As state attorneys general significantly increase technical hiring in pursuit of more sophisticated enforcement of privacy laws, companies should prepare for a similar raising of the regulatory bar in AI and other tech areas, said Brownstein Hyatt lawyers in a blog post Wednesday.
As laws and enforcement continue in the privacy and AI space, companies must pay attention to detail, panelists said during a webinar that vendor TrustArc hosted Tuesday.
The Department of Health & Human Services’ latest Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act settlement suggests the Trump administration will continue focusing on compliance with the HIPAA Security Rule, healthcare privacy attorneys told us in interviews.
Despite a modest fine, a settlement this week between Connecticut and online marketplace TicketNetwork over potential violations of the state's Data Privacy Act (CTDPA) (see 2507080010) includes significant takeaways, privacy professionals said. However, a consumer advocate said the $85,000 penalty -- the first under the CTDPA -- also shows how comprehensive privacy laws based on Connecticut's model don't do enough to protect consumers.
The Interactive Advertising Bureau on Wednesday announced compliance tool updates for digital advertising companies.
Student loan provider Earnest Operations will pay $2.5 million for alleged AI-based discrimination and other violations as part of a settlement with Massachusetts, Attorney General Andrea Campbell (D) announced Thursday. However, the company, in a statement to us, denied and disagreed with the allegations. “A reputable third party reviewed our underwriting and found no evidence of these allegations," Earnest told us in a statement.
Racial justice must be at the center of AI-related regulations to prevent discrimination and the potential creation of a surveillance state, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) officials said Thursday during a panel.
Google said it reached a settlement on Monday with plaintiffs involved in a case about a health-tracking app that allegedly unlawfully shared sensitive health information with third parties without user consent.
The environment around data privacy is changing constantly as state regulators emphasize different issues, collaborate outside their offices and sometimes investigate activities that started years ago, Ballard Spahr lawyers said during a webinar Wednesday. Accordingly, these trends mean companies must be constantly vigilant throughout their operations.
Not only has General Motors (GM) and subsidiary OnStar unlawfully collected, processed and sold Nebraskans' sensitive data since 2015, but many residents unknowingly opted in to these data practices, Attorney General Mike Hilgers (R) alleged in a lawsuit against the companies Tuesday. The AG said GM and OnStar violated the Nebraska Consumer Protection Act and Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act.