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.
Pennsylvania announced a $45,000 settlement with property management company Home365 over the firm's failure to address tenants' maintenance needs due to its use of an AI system, which performed poorly. Maintenance delays and the resulting unsafe housing were found to be a violation of the state’s Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law, the AG said.
New York state should update its consumer protection statute to respond to data breaches, AI-based schemes and other unfair, deceptive and abusive practices, Attorney General Letitia James (D) said Wednesday.
North Carolina consumers have until July 14 to file claims against 23andMe related to the company’s 2023 data breach, North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson (D) said Tuesday.
Days after an enforcement action against menswear retailer Todd Snyder, the California Privacy Protection Agency said its board ordered National Public Data to pay a $46,000 fine, the maximum allowed. The now-closed data broker failed to register as a data broker and pay an annual fee, as the California Delete Act requires, the CPPA said Thursday.
No matter how aggressively the FTC under the Trump administration pursues privacy cases, state attorneys general are clearly ready to band together and enforce state laws, Safeguard Privacy General Counsel Andy Hepburn said Wednesday at the Privacy + Security Forum.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) notified several Chinese-aligned companies that they are violating Texans’ privacy rights and gave them 30 days to comply with Texas law, the AG office said Tuesday.
California and UK privacy regulators announced a formal cooperation pact Tuesday. The California Privacy Protection Agency signed a declaration of cooperation with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the CPPA said.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier (R) sued social media platform Snap for violating a kids social media law and the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act (FDUTPA), his office announced Tuesday. Enacted last year, HB-3 prohibits kids 13 and younger from creating social media accounts and requires parental consent for 14- and 15-year-olds to create accounts, among other things.
Eight state regulators on Wednesday announced a collaborative, bipartisan effort on implementation and enforcement of their respective privacy laws.