Not only has General Motors (GM) and subsidiary OnStar unlawfully collected, processed and sold Nebraskans' sensitive data since 2015, but many residents unknowingly opted in to these data practices, Attorney General Mike Hilgers (R) alleged in a lawsuit against the companies Tuesday. The AG said GM and OnStar violated the Nebraska Consumer Protection Act and Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act.
Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers (R) sued General Motors and its subsidiary OnStar on Tuesday for the alleged unlawful collection, processing and sale of sensitive driving data from state residents without their knowledge or consent. In a press conference Tuesday morning, Hilgers announced the suit, claiming violations of the Nebraska Consumer Protection Act and Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act.
In the first major enforcement under the Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CTDPA), the state's Attorney General William Tong (D) reached an $85,000 settlement with online marketplace TicketNetwork concerning privacy violations, Tong's office said Tuesday.
Responding to a suit against New York over a state law requiring that retailers disclose when they are using algorithmic pricing, privacy lawyer Heidi Saas argued that the First Amendment does not protect surveillance pricing.
Recent enforcement against Honda and Healthline in California and FTC action against data brokers show that companies must understand data flow and consent, an executive with the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) said in an interview Monday.
A California privacy enforcer’s first use of a purpose-limitation requirement under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) makes this week’s record $1.55 million settlement with Healthline a significant enforcement action for companies in many sectors, privacy experts told Privacy Daily this week. Also significant was the highly technical, in-depth investigation that the office of Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) conducted, they said. Signs point to increased privacy enforcement ahead.
Healthline called a $1.55 million settlement with California "amicable" after an enforcement action alleged that the company committed a series of privacy violations (see 2507010074).
Utah should consider amending its comprehensive privacy law, given the underwhelming number of consumer privacy complaints filed in the statute’s first 18 months, said Attorney General Derek Brown (R) and the Utah Division of Consumer Protection in a report obtained Wednesday by Privacy Daily. “Complaints have not been as forthcoming as anticipated,” it said, but “violations are likely occurring.”
A bipartisan group of eleven states, led by New Hampshire and Vermont, filed an amicus brief Monday in support of California's litigation against Meta in an online safety case concerning addicting children. The brief highlights other state litigation that has found the Communications Decency Act (CDA) doesn't immunize the social media platform against claims that it employs coercive design features that addict minors. The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) also filed a brief Monday supporting California.
The Free Speech Coalition said it’s weighing legal options as age-verification laws took effect Tuesday in multiple states.