DOJ should enforce the law and block TikTok in the U.S. if ByteDance isn’t willing to divest from the Chinese social media app, several Republican senators told us in interviews Thursday, citing data-related national security concerns.

As the California Privacy Protection Agency ramps up enforcement, it will “telegraph” how it plans to enforce the state’s privacy law and will act in ways that aren’t far from what other states would do, CPPA Executive Director Tom Kemp said in a wide-ranging interview Wednesday with Privacy Daily. In addition, Kemp panned Congress’ proposed 10-year moratorium on state AI regulation while saying the agency is being careful about what aspects of AI may come under its jurisdiction.

DOJ should act to prevent countries like the U.K. from seeking backdoor access into Americans’ encrypted devices, House Judiciary Committee ranking member Jamie Raskin, D-Md., and Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., said Thursday.

Amendments to Connecticut’s privacy law passed the legislature on Tuesday as part of a different bill that included other subjects. Changes to the Connecticut Data Privacy Act would take effect July 1, 2026, if the bill is signed by Gov. Ned Lamont (D).

The emergence of AI and adtech is forcing a rethink of gathering and managing consent for use of personal data, speakers said Tuesday at a #RISK Digital UK/EU webinar.

Oregon will add location and child data restrictions to its comprehensive privacy law. Gov. Tina Kotek (D) signed HB-2008 on Tuesday, days after signing another amendment that added automotive rules to the Oregon Consumer Privacy Act.

Connecticut Sen. James Maroney (D) “will try AI again next year,” a spokesperson told us Wednesday. Maroney announced the demise of his bill, SB-2, Wednesday while riffing on reports that U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R) opposes stopping states from regulating AI.

The FTC is exploring statutory authorities for stopping pornography websites from illegally sharing content with children, FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson said Wednesday. The agency recently consulted EU enforcers and is also focused on new authorities under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), he said during an agency workshop.

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Consumer and labor groups condemned May 9 revisions to California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) draft rules on automated decision-making technology (ADMT) and other California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) issues. The changes “represent significant concessions by the Agency and its board to a campaign of industry pressure,” civil society groups said in comments at the agency this week.