Illuminate Education has implemented “robust” security measures to protect student data, the company said in a statement Thursday after reaching a $5.1 million settlement with states over data privacy claims (see 2511060032). The company said the investigation and settlement are related to its 2022 data breach.
The number of enforcement actions under state consumer privacy laws is “building” and could soon explode, said Troutman privacy attorney David Stauss on his firm’s webinar Thursday. For companies, injunctive relief could be just as costly as the monetary penalty, he cautioned.
New York state's attorney general issued a consumer alert Wednesday, encouraging state residents to exercise their privacy rights and alert authorities about businesses that fail to acknowledge they're using algorithmic pricing. The Algorithmic Pricing Disclosure Act’s effective start date is Nov. 10.
A former FTC privacy attorney questioned Roblox’s motivations for partnering with a state attorney general association on a youth online safety initiative. The AG group disagreed with the concerns.
Google signed the $1.375 billion settlement agreement with Texas that AG Ken Paxton (R) announced last May (see 2505090071), the AG’s office said Friday. The agreement concludes two Texas data privacy enforcement actions against the company, the AG’s office said.
The right to cure in Oregon's comprehensive privacy law sunsets -- and a universal opt-out requirement dawns -- in two months, Oregon DOJ warned businesses in an October enforcement report released Wednesday.
Much state enforcement is not publicly announced, said privacy lawyer Elliot Golding during a McDermott Will webinar Wednesday. “For every public enforcement we see, there's … dozens and dozens of ones that are not yet public.”
Amid increasing scrutiny from state enforcers, Roblox is partnering with attorneys general on a youth online safety initiative. In a news release Wednesday, the Attorney General Alliance (AGA) said the “initiative aims to reduce online harms through the development of practical, collaborative, and measurable design-based safeguards while also sharing best practices and tools that public and private partners can use to collaborate more effectively and better protect children online.”
Citing FCC restrictions on Dahua products, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) said Wednesday that he had opened an investigation into whether security camera maker Lorex Technology is selling products that use components sourced from the Chinese video equipment maker. Texans "should never have to worry that the devices protecting their homes could be tied to foreign adversaries," Paxton said.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier (R) issued criminal subpoenas Monday to Roblox to investigate whether the gaming platform’s actions -- or lack of them -- aided bad actors in harming children on the platform.