States may take the lead on enforcement during the second Trump administration, privacy professionals said during a panel Wednesday at Privado’s Bridge Summit. Regulators, so far, seem most focused on protecting location, health and kids’ data, as well as overseeing data broker registrations, they added.
The Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday approved legislation that would restrict children’s social media use and targeted ads, despite concerns about data privacy and free speech (see 2502040047).
The U.S. District Court of Idaho on Monday denied data broker Kochava's motion to dismiss a case alleging that the broker's data sales are unfair acts or practices likely to cause substantial injury to consumers in violation of Section 5(a) of the FTC Act. Kochava moved to dismiss on the basis that Section 5(a) requires tangible consumer injury and a violation of well-established legal policy, the order said. The court said the "FTC is authorized to seek injunctive relief if it has 'reason to believe' that a business is violating, or is about to violate, a law enforced by the FTC," denying Kochava's motion.
Privacy advocate Vinhcent Le learned at the end of last week he was no longer a board member of the California Privacy Protection Agency, he told us Monday. A strong voice for the consumer and one of the CPPA board’s founding members, Le's exit is concerning, the Electronic Frontier Foundation said.
AI legislation drawing opposition because of its private right of action and potential conflicts with federal privacy law passed a New Mexico House committee Thursday.
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Video game companies should prioritize compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and other consumer protection laws in the wake of the FTC's Jan. 17 settlement with the makers of videogame Genshin Impact, Stacy Feuer, senior vice president of the Entertainment Software Rating Board's Privacy Certified program, wrote in a blog post Friday.
The Senate Commerce Committee plans to hold votes on at least three different kids privacy bills this year, Chairman Ted Cruz, R-Texas, told us Thursday.
Expect FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson to hold the Biden administration’s kids privacy rule until there’s a Republican majority to amend it, a longtime FTC privacy official said Thursday.
Privacy compliance is a good starting point for navigating risks and worries associated with future AI technology, said Matt Kelly, CEO of Radical Compliance, in a Navex blog Tuesday. “Privacy issues are inseparable from AI risks."