Some state lawmakers are looking to pass legislation regulating the data broker industry in the wake of the shooting deaths last month of former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman (D) and her husband and the attempted killing of John Hoffman (D), a Minnesota senator, and his wife.
Responding to a suit against New York over a state law requiring that retailers disclose when they are using algorithmic pricing, privacy lawyer Heidi Saas argued that the First Amendment does not protect surveillance pricing.
Recent enforcement against Honda and Healthline in California and FTC action against data brokers show that companies must understand data flow and consent, an executive with the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) said in an interview Monday.
A California privacy enforcer’s first use of a purpose-limitation requirement under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) makes this week’s record $1.55 million settlement with Healthline a significant enforcement action for companies in many sectors, privacy experts told Privacy Daily this week. Also significant was the highly technical, in-depth investigation that the office of Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) conducted, they said. Signs point to increased privacy enforcement ahead.
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A consolidated case involving a New Jersey statute protecting certain public servants’ personal information can continue, Judge Harvey Bartle ruled on Friday, denying various motions to dismiss. The plaintiff, Atlas Privacy, has brought suits against data brokers -- the defendants -- under Daniel’s Law, which the brokers argue is unconstitutional in a case at the U.S. District Court for New Jersey.
A California bill seeking to limit “surveillance pricing” cleared a key committee at a hearing Tuesday afternoon. The Assembly Privacy Committee voted 10-4 for SB-259, with Republicans opposing. In addition, the committee cleared bills about data brokers and breaches as part of a unanimous vote on a consent agenda. All the bills previously passed in the Senate.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and Privacy Rights Clearinghouse on Tuesday sent letters to the attorneys general of California, Texas, Oregon and Vermont, asking that they investigate data brokers that have failed to register with state consumer protection agencies as required by law.
Understanding “data flows” and “who has access" are the most important steps in making a good-faith effort to comply with the DOJ’s bulk data transfer rule before a three-month grace period ends, said privacy attorney Nancy Libin during a Davis Wright webinar Tuesday. DOJ will begin full enforcement July 8 (see 2504140047).
The FTC’s 2024 settlement with NGL Labs and 2023 agreement with Epic Games could serve as a blueprint for federal and state enforcers protecting teens from privacy and design-related harms, former Consumer Protection Bureau Director Samuel Levine told Privacy Daily in an interview Monday.