Government Surveillance Reform Act of 2023, Title VII (Protection of Car Data from Warrantless Searches)

• Authority: United States Congress
• Parent authority: Federal government
• Jurisdiction: United States
• Collections: U.S. federal laws
• Most recent activity: Defunct
• Most recent activity date: 2025-01-03

Risk subdomain coverage

Good coverage — Comprehensive governance measures or mitigations with clear procedures relating to the risk subdomain are explicitly described.

• Compromise of privacy

Minimal coverage — Brief mention but no specific mitigations, recommendations or governance measures relating to the risk subdomain are described.

• AI system security vulnerabilities
• Overreliance and unsafe use
• Governance failure

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

The document primarily addresses privacy and security risks (2.1, 2.2) with good coverage, focusing on protecting vehicle data from unauthorized access. It has minimal coverage of governance failure (6.5) through its regulatory framework provisions, and minimal coverage of human-computer interaction risks (5.1) regarding data access. The document does not substantially address AI-specific risks but rather focuses on data privacy protections.

Sector coverage

Good coverage — Comprehensive governance measures or mitigations with clear procedures relating to the sector are explicitly described.

• Trade, Transportation & Utilities
• Public Administration (excl. National Security)

Minimal coverage — Brief mention but no specific mitigations, recommendations or governance measures relating to the sector are described.

• National Security

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

The document primarily governs the Trade, Transportation and Utilities sector through its regulation of vehicle data access. It also has implications for Public Administration excluding National Security and National Security sectors as it constrains law enforcement and intelligence activities.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding federal statute enacted by the United States Congress with clear enforcement mechanisms, mandatory language, and legal penalties for violations.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: United States Congress
• Summary: The document is identified as enacted by the United States Congress, which is the federal legislative body with authority to create binding federal law.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: investigative or law enforcement officers; Federal and State law enforcement agencies
• Summary: The statute explicitly targets investigative and law enforcement officers at federal, state, and tribal levels, prohibiting them from accessing vehicle data without warrants except in specified circumstances.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Federal courts; State courts; Attorney General; Deputy Attorney General; Associate Attorney General; principal prosecuting attorneys
• Summary: The statute establishes courts as the primary enforcers through the warrant requirement and exclusionary rule, with specific roles for the Attorney General and other prosecuting attorneys in emergency situations.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Federal courts; State courts
• Summary: Courts serve as monitors through the warrant approval process and review of emergency access applications, with specific requirements for post-access judicial review within 48 hours for emergency situations.

AI Lifecycle Stages

Lifecycle stages covered by the documents, as defined in the OECD Framework for the Classification of AI Systems

• Deploy
• Operate and Monitor

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document does not explicitly address AI lifecycle stages but implicitly covers the Deploy and Operate and Monitor stages through its regulation of automated vehicle features and autonomous driving systems. The focus is on data protection rather than AI development processes.

Technical Scope

Terms relating to technical scope that are mentioned or implicitly referenced in the document

No technical scope terms identified.

Technical Scope Summary

The document does not explicitly define or mention AI models, AI systems, or specific AI categories. It focuses on vehicle data protection including data from automated features and autonomous driving, but does not use AI-specific terminology or establish compute thresholds.