A coalition of 20 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit Monday against the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) over what they claim are unlawful attempts to collect the personal data of millions of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients from the states. Led by the attorneys general of California and New York, the suit -- filed in the U.S. District Court for Northern California -- argues the federal demand for state data violates the U.S. Constitution and multiple federal privacy laws.
President Donald Trump and the Treasury Department argued Thursday that a judge's modification of a preliminary injunction against the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) signals a state-led lawsuit against the federal government's access to private information is deficient and should be dismissed.
Upholding the firing of FTC Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter “destroys the independence” of the agency and hinders its ability to conduct its mission, U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan ruled in a filing Thursday.
Fidelity Information Services' (FIS) disclosure of personal information to the federal government about Washington residents who applied for or received food benefits is a breach of contract, the state's AG Nick Brown (D) alleged Thursday in a lawsuit.
Businesses should start thinking now about complying with new data-protection regulations approved Thursday by the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA), privacy attorneys said immediately afterward in blogs and LinkedIn posts. While consumer privacy advocates slammed the rules as weak, one acknowledged they still give California a lead over other U.S. states.
A federal judge's recent decision in a privacy case involving GoodRx is relevant to one concerning children's privacy violations by an EdTech company, parents alleged in a court document filed Thursday.
Recent settlements show the vulnerability of companies that hire privacy vendors and think they're in compliance, Frankfurt Kurnit attorneys said during a webinar Thursday. In addition, they noted that states besides California are becoming more active in privacy litigation and enforcement.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) urged a court to deny a request for a temporary restraining order (TRO) that would prevent it from collecting personal data about millions of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients. The plaintiffs -- a coalition of stakeholders led by the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) -- haven't proven harm, injury, standing or the likelihood of success of their claims, USDA said.
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) attempts to collect personal data of millions of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients from the states are unnecessary, inefficient, and unlawful, said a Friday comment letter from a coalition of states, led by the California attorney general. The USDA, which suspended its data demand after a lawsuit from the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) and others, published a System of Records Notice (SORN) on June 23 in an attempt to resolve legal issues and resume the data collection (see 2507180027).
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal's recent ruling in Gutierrez v. Converse raised the bar for plaintiffs filing lawsuits involving website chats, and questioned whether the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) applies to internet communications, said three Fisher Phillips lawyers in a blog post Monday.