Personal data breach notifications jumped significantly last year in Europe, while privacy enforcement activities remained high, DLA Piper lawyers said during a Thursday webinar presenting the firm's annual fines and data breach survey.
A federal court in California dismissed a case accusing Apple of improperly collecting and using mobile device users’ data. Judge Edward Davila on Tuesday ruled the plaintiffs failed to state a claim under many of the statutes they invoked. He also found other parts of their case wanting.
National industry groups pushed back against data broker registration bills in two states at legislative hearings this week. The opposition appeared to be successful in New Hampshire, where the House Judiciary Committee voted 15-0 Wednesday on a motion to deem HB-1694 “inexpedient to legislate.” A day earlier, TechNet and other business groups raised concerns about Washington state’s similar HB-2483 at a House Consumer Protection Committee hearing, but that panel didn’t vote.
The FTC is preparing to enforce the Take It Down Act starting on May 19, when the statute takes effect, Ben Wiseman, the agency's Division of Privacy and Identity Protection (DPIP) associate director, said during an IAPP webinar Wednesday.
The Florida Senate Commerce Committee voted 10-0 to clear the state's proposed AI Bill of Rights at a meeting Wednesday. Some opposed the legislation due to concerns about privacy and mandating age verification.
At the outset of oral argument Wednesday in a privacy case, a federal judge indicated that he had a skeptical view of Google’s motion to decertify class and the plaintiffs’ motions for a permanent injunction and disgorgement.
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Michigan hasn't shown that Roku's privacy practices have injured its citizens, so the state's case against it should be dropped, the streaming tech company argued in court documents Friday. It was the latest volley in the state's children's privacy case against Roku that began in April.
EU lawmakers pressed the European Commission on Tuesday to make full use of Europe's digital laws against activities such as Grok's creation of nude and child sexual images. At a European Parliament plenary, members debated a resolution on tackling AI deepfakes and sexual exploitation on social media (see 2601150001).
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) signed an amendment to the state’s comprehensive privacy law (A-5017), while killing an immigration privacy bill (A-6309), before leaving the governor’s mansion, the governor’s office said Tuesday.