California DOJ will scrutinize the location data industry for possible California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) violations, Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) said Monday. The AG cited concerns about what the federal government could do with location information as he announced the investigative sweep.
Software company Saturn Technologies, maker of the Saturn app for high school students, will pay a penalty of $650,000 for failing to protect users' privacy, New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) said on Friday. An investigation by the AG’s office found that while Saturn claimed only high school students from the same school could interact with each other on the app, the company did not take measures to verify the emails and ages of users, allowing anyone to join and access personal information found on the app.
In the privacy and cybersecurity enforcement arena, state attorneys general have begun to broaden areas of interest and shift their focus to new technologies and data associated with them, said Morrison Foerster privacy lawyer Linda Clark during a MoForecast podcast episode Wednesday.
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen (R) on Tuesday banned the use of China-based DeepSeek on Montana Department of Justice (MTDOJ) devices for alleged security risks.
South Dakota banned China-based AI application DeepSeek, following Texas and New York state (see 2502100024), Gov. Larry Rhoden (R) said Tuesday. In addition, it banned TikTok alternative RedNote pursuant to a 2023 executive order by former Gov. Kristi Noem (R).
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin announced Wednesday that the state sued General Motors (GM) for selling data collected through its subsidiary OnStar to third parties, who later sold it to insurance companies.
National Public Data faces a $46,000 fine from the California Privacy Protection Agency for failing to register as a data broker and pay an annual fee, the CPPA said Thursday. It's the CPPA’s sixth action stemming from an investigative sweep of California Delete Act compliance that it announced Oct. 30.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) announced an investigation into Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek Friday regarding its privacy practices and alleged violations of the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (TDPSA).
States play a unique role in preserving constitutional order and won't shy from fighting alleged privacy violations by President Donald Trump, Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), said New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) and Connecticut Attorney General William Tong (D) during a press conference Friday ahead of a scheduled oral argument.
North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson (D) is investigating PowerSchool over the educational platform’s December data breach that touched more than 62.4 million people across the U.S.