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).
Donald Trump becoming president again probably fueled momentum for a New York state health privacy bill, a business privacy lawyer and an American Civil Liberties Union official said in recent interviews. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) so far has kept her cards close to the vest concerning whether she will sign a health data privacy bill that sailed through the state's legislature last week (see 2501220073 and 2501210068). Meanwhile, privacy attorneys are sounding the alarm about possible business compliance problems.
While many believe that privacy laws can serve as a basis for AI regulation, AI may actually help determine privacy rules instead, said privacy professionals on a webinar hosted by George Washington University Law School Professor Daniel Solove on Wednesday.
Industry and consumer advocates on Wednesday voiced opposition against two kids’ social media bills that the Senate Commerce Committee is planning to take up.
Days ahead of the Jan. 31 deadline for data broker registration, the California Privacy Protection Agency announced that Connecticut-based data broker Key Marketing Advantage (KMA) agreed to pay $55,800 for failing to register and pay a fee in 2024.
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Despite financial pressure, geopolitical instability, more data protection rules and other challenges, the privacy profession continues demonstrating "an extraordinary capacity for adaption and resilience," the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) said in a report published Tuesday. Nine of 10 companies responding to this year's survey said they feel at least somewhat confident about their privacy governance program, it said.
Florida lawmakers are turning their attention to kids’ social media and AI regulation now that the debate over comprehensive privacy is behind them, Rep. Fiona McFarland (R) told us in a recent interview.
European collaboration with the U.S. on privacy issues is going to be tough, representatives from the European Commission and European Parliament said Tuesday at a Data Protection Day conference in Brussels.
Legislators in states like Texas, Connecticut, New York and Massachusetts can set the tone for privacy-related AI laws in 2025, stakeholders told the Multistate AI Policymaker Working Group during a public feedback session Monday.