A disconnect exists between legislatures, the privacy laws they create and the litigation that results from them, said panelists during a Federal Communications Bar Association (FCBA) event on privacy litigation trends Thursday. Instead, this ecosystem results in great confusion, prompting a rise in privacy law-related cases, they said.
Privacy and data are at the heart of larger concerns about rights and freedoms, and consumers and corporations need to be clearer about their knowledge, understanding and intent around data collection and use, said data experts during a Tuesday webinar that privacy compliance vendor TrustArc hosted.
California Assembly members advanced privacy bills on geolocation data and AI transparency, while acknowledging there's still work ahead to address opponents' concerns during a livestreamed Assembly Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday. The committee advanced the bills to the Appropriations Committee.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel (D) sued Roku, alleging on Tuesday that the streaming TV box maker collects the personal information of minors without parental consent or knowledge, in violation of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and the Michigan Consumer Protection Act. Roku plans to fight back, a spokesperson said.
Guarding the data security and privacy of consumers is just as important for small businesses as it is for large corporations with massive troves of data, said privacy experts and small business owners Monday during a panel hosted by Small Business Privacy.
Privacy advocacy organizations are warning about the dangers of having the federal government collecting medical and health data from citizens after the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced on Monday that medical records will be compiled from commercial and federal databases as part of an autism study.
While wearable smart-tech devices can be a benefit in the workplace, companies that want to deploy this technology must ensure they are balancing privacy and security risks of workers and workplaces, said lawyers during a Practising Law Institute webinar Wednesday.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier (R) sued social media platform Snap for violating a kids social media law and the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act (FDUTPA), his office announced Tuesday. Enacted last year, HB-3 prohibits kids 13 and younger from creating social media accounts and requires parental consent for 14- and 15-year-olds to create accounts, among other things.
Though Rhode Island lawmakers seemed in agreement about the importance of protecting data about reproductive health, sexual health, and gender-affirming care, some asked if a comprehensive health bill offering protection of all health data would better serve state residents during a hearing Wednesday in the House Health and Human Services Committee.
Vermont Sen. Philip Baruth (D) and Chief Superior Judge Tom Zonay disapproved of a bill aimed at protecting the sensitive information of certain public servants, including judges, during a hearing Wednesday on H-342 in the Senate Judiciary Committee.