Palo Alto Networks supports passage of a comprehensive federal privacy law, a senior official at the cybersecurity company said Tuesday.
A South Carolina House Judiciary subcommittee heard some debate but didn't get to a vote on a bill regulating social media for minors on Wednesday.
Washington state Rep. Shelley Kloba (D) filed comprehensive privacy legislation (HB-1671) on Tuesday after previously carrying such bills in prior sessions.
Utah and Arizona bills requiring age verification online advanced in committee votes this week. Many states are mulling legislation this year focused on protecting kids on certain websites (see 2501170053).
Almost half the states with consumer privacy laws get failing grades for protecting consumer data and none received an “A,” the Electronic Privacy Information Center said Tuesday.
"A strong data privacy bill must include a private right of action to allow … individuals to bring a lawsuit when they suffer actual damages,” Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark (D) said Monday. At a livestreamed press conference, Clark supported state Rep. Monique Priestley (D) in reintroducing a privacy bill that Gov. Phil Scott (R) vetoed last year. Priestley said the 2025 bill will also include data minimization rules, despite business concerns stemming from Maryland’s law, which includes such requirements.
Consumer privacy groups applauded multiple Massachusetts privacy bills introduced last week.
Pursuing data security claims against companies was "top-of-mind" for state attorneys general in 2024 and this will probably continue through the year, Morrison Foerster partners Linda Clark and Kathryn Taylor blogged Friday.
Massachusetts state Rep. Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D) filed a comprehensive privacy bill based on a model bill (see 2501070081) by Consumer Reports and the Electronic Privacy Information Center, said CR on Thursday.
The FTC on Thursday announced its long-awaited update to children’s online privacy rules, which includes new opt-in consent requirements and data retention limits.