Courts are responding appropriately to the Trump administration’s disregard for federal privacy law, consumer advocates said Monday as federal injunctions mount against Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) (see 2502070050).
Illinois legislators introduced a slew of privacy measures last week, including a comprehensive bill, Delete Act proposal and multiple updates to the state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA).
Sensitive information and transparency are key privacy issues that will continue attracting litigation, including in Texas, which has become a major player in regulation and enforcement, Odia Kagan, a partner in the law firm Fox Rothschild, said in an interview.
A coalition of 14 state attorneys general said Thursday they will sue to block Elon Musk’s data-collection efforts at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Meanwhile, congressional Republicans and Democrats want more information about the authority DOGE is using to collect sensitive information (see 2502050046).
A Washington state House chair strongly supported letting individuals sue companies in comprehensive privacy legislation despite concerns that state and national industry groups raised about possibly making Washington the only state with that type of enforcement mechanism. At a livestreamed hearing Tuesday, the House Technology Committee heard support from consumer advocates and opposition from industry about HB-1671, a measure Rep. Shelley Kloba (D) introduced. Kloba hopes the bill can be scheduled for a committee vote next week, her office said after the hearing.
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Monday denied Apple’s motion to stay proceedings in a case about Google’s search dominance, swiftly shutting down the company’s ability to participate in the future remedies phase of the case.
NetChoice challenged the Maryland Age-Appropriate Design Code (MAADC) Act that introduced new compliance requirements for companies reasonably assumed to be accessible to minors. The tech industry group filed a lawsuit Monday against Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown (D), alleging that the law restricts free speech and invades privacy through age-verification requirements.
A federal judge questioned Google's privacy bona fides in a ruling Tuesday. The U.S. District Court for Eastern Texas denied Google's motion to dismiss a lawsuit that a Texas-led coalition of states brought alleging violations of antitrust laws and protections against unfair and deceptive trade practices.
Palo Alto Networks supports passage of a comprehensive federal privacy law, a senior official at the cybersecurity company said Tuesday.
Days ahead of the Jan. 31 deadline for data broker registration, the California Privacy Protection Agency announced that Connecticut-based data broker Key Marketing Advantage (KMA) agreed to pay $55,800 for failing to register and pay a fee in 2024.