Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) warned New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) that a health data privacy bill the legislature approved could "create additional, and potentially unintended, privacy risks for individuals seeking to use health and wellness services in New York.”
Vermont Rep. Monique Priestley (D) will introduce three privacy bills this week, the lawmaker said Tuesday.
A Missouri bill mandating age-verification on porn websites won unanimous approval in the state’s House Children and Families Committee on Tuesday.
The Utah Senate approved an app store age-verification bill Monday. State senators voted 24-1 to send SB-142 to the House; Sen. Heidi Balderree (R) voted no.
Health and location data bills joined a growing pile of privacy legislation at the Illinois legislature this year (see 2502070049). Both measures would include a private right of action.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul (D) announced a statewide ban of the China-based AI application DeepSeek. Responding to concerns about foreign government surveillance, the action prevents the app from being downloaded on government devices and networks.
State lawmakers writing AI bills should seek to align definitions and other elements of their legislation, the Software & Information Industry Association said in a Friday letter to Future of Privacy Forum’s multistate AI policymaker working group.
A California bill would prohibit businesses from conducting “surveillance pricing,” which uses consumers’ personal information to adjust prices based on individualized data profiles.
Illinois legislators introduced a slew of privacy measures last week, including a comprehensive bill, Delete Act proposal and multiple updates to the state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA).
A New Mexico privacy bill would target websites that collect personal data from consumers for targeted advertising of data brokering. Rep. Pamelya Herndon (D) introduced the Internet Privacy & Safety Act (HB-307) on Wednesday.