A workplace surveillance bill sitting on the Maine governor’s desk requires preparation from employers now, Fisher Phillips privacy attorney Pawel Binczyk said in a blog post Monday.
Meta violated the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) when it intentionally eavesdropped on users of the health app Flo Health and received sensitive data on users' menstrual cycles and reproductive health, said a federal jury decision Friday that was posted Monday. The plaintiffs alleged Flo transmitted their personal information without user consent to the social media platform and other third parties for commercial purposes.
Sens. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., on Wednesday restarted the Senate's privacy legislation conversation with a hearing exploring what “core principles” and state protections could be incorporated into a federal bill.
Wisconsin Rep. Shannon Zimmerman (R) aims to fast-track comprehensive privacy legislation when state legislators return from summer recess, he said in an interview last week with Privacy Daily. The lawmaker is hopeful that he will find bipartisan support and that the bill will pass in 2025 after it hit roadblocks in prior legislative sessions, he said.
Privacy laws won’t be effective until legislators strengthen consumers’ standing in lawsuits, George Washington University Law School professor Daniel Solove said Thursday during a New America event.
House Democrats on Wednesday filed legislation that would ban AI companies from using consumers’ personal data to set prices or wages, as expected (see 2507160067).
Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Josh Hawley, R-Mo., on Monday introduced legislation that would ban AI companies from using copyrighted works to train their models.
California privacy bills related to location, public officials and reproductive health cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee after a lengthy hearing earlier this week, the state legislature’s website showed Thursday.
The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) amended its data-protection law to give data subjects additional rights and protections, it announced Wednesday. The amendments became effective Tuesday.
Virginia’s reproductive health data privacy law could be amended next year in response to concerns from retailers, state Sen. Barbara Favola (D) said in an email to Privacy Daily Wednesday. “I expect to be making some changes to my data privacy law during the 2026 session.”