The Connecticut Senate passed legislation to update the state's comprehensive privacy law. After a 26-9 vote Wednesday, SB-1356 goes to the House.
The European Commission Tuesday launched a consultation on draft guidelines for protecting minors online under the Digital Services Act. The move offers privacy attorneys a golden opportunity to influence next-generation child protection, one lawyer said.
While a longstanding federal health law doesn't cover as much data as some people think, more recent state measures may be overcompensating and over-complicating health care privacy, said WilmerHale privacy attorney Kirk Nahra on a Tuesday webinar. Daniel Solove, George Washington University Law professor, predicted “we're going to see ... this complicated landscape get even more complicated.”
Massachusetts senators advanced a comprehensive privacy bill that includes a private right of action and Maryland-like data-minimization requirements. On Monday, the Senate side of the legislature’s joint Advanced Information Technology Committee advanced to the Ways and Means Committee a new draft of the Massachusetts Data Privacy Act (S-2516) that replaces bills by the committee’s Senate Chair Michael Moore (D), Senate Majority Leader Cynthia Creem (D) and Sen. William Driscoll (D). Some alternatives remain pending, including legislation by Sen. Barry Finegold (D), his spokesperson told Privacy Daily.
A Tennessee public school system sued software provider PowerSchool over a breach in December 2024 where hackers stole student and teacher data. The complaint alleges breach of contract, false advertising and negligence as a result of personal information being accessed by bad actors.
A proposed settlement has been reached in a case involving Google's alleged violation of children's privacy, according to a joint court document filed Friday.
DOJ’s proposed antitrust remedies against Google could force the company to “finally compete on protecting consumer privacy,” FTC Consumer Protection Bureau Deputy Director Katherine White said Friday.
Regulators should apply “extra scrutiny to menstruation apps because they may process and collect highly sensitive health data that requires additional protections and safety measures,” Privacy International (PI) said Tuesday in a report on the privacy of period-tracking apps.
Using consent to preserve privacy has pros and cons, said panelists at the Privacy + Security Forum Spring Academy Wednesday. However, ensuring that consent is gained effectively and truthfully is one of the best ways to safeguard information, they added.
A California Assembly committee cleared a surveillance pricing bill Tuesday that would prohibit companies from using personal data to set customized prices for consumers.