Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) notified several Chinese-aligned companies that they are violating Texans’ privacy rights and gave them 30 days to comply with Texas law, the AG office said Tuesday.
California and UK privacy regulators announced a formal cooperation pact Tuesday. The California Privacy Protection Agency signed a declaration of cooperation with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the CPPA said.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier (R) sued social media platform Snap for violating a kids social media law and the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act (FDUTPA), his office announced Tuesday. Enacted last year, HB-3 prohibits kids 13 and younger from creating social media accounts and requires parental consent for 14- and 15-year-olds to create accounts, among other things.
Eight state regulators on Wednesday announced a collaborative, bipartisan effort on implementation and enforcement of their respective privacy laws.
The California Privacy Protection Agency understands that “hearing from a regulator -- and then disclosing information to a regulator -- can bring anxiety,” the CPPA said this week in a blog post about what companies should expect when the Enforcement Bureau contacts them. “The best approach is to own the facts, build credibility, and work constructively with us.”
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita (R) sued General Motors (GM) and its subsidiary OnStar for collecting and selling Indiana drivers’ personal data to third parties without their consent, including insurance companies, violating the company's own Consumer Privacy Protection Principles as well as the state consumer protection laws, Rokita announced Thursday.
New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) on Thursday announced a $975,000 settlement with Root, an auto insurance company she accused of failing to protect the personal data of 45,000 consumers.
The California Privacy Protection Agency’s Honda enforcement order “signals an intent to hold businesses accountable for their data subject request processes,” Polsinelli attorneys blogged Monday. Honda agreed to pay $632,500 and change various privacy practices as part of a settlement with the CPPA, which was unveiled last week (see 2503120037).
California Privacy Protection Agency allegations against Honda “are not specific to the automotive industry, and instead should be viewed as instructive for any business subject to California’s broad and prescriptive CCPA and implementing regulations,” Wiley privacy attorneys blogged Friday.
Texas privacy enforcement is heating up this year, said Morrison Foerster lawyers in a blog post Tuesday. AG Ken Paxton (R) “is intensifying efforts to enforce state privacy laws, indicating increased scrutiny for companies,” they said.