Adobe's use of tracking tools embedded in websites to collect and then monetize vast amounts of users' personal information violates the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) and other privacy laws, according to a class-action lawsuit filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court for Northern California.
The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has taken up a challenge to New Jersey’s Daniel’s Law, which plaintiffs say is a violation of the First Amendment. The 3rd Circuit’s review of such a law is unusual and will impact other states that attempt to model it, but might also serve as an opportunity to review the statute and tighten it, said privacy lawyers.
Microsoft tracks and indefinitely records the personally identifiable information (PII) and internet activity of millions of Americans through its advertising and analytics platform and profits off that information, according to allegations in a class-action lawsuit filed Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for Western Washington.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau should withdraw the Biden administration’s proposed data broker rule because it’s an “illegal” expansion of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, industry groups told the bureau in comments due Wednesday (see 2503040058).
The California Senate Judiciary Committee supported data broker and breach notification bills at a late Tuesday hearing. The panel cleared SB-361, which adds requirements to the California Delete Act. And it approved SB-446, a data breach bill adding specific deadlines to the state’s notification law.
Companies that help consumers exercise privacy rights like opt-out and data deletion are not selling snake oil, the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) said.
Vermont’s take on Daniel’s Law of New Jersey passed the state House with a private right of action (PRA) intact Friday, despite reservations by some members about that enforcement provision allowing individuals to sue.
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita (R) sued General Motors (GM) and its subsidiary OnStar for collecting and selling Indiana drivers’ personal data to third parties without their consent, including insurance companies, violating the company's own Consumer Privacy Protection Principles as well as the state consumer protection laws, Rokita announced Thursday.
The Texas Senate voted 31-0 Wednesday to approve a bill requiring data brokers, when registering in the state, to include a link to the broker's website that instructs consumers about exercising their data privacy rights under the Texas comprehensive privacy law.
A California data broker registration bill received support from Consumer Reports and Privacy Rights Clearinghouse. In a Tuesday letter to California Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Thomas Umberg (D), the consumer privacy advocates backed SB-361, which would amend the California Delete Act to require disclosure of more types of personal information.