Kids and their guardians on Wednesday urged the U.S. District Court for Central California to continue pursuing a class-action complaint against TikTok alleging the social media platform invaded the privacy of users younger than 13, a violation of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and other laws. TikTok filed a motion to dismiss on Jan. 29 on the basis that the plaintiffs never identified what personal information was collected from them, or how that caused them harm.
Recent court rulings in California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) cases may signal that judges are more skeptical about what counts as an actual injury under violations of the statute, said privacy lawyers: That could lead to more decisions in favor of businesses over plaintiffs. However, the lawyers said there's a long way to go before a definitive ruling is made.
A California bill restricting how employers use workplace surveillance tools would go beyond laws in other states, cautioned Fisher Phillips lawyers in a blog post Monday.
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin announced Wednesday that the state sued General Motors (GM) for selling data collected through its subsidiary OnStar to third parties, who later sold it to insurance companies.
The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) on Tuesday released its first annual report, offering an overview of what it has accomplished since voters established it in November 2020.
New York state's attorney general will likely play a more prominent role in privacy and cybersecurity oversight in 2025, said Morrison Foerster lawyers in a blog post Monday.
Recently fired Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board members Travis LeBlanc and Ed Felten should be reinstated because President Donald Trump removed them without “good cause,” attorneys argued in a lawsuit filed Monday.
It’s unclear if fired Democratic members of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board will be reinstated, but recent legal success against the Trump administration is encouraging, newly dismissed PCLOB member Travis LeBlanc said Friday (see 2502110062).
States play a unique role in preserving constitutional order and won't shy from fighting alleged privacy violations by President Donald Trump, Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), said New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) and Connecticut Attorney General William Tong (D) during a press conference Friday ahead of a scheduled oral argument.
Perhaps New Mexico shouldn’t go beyond other states' privacy laws, legislators on the House Commerce Committee said during a livestreamed hearing Wednesday. However, an American Civil Liberties official encouraged New Mexico lawmakers to lead the way with HB-307, an opt-in privacy bill containing a private right of action, strict data minimization requirements and kids’ design code rules (see 2502060058).