A Texas law requiring app stores to verify the age of users is unconstitutional and should be blocked, the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) said in a lawsuit filed Thursday.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) demand for state data on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients will likely cause irreparable harm if not blocked, and is contrary to the SNAP Act, a federal court ruled Wednesday as it granted more than 20 states a preliminary injunction.
With the growing volume and diverse application of facial recognition technology, privacy advocates are increasingly concerned about issues with consent and how the technology's flaws carry heavy privacy risks, they said in interviews with Privacy Daily.
A New York state law requiring retailers to disclose when they are using algorithmic pricing doesn't impede businesses' First Amendment rights, a federal court ruled Wednesday, rejecting a motion challenging the measure.
Use of AI in U.S. schools is linked to increased privacy risk, the nonpartisan Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) noted in a report Wednesday that surveyed more than 1,000 students, teachers and parents between June and August. In addition, the report found parents were the group most worried about school-related data privacy and that transgender and immigrant students are experiencing increased privacy issues.
Legislators can help protect kids on social media, but a cultural shift on the issue of child safety also will require collaboration from Big Tech, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) said Tuesday.
The head of a tech association blamed age-verification mandates for a Discord data breach Sept. 20 that exposed the personal information and some government ID images of its users.
El Cajon, a city 17 miles east of San Diego, broke the law when it shared license plate data with federal and out-of-state law enforcement agencies, argued California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) in a lawsuit filed Friday.
The $1.35 million California enforcement action against Tractor Supply Co. this week raised the bar for privacy compliance, emphasizing that privacy laws and rights extend beyond consumers, privacy lawyers and advocates said in interviews with Privacy Daily. The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) found that the country's largest rural lifestyle retailer violated the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) in several instances, including how it handled candidates for employment (see 2509300010).
Privacy is an ever-evolving landscape, meaning that company privacy policies, technologies and teams must be constantly updated, panelists said Wednesday during a webinar hosted by Didomi, a consent-management software vendor. With enforcement actions by regulators increasing and legislators continuing to implement new laws, companies must stay on top of the latest developments, they added.