Illuminate Education failed to use basic security measures to protect student data, which led to a breach affecting millions of children, attorneys general from Connecticut, New York and California announced Thursday in a $5.1 million settlement with the education software company.
SAN DIEGO -- Sling TV is in violation of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) because the streaming platform's methods for consumers to opt out of sharing personal information are "confusing" and hard to effectuate, said Stacey Schesser, supervising deputy attorney general at the California DOJ.
Video-streaming box maker Roku “collected, sold and enabled reidentification of sensitive personal data” without receiving authorization or providing meaningful notice, the Florida attorney general’s office said Tuesday. AG James Uthmeier filed a complaint under Florida’s comprehensive privacy law and its Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act in the state’s 20th Judicial Circuit Court.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed universal opt-out legislation and two other privacy bills Wednesday.
Attorneys general from Minnesota and New Hampshire joined states’ Consortium of Privacy Regulators, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) said Wednesday.
The California Privacy Protection Agency assessed its largest-ever penalty, ordering Tractor Supply Co. to pay a $1.35 million fine and change its business practices, the CPPA said Tuesday.
The California Privacy Protection Agency’s head enforcer heralded “a new era of privacy enforcement,” in an update at the CPPA Board’s Friday meeting. The agency has “hundreds” of investigations open, and in most cases the targeted businesses don’t know about them yet, said Michael Macko, deputy director of enforcement. "We haven't surfaced yet."
The California legislature agreed on a bill Thursday to require web browser support for universal opt-out preference signals (OOPS). The Assembly voted 44-2 to concur with Senate changes to AB-566, closely watched legislation that was endorsed by the California Privacy Protection Agency.
The 2nd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Wednesday upheld a $46.9 million fine against Verizon for violating FCC data rules. Judges heard the case in April and appeared skeptical of claims that Verizon had the right to a jury trial before the FCC handed down the fine (see 2504290060).
Software company PowerSchool’s failure to protect the personal information of nearly 900,000 Texas schoolchildren and educators is a violation of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act and the Identity Theft Enforcement and Protection Act, alleged Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) in a lawsuit Wednesday.