A disconnect exists between legislatures, the privacy laws they create and the litigation that results from them, said panelists during a Federal Communications Bar Association (FCBA) event on privacy litigation trends Thursday. Instead, this ecosystem results in great confusion, prompting a rise in privacy law-related cases, they said.
NetChoice sued Georgia on Thursday over a 2024 law aimed at protecting kids on social media, alleging it violates the First Amendment and poses digital safety and security risks.
Congress should update the Privacy Act with statutory limits on exemptions for government data-handling and extend protections for immigrants living in the U.S., privacy advocates told Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Mass., in comments this week.
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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel (D) sued Roku, alleging on Tuesday that the streaming TV box maker collects the personal information of minors without parental consent or knowledge, in violation of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and the Michigan Consumer Protection Act. Roku plans to fight back, a spokesperson said.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' recent decision in Briskin v. Shopify, Inc. (see 2504210030) could be used to expand potential forums for any e-commerce-related litigation, said Wiley lawyers in a blog post Friday.
The Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) co-filed a reply brief with NetChoice Monday, doubling down on their motion for a preliminary injunction against a Florida law that prohibits kids 13 and younger from creating social media accounts and requires parental consent for 14- and 15-year-olds to create them. The associations allege the 2024 law violates the First Amendment and puts cybersecurity and privacy risks on state residents.
A bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general and Meta agreed Friday to dismiss a case the AGs brought against the social media company for its role in the youth mental health crisis, according to a filing at the U.S. District Court for Northern California (case 23-05448). The parties did not say in the court notice why they dismissed the suit.
Lawyers for President Donald Trump doubled down on what they argued is his constitutional right to fire FTC commissioners. In a court document Wednesday, the president's lawyers presented reasons why the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia should summarily dismiss the case that fired FTC Commissioners Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya brought, challenging their March removal and seeking reinstatement.
States are seeking to build a foundation of privacy enforcement by taking action against a broad range of companies, state enforcement officials said Wednesday on a panel at the IAPP Global Privacy Summit. An increasing number of privacy regulations around the world present a big challenge for companies that operate in many global markets, said another IAPP panel earlier Wednesday.