Most California Assembly Privacy Committee members supported legislation meant to stop so-called “surveillance pricing” during a livestreamed hearing Tuesday. However, some lawmakers said they believe market forces could deal with stores that try to set higher prices for individual consumers based on their personal information.
Multiple state attorneys general signaled that they will flex their privacy enforcement muscles in the wake of President Donald Trump's Tuesday firing of Democratic FTC Commissioners Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Slaughter. Privacy experts said the development raises new concerns about the fate of trans-Atlantic personal data transfers and the legitimacy of potential FTC rulemaking decisions.
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Legislators from other states have told Vermont Rep. Monique Priestley (D) that they'd like to see someone enact a comprehensive privacy law with a private right of action (PRA), Priestley said in a livestreamed interview Tuesday with Daniel Solove, a George Washington University Law School professor.
A Pennsylvania House Committee teed up a potentially imminent floor vote on a comprehensive privacy bill. The Commerce Committee voted unanimously by voice Tuesday to advance HB-78 to the floor. At a livestreamed meeting, the committee also adopted by voice an amendment to delay by six months the proposed effective date to one year after it’s enacted.
A coalition of major American companies has asked DOJ to extend the April 8 effective date for its data transfer rule, Privacy Daily has learned.
Though Texas lawmakers agree that the youth mental health crisis is a serious issue and social media has direct negative ties, they deliberated whether a bill requiring warning labels for social media platforms is detailed enough to be successful during a House Public Health Committee meeting Monday.
The Trump administration should protect industry from regulations that restrict data-collection activity needed to deliver innovative AI services, tech associations said in comments due Saturday.
The Massachusetts Senate will try to reach consensus on comprehensive privacy legislation this spring, two state senators told us. Privacy Daily has counted eight comprehensive privacy bills so far in the Massachusetts legislature, with four apiece in the House and the Senate.
With more devices and systems having an internet connection, informing consumers about data risks and safety precautions is vital, privacy experts said during a webinar about privacy and cyber safety of internet-connected devices and systems, known as the Internet of Things (IoT).