Expect other states to follow California’s lead in trying to give consumers more control over their data, Sheppard Mullin lawyers Michael Sutton and Sara Shanti blogged Wednesday.
The California Privacy Protection Agency's new rules on automated decision-making technology, risk assessments and cybersecurity audits “are some of [its] most significant yet,” the Future of Privacy Forum said in an issue brief published Wednesday. The rules received final approval Sept. 23 and start to apply Jan. 1 (see 2509230036).
This year’s Pennsylvania comprehensive privacy bill might have a shot of becoming law despite a similar bill’s failure last year, Fisher Phillips lawyers blogged Monday.
A Pennsylvania bill meant to stop inappropriate data-driven pricing surfaced this week with 15 Democratic House sponsors. Rep. Danilo Burgos (D) introduced HB-1942 on Thursday and the House referred it to the Consumer Protection Committee.
A Massachusetts bill about employers’ use of electronic monitoring and automated decisions advanced in the state Senate this week. The Internet Committee approved and sent S-35 to the Ways and Means Committee on Thursday. The panel also cleared a social media accountability bill (see 2510160046).
New York should catch up with many other states and enact comprehensive privacy legislation, officials from the state attorney general’s office told a joint hearing of the Assembly Consumer Affairs and Science committees recorded Tuesday.
This year’s updates to Connecticut and Montana privacy laws “signal that consumer privacy regimes continue to evolve and remain a significant -- and often bipartisan -- priority at the state level,” Cooley privacy attorneys blogged Wednesday.
The Future Caucus on Wednesday announced the full roster for its bipartisan state AI policy task force.
Massachusetts would create a social media transparency and accountability office under a bill advanced Thursday by the Senate Internet Committee. S-51 will go next to Senate Ways and Means.
Employers won’t face a new set of California requirements on automated decision systems. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) vetoed SB-7, which would have added employer ADS rules on top of recent regulations about automated decision-making technology by the California Privacy Protection Agency and the California Civil Rights Council (see 2509240045).