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Electronic Frontier Foundation
@eff.org

The revised GUARD Act no longer appears to cover every AI chat service. That’s an improvement. But it still pushes identity-linked verification systems, raising privacy, anonymity, and speech concerns. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

eff.orgCongress Narrowed the GUARD Act, But Serious Problems RemainFollowing criticism, lawmakers have narrowed the GUARD Act, a bill aimed at restricting minors’ access to certain AI systems. The earlier version could have applied broadly to nearly every AI-powered

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Oscar Hermansson
@oscarhermansson.bsky.social

Binding identity proofs to every AI interaction creates a new layer of de-anonymization infrastructure. It's not just about content moderation anymore, it's about connecting every prompt to a real person.

Rom c
@questa-safe-ai.bsky.social

Privacy protection shouldn't require linking every AI interaction to a real identity. Data minimization and anonymization can help reduce exposure while still allowing people to use AI safely. The challenge is building safeguards that protect users without creating new privacy risks.

Oscar Hermansson
@oscarhermansson.bsky.social

Agreed on data minimization. But anonymization is becoming increasingly difficult as AI gets better at identifying people from seemingly unrelated information. Writing patterns, behavior, context and combinations of otherwise anonymous data points can be enough to identify an individual.

Rom c
@questa-safe-ai.bsky.social

That’s a real challenge. Anonymization alone can’t guarantee privacy when identity can be inferred from context or combined data points. That’s why it needs to be paired with data minimization, strict access controls, and safeguards that limit what AI systems can collect and retain.

tempestfarer.bsky.social
@tempestfarer.bsky.social

Why can't we see some bills pushing EDUCATION instead of encroaching on privacy and free speach? We need to teach both parents and kids about what AI is and is not, and how to use it wisely. We don't need more databases for personal info for hackers to steal and governments to eventually misuse.