Recently fired Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board member Travis LeBlanc said Tuesday he’s considering legal action against the Trump administration for removing him three years before his term expired (see 2501300049).
Courts are responding appropriately to the Trump administration’s disregard for federal privacy law, consumer advocates said Monday as federal injunctions mount against Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) (see 2502070050).
A coalition of 14 state attorneys general said Thursday they will sue to block Elon Musk’s data-collection efforts at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Meanwhile, congressional Republicans and Democrats want more information about the authority DOGE is using to collect sensitive information (see 2502050046).
Nebraska should avoid passing AI legislation with onerous reporting requirements and overly broad definitions, industry groups told the state's Senate Judiciary Committee during a hearing Thursday.
The Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday approved legislation that would restrict children’s social media use and targeted ads, despite concerns about data privacy and free speech (see 2502040047).
Democrats are exploring whether Elon Musk and his associates at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) violated privacy and national security laws when accessing Americans' private data, senators said Tuesday.
The Senate Commerce Committee expects to pass legislation banning social media use for children younger than 13 during Wednesday’s markup, Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, and committee members told us Tuesday.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will serve as acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the agency announced Monday. CFPB has key privacy authority under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA). Capitol Hill Republicans told us in recent interviews they plan to use budget negotiations to rein in the agency's cost and scope.
AI legislation drawing opposition because of its private right of action and potential conflicts with federal privacy law passed a New Mexico House committee Thursday.
It’s unclear whether replacements will be named for the recently dismissed members of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, or if President Donald Trump’s decision to fire them will go unchecked, senators told us in interviews this week (see 2501280044).