Enforcers should ensure that registered data brokers improve their performance when consumers request information from them about their data, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) said in a blog post Monday. The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) grants consumers the legal right to request access to, or deletion of, their data.
There has been a quiet shift recently where state privacy enforcement is often aided behind the scenes by private law firms, according to a Tuesday blog post from Frankfurt Kurnit attorneys. These firms typically develop the case and can even appear in the final complaint filed in court, lawyers Daniel Golberg and Holly Melton wrote.
Fidelity Information Services' (FIS) disclosure of personal information to the federal government about Washington residents who applied for or received food benefits is a breach of contract, the state's AG Nick Brown (D) alleged Thursday in a lawsuit.
Texas investigated data practices of more than 200 companies and issued “dozens of privacy violation notices” under the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act during the past year, said Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) in a Monday press release touting his office’s privacy accomplishments.
Temu isn't collecting personally identifiable information without consent and sending it to China's government, the company's spokesperson said in an emailed statement to Privacy Daily on Sunday. Temu denied those claims made by Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman (R) days after the AG filed a lawsuit against the company alleging Kentucky Consumer Privacy Act violations (see 2507170044).
As state attorneys general significantly increase technical hiring in pursuit of more sophisticated enforcement of privacy laws, companies should prepare for a similar raising of the regulatory bar in AI and other tech areas, said Brownstein Hyatt lawyers in a blog post Wednesday.
New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) won’t enforce a new surveillance pricing law until a federal court rules on the National Retail Federation’s lawsuit seeking a preliminary injunction, the AG’s office said in a letter Monday.
Student loan provider Earnest Operations will pay $2.5 million for alleged AI-based discrimination and other violations as part of a settlement with Massachusetts, Attorney General Andrea Campbell (D) announced Thursday. However, the company, in a statement to us, denied and disagreed with the allegations. “A reputable third party reviewed our underwriting and found no evidence of these allegations," Earnest told us in a statement.
The environment around data privacy is changing constantly as state regulators emphasize different issues, collaborate outside their offices and sometimes investigate activities that started years ago, Ballard Spahr lawyers said during a webinar Wednesday. Accordingly, these trends mean companies must be constantly vigilant throughout their operations.
Healthline called a $1.55 million settlement with California "amicable" after an enforcement action alleged that the company committed a series of privacy violations (see 2507010074).