As state attorneys general significantly increase technical hiring in pursuit of more sophisticated enforcement of privacy laws, companies should prepare for a similar raising of the regulatory bar in AI and other tech areas, said Brownstein Hyatt lawyers in a blog post Wednesday.
New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) won’t enforce a new surveillance pricing law until a federal court rules on the National Retail Federation’s lawsuit seeking a preliminary injunction, the AG’s office said in a letter Monday.
Student loan provider Earnest Operations will pay $2.5 million for alleged AI-based discrimination and other violations as part of a settlement with Massachusetts, Attorney General Andrea Campbell (D) announced Thursday. However, the company, in a statement to us, denied and disagreed with the allegations. “A reputable third party reviewed our underwriting and found no evidence of these allegations," Earnest told us in a statement.
The environment around data privacy is changing constantly as state regulators emphasize different issues, collaborate outside their offices and sometimes investigate activities that started years ago, Ballard Spahr lawyers said during a webinar Wednesday. Accordingly, these trends mean companies must be constantly vigilant throughout their operations.
Healthline called a $1.55 million settlement with California "amicable" after an enforcement action alleged that the company committed a series of privacy violations (see 2507010074).
California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) on Wednesday reminded businesses and consumers about their AI-related rights under the state's data protection, consumer protection, health care and other laws.
North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson (D) demanded educational platform PowerSchool share more information about its 2024 data breach that exposed the personal information of 4 million students, teachers and parents in the state, according to a press release Tuesday.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and Privacy Rights Clearinghouse on Tuesday sent letters to the attorneys general of California, Texas, Oregon and Vermont, asking that they investigate data brokers that have failed to register with state consumer protection agencies as required by law.
While children and teens' safety online has been a focus of regulators and lawmakers globally, privacy experts believe this trend will continue growing, according to their recent posts.
A South Carolina-led coalition of 28 states authored a letter to Meta on Tuesday asking about its social media assistant, Meta AI, that allegedly exposes minors to sexual exploitation risks. Although Meta has said the AI assistant is safe and appropriate for all ages, the states argue that recently reported incidents prove otherwise.