New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) said her office secured $500,000 in penalties from OrthopedicsNY, resolving allegations that the health care provider failed to protect the private information of more than 650,000 patients from cyberattacks.
The Nebraska Attorney General sued Resideo Technologies and ADI Global Distribution Monday, accusing them of marketing and selling cameras to Nebraskans manufactured by China-based firms that the U.S. government has said pose national security and cybersecurity risks.
Tennessee joined five other states in suing gaming platform Roblox over concerns for children’s safety. Filed in state court Thursday, the suit accuses Roblox of engaging in unfair and deceptive business practices that harm kids, in violation of the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act.
Roblox saw its legal troubles grow Tuesday as Iowa became the latest state to sue the gaming platform for failing to protect children from sexual exploitation and related harms. Also on Tuesday, the South Carolina attorney general said his state is investigating Roblox for deceiving parents about the platform's safety.
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita (R) said Monday the state sued "approximately" 50 adult websites for flouting the state’s age-verification law.
Epic Systems monopolizes the electronic health records industry and restricts parental access to their children’s medical records through deceptive practices, Texas said in a lawsuit Thursday.
Texas sued five TV companies for spying on consumers and recording what they watch, the state attorney general's office said Monday. Two of the companies are headquartered in China, which raises additional data-harvesting concerns, Texas AG Ken Paxton (R) said.
The Florida attorney general sued Roblox Thursday, joining other state AGs who contend the popular gaming platform is dangerous for children.
AI companies should exercise more quality control over chatbots, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday (R), New Jersey AG Matthew Platkin (D) and 41 other AGs said Wednesday. The AGs sent a letter Tuesday to OpenAI, Google, Meta, Microsoft and other major AI software production and distribution companies, Sunday’s office said.
If the last three years in state privacy "was really the bill-passing phase,” then 2026 “might be the year of enforcement,” said DBR Tech Law’s Nicole Sakin McNeill on a Wednesday webinar by Privado, a privacy compliance vendor.