DOJ’s new data transfer rule fundamentally changes how American companies should assess global data compliance, particularly concerning Chinese-related business, attorneys said in interviews.
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.
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen (R) on Tuesday banned the use of China-based DeepSeek on Montana Department of Justice (MTDOJ) devices for alleged security risks.
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.
South Dakota banned China-based AI application DeepSeek, following Texas and New York state (see 2502100024), Gov. Larry Rhoden (R) said Tuesday. In addition, it banned TikTok alternative RedNote pursuant to a 2023 executive order by former Gov. Kristi Noem (R).
The U.K. Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) Monday announced investigations into how three social media and video-sharing platforms use children's personal data. It's probing how TikTok uses personal data of teens 13 to 17 years old to make recommendations to them, and how Reddit and Imgur assess the age of child users.
The New Jersey Essex County Superior Court will dismiss the state's case against social media platform TikTok, Judge Lisa Adubato said in a notice Saturday.
TikTok isn’t sharing user data with China, and there’s no indication of “internal or external malicious activity” related to the company’s U.S. data security program, HaystackID said Friday.
Department store Bloomingdale's was hit with a class-action complaint Monday over violations of the California Invasion of Privacy Act for allegedly sharing personal information and data with social media platform TikTok without user consent.
TikTok moved to dismiss a case that New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin (D) brought for alleged violations of the state's consumer-protection law. The AG lacks jurisdiction to bring the case, and federal law bars many of its counts, the social media platform's motion said.