm! #phat #xeKhach #anToanGiaoThong #traffic #bus #regulation #fine #safety #regulations
https://vtcnews.vn/muc-phat-moi-nhat-voi-xe-khach-lap-them-hay-bot-ghe-giuong-nam-ar992089.html
…Governments from #Denmark to #Malaysia - & even some #states in the #US, where platforms are rolling back trust & #safety features - say they plan similar steps, 4 years after a leak of internal #Meta documents showed the company knew its products contributed to body image problems among teenagers. Meta has *said* it has tools to protect #children [but…?].
#Australia #law #SocialMedia #tech #regulations #moderation #EngagementLoops #addiction #ChildDevelopment #MentalHealth
Australia's #SocialMediaBan for #children takes effect in world first
#Australia has become the first country to ban #SocialMedia for children under 16, blocking access to platforms including #TikTok, #Alphabet’s #YouTube & #Meta’s #Instagram & #Facebook from midnight.
#law #tech #regulations #moderation #EngagementLoops #addiction #ChildDevelopment #MentalHealth
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/australia-social-media-ban-takes-effect-world-first-2025-12-09/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement
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