Virginia’s reproductive health data privacy law could be amended next year in response to concerns from retailers, state Sen. Barbara Favola (D) said in an email to Privacy Daily Wednesday. “I expect to be making some changes to my data privacy law during the 2026 session.”
There’s an audit trail showing Palantir is following privacy laws and protocols in its work with agencies like DHS and the Internal Revenue Service, the company's global privacy director said Wednesday.
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Enforcement and increased state regulation of privacy may help companies since they offer explicit action as businesses seek compliance, privacy experts said during a panel hosted by Troutman Amin on Monday.
As laws and enforcement continue in the privacy and AI space, companies must pay attention to detail, panelists said during a webinar that vendor TrustArc hosted Tuesday.
Republicans and business groups during two hearings Tuesday objected to California legislation seeking limits on surveillance pricing. They raised concerns with proposals regulating businesses’ price flexibility and providing a private right of action.
Though litigation against tracking technologies may have become excessive, it’s better to ensure your company is in compliance with all privacy statutes than to complain about abusive lawsuits, said privacy experts during a panel on the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) hosted by Troutman Amin on Monday.
Colorado shouldn’t use upcoming kids’ privacy regulations as a “back door” to require age verification, retailers warned the state’s law department last week. In addition to warning against requiring verification through possible rules about a company’s “willful disregard” of a user being a minor, industry groups cautioned that any regulation of system design features mustn’t violate the First Amendment.
The Department of Health & Human Services’ latest Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act settlement suggests the Trump administration will continue focusing on compliance with the HIPAA Security Rule, healthcare privacy attorneys told us in interviews.
Several advocacy groups filed amicus briefs supporting NetChoice and the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) in a case challenging a 2023 law requiring social media companies to verify users’ ages and obtain parental consent for children younger than 18.