A Massachusetts bill that would protect sensitive information in data breaches cleared the Joint Committee on Advanced IT, the Internet and Cybersecurity on Monday. The panel referred H-93 to the House Ways and Means Committee.
Vermont Rep. Monique Priestley (D) and Utah Rep. Doug Fiefia (R) will dig into AI policy as co-chairs of a new national task force, the Future Caucus said Monday.
Attorney general draft regulations aim “to stretch the boundaries of the New Jersey Data Privacy Act (NJDPA) -- so much so, in fact, that you should not assume your existing compliance programs would fully satisfy these proposed requirements,” Fisher Phillips attorneys blogged Thursday.
California privacy bills related to location, public officials and reproductive health cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee after a lengthy hearing earlier this week, the state legislature’s website showed Thursday.
A California surveillance-pricing bill could soon hit the Assembly floor after approval from the chamber’s Judiciary Committee on an 8-3 vote Tuesday. SB-259 previously cleared the Privacy Committee and the full Senate (see 2506250011).
Despite major changes in a California bill on automated decision systems (ADS), the Business Software Alliance (BSA) still urged lawmakers to slam the brakes on AB-1018 on Wednesday.
California Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D) said her bill to require transmission of age-verification signals (AB-1043) “still is a very strong bill” after she accepted various proposed changes. At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday, Chair Thomas Umberg (D) foreshadowed more adjustments could come in the weeks ahead.
Christian state lawmakers unanimously supported an app store age-verification model bill last month, the National Association of Christian Lawmakers (NACL) said Monday.
A New Jersey requirement that recognizes universal opt-out mechanisms (UOOMs) becomes enforceable in the state’s comprehensive privacy law on Tuesday.
State requirements to display social media warning labels will likely be challenged before they take effect, said Liisa Thomas and other SheppardMullin privacy attorneys Friday.