Lawmakers want to ban AI companies from selling your health data
A new proposal would ban the sale of Americans' health and location information to data brokers - including information people reveal to an AI chatbot like ChatGPT or Claude. In the coming weeks, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Representative Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA) are planning to debut a new version of the Health and Location Data Protection Act that's better suited to the AI era. The former version of the bill, first introduced in June 2022, prohibited data brokers from
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Lawmakers are proposing a ban on selling Americans' health and location information to data brokers, with new language specifically targeting data that people share with AI chatbots. AI companies have recently launched health-focused products that encourage users to upload medical records and sensitive information, but the protection of this data largely depends on what companies promise in their privacy policies and terms of use. The updated Health and Location Data Protection Act expands on an earlier version from 2022 by prohibiting not just data brokers but other companies from selling health and location data to brokers, and by specifically addressing information entered into AI systems.
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