The FTC should reevaluate how it uses Section 5 authority to enforce against unfair and deceptive practices, industry groups told the agency in comments due Friday (see 2509290042).
State lawmakers and tech industry stakeholders are seeking clarity on DOJ's August examination of “adverse” state regulations, an inquiry seen as broad and so far undefined.
European privacy professionals remain concerned President Donald Trump could nullify the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF) by reversing former President Joe Biden’s executive order establishing the DPF, said Austrian activist and privacy attorney Max Schrems on Tuesday.
A member of Meta’s independent oversight board feels a “sense of frustration” at its inability to address emerging AI issues like chatbots interacting with children, Suzanne Nossel told an audience in Washington Tuesday.
The Department of Labor should withdraw a proposed rule that would force states to share unemployment data because it’s unconstitutional and contradicts state privacy laws, consumer and labor advocates said in recent comments to DOL. Government offices in California, Texas, Nevada, Connecticut and Washington raised questions and concerns about the proposal.
Democratic state lawmakers around the U.S. want to ban algorithmic pricing, but the “corporate lobby” is killing or watering down proposals, Colorado Rep. Javier Mabrey (D) said Wednesday.
Sendit violated COPPA by illegally collecting children’s data and deceived users with messages from fake people, the FTC announced Tuesday in a lawsuit against the Los Angeles-based anonymous messaging app.
California Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D) and consumer advocates on Friday said they’re optimistic Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) will sign child online safety legislation after his remarks this week about regulating AI technology.
A potential tech industry legal challenge is looming as child-related amendments to the Colorado Privacy Act go into effect Wednesday.
A Canadian security camera company with ties to China misled consumers about its privacy and security standards, Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers (R) said in a lawsuit filed Tuesday. Hilgers, in an interview with Privacy Daily, discussed how he's using his office's consumer protection authority, as well as the outlook for the state's new privacy law.