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.
Oregon lawmakers weighed whether to update the state’s data privacy laws during a hearing on two data privacy bills Tuesday in the House Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection.
Legislators from other states have told Vermont Rep. Monique Priestley (D) that they'd like to see someone enact a comprehensive privacy law with a private right of action (PRA), Priestley said in a livestreamed interview Tuesday with Daniel Solove, a George Washington University Law School professor.
Acknowledging that data is one of Britain's most valuable assets, the U.K. government Monday sought public input on ensuring safe and secure access to data and building public trust.
The Trump administration should protect industry from regulations that restrict data-collection activity needed to deliver innovative AI services, tech associations said in comments due Saturday.
The Massachusetts Senate will try to reach consensus on comprehensive privacy legislation this spring, two state senators told us. Privacy Daily has counted eight comprehensive privacy bills so far in the Massachusetts legislature, with four apiece in the House and the Senate.
Tom Kemp has been named Executive Director of the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA), the board announced Friday. Kemp previously acted as a tech policy advisor and led advocacy for state privacy laws including the California Privacy Rights Act, the California Delete Act and the California AI Transparency Act.