Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard's announcement Tuesday that the U.K. dropped its demand that Apple provide "backdoor" access to users' encrypted data brought cheers from the tech and privacy sectors.

TikTok exploits children by using addictive design features, and in turn profits off their time on the social media app, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison (D) alleged in a lawsuit filed Tuesday. These are deceptive and unfair business practices that violate state consumer protection laws, he added.

Colorado lawmakers will consider four proposals to amend or repeal the state’s comprehensive AI law during a special session starting Thursday, according to the Colorado General Assembly’s agenda.

Europeans seeking compensation for non-material damages such as emotional stress arising from data breaches shouldn't generally expect large sums, according to attorneys from William Fry and Austrian lawyer and privacy advocate Max Schrems.

Amid rising regulatory scrutiny over AI-based therapy, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) opened a probe into Meta, Character.AI and other chatbot platforms “for potentially engaging in deceptive trade practices and misleadingly marketing themselves as mental health tools,” the AG’s office said Monday.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld the FCC’s $80 million data breach forfeiture in a unanimous opinion handed down Friday (see 2508150014). T-Mobile was also fined $12.2 million for violations by Sprint, which it later acquired. Judges appeared skeptical of T-Mobile's arguments when the case was heard in March (see 2503240048). T-Mobile is reviewing the decision, a spokesperson said Friday.

California should lead the way in banning data-driven pricing, Assemblymember Chris Ward (D) told Privacy Daily on Thursday.

It’s crunch time for the California legislature, with many privacy and AI bills nearing the finish line as lawmakers return from summer recess Monday. A few of the most potentially impactful measures for businesses cover universal opt-out preference signals, location privacy, automated decisions and so-called surveillance pricing, said privacy lawyers and consumer advocates in interviews with Privacy Daily this week.

Legislation significantly revamping Israel's data protection law took effect Thursday, but the country's privacy watchdog said it will delay enforcement of one of its provisions until October.

Industry will likely turn to the FCC to address a 6th U.S. Circuit Appeals Court decision on Wednesday upholding the agency’s 2024 data breach notification rules. When the rules were approved, now Chairman Brendan Carr and former Republican Commissioner Nathan Simington dissented.