A potential tech industry legal challenge is looming as child-related amendments to the Colorado Privacy Act go into effect Wednesday.
The FCC’s Communications Security, Reliability and Interoperability Council (CSRIC) unanimously approved a report Thursday on “best practices” for the FCC and industry on the ethical and practical use of AI and machine learning (ML). The report, which examines privacy and new risks for telecom networks, wasn’t released Thursday.
A company complying with Maryland’s data minimization standard would be in compliance with a similar measure proposed in a Massachusetts comprehensive privacy bill that’s moving quickly toward passage, said Massachusetts Sen. Michael Moore (D) on the floor Thursday. However, Moore also said he’s fine with Massachusetts being an “outlier” among the 20 states with privacy laws.
The EU Council agreed Wednesday on its negotiating stance on several European Commission proposals, including one extending red-tape reduction rules to mid-cap enterprises, a move that will amend the GDPR.
Businesses face a raft of incoming California regulations on automated decision-making technology (ADMT) from a variety of sources, but privacy lawyers said this week that resulting compliance plans need not be elaborate.
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The California Privacy Protection Agency received final approval on automated decision-making technology (ADMT) and other rules from the Office of Administrative Law (OAL), the CPPA said Tuesday. Meanwhile, in materials released ahead of a Friday board meeting, the CPPA disclosed that it has seen a steady increase in consumer privacy complaints over the last two years.
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.
DOJ received industry requests this month to scrutinize the Maryland Online Data Privacy Act (MODPA) and other state privacy measures as possibly burdening interstate commerce. The closely watched Maryland legislation takes effect Oct. 1. The chief privacy officer of one company that flagged MODPA told Privacy Daily that his business' main concern is the part of the law's unique data minimization requirement that bans sale of precise location data.
A federal appeals court should affirm a lower court’s decision and block Florida’s social media ban on children because it violates the First Amendment, the American Civil Liberties Union and consumer groups said in a filing Friday, siding with the tech industry (see 2509120040). The groups also highlighted privacy concerns related to age verification (docket 25-11881).