The Dutch Foundation for Market Information Research (SOMI) filed four cross-border class actions in Germany against TikTok and X. Announced Wednesday, the multi-billion-euro lawsuits seek injunctive relief and damages for violations of German and EU law, particularly the Digital Services Act (DSA), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and AI Act (AIA). Leipzig, Germany-based law firm Spirit Legal announced the suits.
Virginia legislators approved multiple AI measures on Tuesday that cover private and public use of high-risk systems.
Regulators are looking harder at privacy and expanding what constitutes personal data, sensitive data and consumer health information, Grindr Chief Privacy Officer (CPO) Kelly Peterson said Wednesday during Privado’s Bridge Summit. However, Aaron Weller, HP privacy innovation leader, said it’s “not just about laws and regulations” for businesses seeking to prioritize privacy. “It’s also who are your customers and what are your customers’ expectations?”
The Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday approved legislation that would restrict children’s social media use and targeted ads, despite concerns about data privacy and free speech (see 2502040047).
The European Commission published guidelines on prohibited AI practices under the European Union’s AI Act, the EC said Tuesday. The law’s AI prohibitions took effect Sunday (see 2501070022).
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A Washington state House chair strongly supported letting individuals sue companies in comprehensive privacy legislation despite concerns that state and national industry groups raised about possibly making Washington the only state with that type of enforcement mechanism. At a livestreamed hearing Tuesday, the House Technology Committee heard support from consumer advocates and opposition from industry about HB-1671, a measure Rep. Shelley Kloba (D) introduced. Kloba hopes the bill can be scheduled for a committee vote next week, her office said after the hearing.
Following months of discussion about revising Colorado’s first-in-the-nation AI discrimination law, a legislative task force recommended more meetings in a report released Monday.
The European Commission hasn't taken formal steps under the AI Act (AIA) concerning the DeepSeek AI chatbot, an EC spokesperson told us. However, several EU data protection authorities (DPAs) are probing whether DeepSeek has complied with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Privacy advocate Vinhcent Le learned at the end of last week he was no longer a board member of the California Privacy Protection Agency, he told us Monday. A strong voice for the consumer and one of the CPPA board’s founding members, Le's exit is concerning, the Electronic Frontier Foundation said.