Implementing cookie banners is no longer one-size-fits-all and should be tailored to applicable state laws, said a panelist during the Privacy + Security Forum spring academy on Wednesday.
A municipal court in Prague ruled that the Czech Republic's blanket collection of its citizens' communications metadata is illegal and contravenes the EU ePrivacy directive.
Florida and 18 other state enforcers, plus the Arizona state legislature, supported Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) in asking a federal appeals court to remove a preliminary injunction on his state's age-verification law.
Oracle Health was sued for allegedly sharing the private health information of two patients with Google via the corporation’s marketing systems without patient knowledge or consent. Filed last week, the class-action lawsuit argued Oracle violated the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday sued Illinois over a workplace privacy law that allegedly disrupts federal immigration authority.
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.