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Enforcement and increased state regulation of privacy may help companies since they offer explicit action as businesses seek compliance, privacy experts said during a panel hosted by Troutman Amin on Monday.

As laws and enforcement continue in the privacy and AI space, companies must pay attention to detail, panelists said during a webinar that vendor TrustArc hosted Tuesday.

Republicans and business groups during two hearings Tuesday objected to California legislation seeking limits on surveillance pricing. They raised concerns with proposals regulating businesses’ price flexibility and providing a private right of action.

Though litigation against tracking technologies may have become excessive, it’s better to ensure your company is in compliance with all privacy statutes than to complain about abusive lawsuits, said privacy experts during a panel on the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) hosted by Troutman Amin on Monday.

Colorado shouldn’t use upcoming kids’ privacy regulations as a “back door” to require age verification, retailers warned the state’s law department last week. In addition to warning against requiring verification through possible rules about a company’s “willful disregard” of a user being a minor, industry groups cautioned that any regulation of system design features mustn’t violate the First Amendment.

The Department of Health & Human Services’ latest Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act settlement suggests the Trump administration will continue focusing on compliance with the HIPAA Security Rule, health care privacy attorneys told us in interviews.

Several advocacy groups filed amicus briefs supporting NetChoice and the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) in a case challenging a 2023 law requiring social media companies to verify users’ ages and obtain parental consent for children younger than 18.

Despite a modest fine, a settlement this week between Connecticut and online marketplace TicketNetwork over potential violations of the state's Data Privacy Act (CTDPA) (see 2507080010) includes significant takeaways, privacy professionals said. However, a consumer advocate said the $85,000 penalty -- the first under the CTDPA -- also shows how comprehensive privacy laws based on Connecticut's model don't do enough to protect consumers.

Racial justice must be at the center of AI-related regulations to prevent discrimination and the potential creation of a surveillance state, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) officials said Thursday during a panel.