Massachusetts lawmakers plan to hear testimony on a plethora of privacy bills during an April 9 hearing, as expected, the Joint Committee on Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity announced Monday.
The California Civil Rights Council agreed Friday to clear proposed employment rule changes that update the state’s anti-discrimination regulations for automated decision-making technology (ADMT). Friday’s action sent the final proposed text to the Office of Administrative Law for approval.
For the second straight day, the Vermont House delayed voting on a bill (H-342) that mirrors New Jersey’s Daniel’s Law (see 2503200045 and 2503140065). The House postponed the bill by one legislative day on Friday.
Consumer privacy advocates condemned a West Virginia comprehensive privacy bill as weak in a letter to the House Energy committee, the Electronic Privacy Information Center said Friday. The committee voted by voice to send the bill, which is nearly identical to Virginia’s law, to the Judiciary Committee earlier this week (see 2503180050).
Given the expanding universe of state privacy laws, often with different requirements, a reasonable compliance approach is to follow the most stringent law, a panel of privacy lawyers said during the American Bar Association's Privacy and Emerging Technology National Institute Friday. It's likely that the strictest law will cover other states' requirements, they said.
The Wisconsin Assembly voted 69-22 Thursday in favor of an age-verification bill (AB-105) aimed at keeping kids off of porn websites. One of many kids online safety bills advancing across numerous states this year (see 2503060022), the measure goes next to the Senate.
The Vermont House on Thursday postponed a vote on a bill (H-342) that mirrors New Jersey’s Daniel’s Law (see 2503140065). The bill was postponed one legislative day to allow for forthcoming amendments.
Florida, Texas, Arkansas and Missouri should investigate data privacy claims at crisis pregnancy centers in their states, the Electronic Frontier Foundation said Thursday.
North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong (R) signed a student data privacy bill Friday, according to an update on the legislature’s webpage for HB-1357 Tuesday. The legislature had earlier passed the bill unanimously (see 2503100029). The new law requires that school boards seek permission before sharing student data with people who are not school district employees.
Parents “don’t stand a chance” of protecting children against data-driven algorithms on social media, Texas House Rep. Jared Patterson (R) said Wednesday.