The emergence of state privacy laws means that there are several standards or policies that companies and businesses must follow when defining and de-identifying sensitive information, said a panel of experts at the American Bar Association's Privacy and Emerging Technology National Institute event Thursday.
These are good and bad times for privacy protection, Daniel Solove, a lawyer and professor at George Washington Law School, said Thursday. Though the creation of data-protection laws is moving faster than ever, we live in a "privacy paradox" where individuals often don't understand intentionally confusing privacy laws yet are tasked with policing their data, he said.
Oregon lawmakers weighed whether to update the state’s data privacy laws during a hearing on two data privacy bills Tuesday in the House Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection.
NetChoice filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of Middle Louisiana against Attorney General Liz Murrill (R) over an act that would require age verification before a user could access social media platforms. The action Tuesday alleges the legislation violates the First Amendment and poses a serious threat to online safety and cybersecurity.
Businesses must take consent seriously in 2025, privacy experts said on an Osano webinar Monday.
Though Texas lawmakers agree that the youth mental health crisis is a serious issue and social media has direct negative ties, they deliberated whether a bill requiring warning labels for social media platforms is detailed enough to be successful during a House Public Health Committee meeting Monday.
In a win for trade association NetChoice, on Thursday the U.S. District Court for Northern California granted a preliminary injunction against California’s Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (CAADCA), which aims to protect the privacy and safety of children online. The injunction enjoins California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) and his office from enforcing the act. Judge Beth Labson Freeman said the definition of coverage in CAADCA was content-based and violated the First Amendment.
With more devices and systems having an internet connection, informing consumers about data risks and safety precautions is vital, privacy experts said during a webinar about privacy and cyber safety of internet-connected devices and systems, known as the Internet of Things (IoT).
Judge Algenon Marbley for the U.S. District Court of Southern Ohio, peppered the state with questions about content neutrality Wednesday during oral argument in NetChoice v. Yost. The case concerns NetChoice's challenge of an Ohio age-verification law that requires websites targeting children younger than 18 to obtain parental consent before engaging in contracts with minors, among other things.
In an apparent win for industry, the Vermont Senate Institutions Committee voted 5-0 Thursday to replace the text of a comprehensive privacy bill (S-71) with that of S-93. S-93, which the Vermont Chamber of Commerce and other business groups preferred, lacks a private right of action and is much like Connecticut's privacy law.