The right to cure in Oregon's comprehensive privacy law sunsets -- and a universal opt-out requirement dawns -- in two months, Oregon DOJ warned businesses in an October enforcement report released Wednesday.
SAN DIEGO -- Sling TV is in violation of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) because the streaming platform's methods for consumers to opt out of sharing personal information are "confusing" and hard to effectuate, said Stacey Schesser, supervising deputy attorney general at the California DOJ.
SAN DIEGO -- In its fifth major enforcement action under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the state's DOJ announced a $530,000 settlement with streaming platform Sling TV, which cited the company's complicated and confusing opt-out mechanisms (see 2510300040).
Much state enforcement is not publicly announced, said privacy lawyer Elliot Golding during a McDermott Will webinar Wednesday. “For every public enforcement we see, there's … dozens and dozens of ones that are not yet public.”
Google agreed to pay a group of private law firms that worked alongside Texas up to $190 million in legal fees associated with a privacy case about the company's unlawful tracking and collecting of users' personal information, according to a signed order filed in a Texas state court Monday.
Some privacy lawyers for businesses are taking a judge’s condemnation of the California Invasion of Privacy Act as a potential rallying cry for passing a bill to overhaul CIPA. The California legislature this year decided to postpone consideration on such a bill (SB-690) until 2026 due to consumer privacy concerns. But in an Oct. 17 decision, U.S. District Court of Northern California Judge Vince Chhabria recommended legislative action, writing that the “state of affairs with CIPA is untenable.”
Florida and Michigan focused recent privacy complaints against Roku on the streaming box maker's partnerships with data brokers, Holland & Knight lawyers noted in a blog post Friday.
As the scope and usage of facial recognition technology increases, privacy advocates are increasingly concerned about a lack of regulation as well as carve-outs in instances where rules exist, they said in interviews with Privacy Daily. But there are existing laws that cover the technology, some contended.
Meta and TikTok may have breached provisions of the Digital Services Act (DSA) regarding transparency and user rights and empowerment, the European Commission said Friday. Neither company commented immediately.
Comcast, Google and T-Mobile are among at least 10 tech and telecom companies that the White House said Thursday have donated to President Donald Trump’s proposed 90,000-square-foot ballroom. Trump on Wednesday estimated the ballroom’s construction will cost $300 million, up from the administration’s initial projection of $200 million. Other donating companies include Amazon, Apple, HP, Facebook parent Meta, Microsoft, Micron and Palantir. The family of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is also a donor, the White House said.