The Latvian Data State Inspectorate published a list of data processing activities that don't require data protection assessments. The guidelines aim to give organizations a practical and clear approach to risk identification and management, the privacy watchdog said.
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 senators overwhelmingly supported privacy bills aimed at education and government on Tuesday, sending them to the House. The Senate previously passed bills regulating neural privacy (see 2501290004) and revising Montana’s comprehensive privacy law (see 2502240069).
Companies should review the FTC’s new child privacy rules, even if the Trump administration is planning to alter what the Biden administration attempted to finalize, compliance attorneys at Akin Gump said Monday.
A California bill restricting how employers use workplace surveillance tools would go beyond laws in other states, cautioned Fisher Phillips lawyers in a blog post Monday.
Amazon and plaintiff Dominic Mayhall announced on Wednesday that they reached a confidential settlement in a case alleging violation of the Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). As part of the settlement, both parties agreed to a dismissal with prejudice of the plaintiff’s claims.
Despite the Illinois legislature passing an amendment aimed at clarifying the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) last year, confusion remains about whether the measure applies retroactively, leaving pending cases in limbo that may take years to resolve, privacy lawyers said.
Policy debates about age verification methods and privacy should be informed by recent developments in technology, not the assumption that privacy and security are always at odds, Luke Hogg, director of technology policy, and Evan Swarztrauber, senior fellow, Foundation for American Innovation, said in a research paper posted Tuesday.
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.
An Amazon spokesperson denied any wrongdoing in response to a location data class action filed under Washington state's My Health My Data Act. The complaint alleged that Amazon harvested the location data of users without their consent (see 2502120053).