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LAWMAKERS PUSH BAN ON AI COMPANIES SELLING HEALTH DATA

AI DESK1 MIN READ
MON, JUN 29, 2026

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Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Mary Gay Scanlon are introducing an updated Health and Location Data Protection Act designed to prevent AI companies from selling Americans' health and location information to data brokers.

The revised bill targets a gap in existing privacy protections: data people voluntarily share with AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Claude. The original version, introduced in June 2022, focused on traditional data brokers but didn't account for how AI systems collect and potentially monetize sensitive information. The new proposal would prohibit the sale of health data and location information gathered from AI interactions, closing a loophole that has emerged as generative AI adoption accelerated. This includes sensitive disclosures users make during conversations with AI assistants. The lawmakers plan to debut the updated legislation in the coming weeks. The move reflects growing concern among legislators about privacy safeguards in an AI-driven landscape, where companies collect vast amounts of personal data through increasingly sophisticated tools.

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