California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) on Wednesday reminded businesses and consumers about their AI-related rights under the state's data protection, consumer protection, health care and other laws.
North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson (D) demanded educational platform PowerSchool share more information about its 2024 data breach that exposed the personal information of 4 million students, teachers and parents in the state, according to a press release Tuesday.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and Privacy Rights Clearinghouse on Tuesday sent letters to the attorneys general of California, Texas, Oregon and Vermont, asking that they investigate data brokers that have failed to register with state consumer protection agencies as required by law.
While children and teens' safety online has been a focus of regulators and lawmakers globally, privacy experts believe this trend will continue growing, according to their recent posts.
A South Carolina-led coalition of 28 states authored a letter to Meta on Tuesday asking about its social media assistant, Meta AI, that allegedly exposes minors to sexual exploitation risks. Although Meta has said the AI assistant is safe and appropriate for all ages, the states argue that recently reported incidents prove otherwise.
Pennsylvania announced a $45,000 settlement with property management company Home365 over the firm's failure to address tenants' maintenance needs due to its use of an AI system, which performed poorly. Maintenance delays and the resulting unsafe housing were found to be a violation of the state’s Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law, the AG said.
New York state should update its consumer protection statute to respond to data breaches, AI-based schemes and other unfair, deceptive and abusive practices, Attorney General Letitia James (D) said Wednesday.
North Carolina consumers have until July 14 to file claims against 23andMe related to the company’s 2023 data breach, North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson (D) said Tuesday.
Days after an enforcement action against menswear retailer Todd Snyder, the California Privacy Protection Agency said its board ordered National Public Data to pay a $46,000 fine, the maximum allowed. The now-closed data broker failed to register as a data broker and pay an annual fee, as the California Delete Act requires, the CPPA said Thursday.
No matter how aggressively the FTC under the Trump administration pursues privacy cases, state attorneys general are clearly ready to band together and enforce state laws, Safeguard Privacy General Counsel Andy Hepburn said Wednesday at the Privacy + Security Forum.