Data Privacy and Security

New Mexico won't shy away from trial against tech companies because "there is value in a full public airing of these types of claims and of the conduct that's at issue," state Attorney General Raúl Torrez said Thursday.

New Mexico’s request for $35 to $40 billion in penalties against Meta Platforms for unfair, deceptive and unconscionable practices is “unconstitutional” and the largest in the world, Matthew B. Nicholson, a la... (more story)

Google's $68 million settlement of class claims that its voice assistant illegally recorded some conversations will get final approval, a US judge in Silicon Valley said Thursday, despite her concerns with the... (more story)

When more than 50 attorneys general across the US entered into a $17 billion settlement with Meta Platforms last month, it showed both the reach and power of consumer protection laws that bar unfair and decept... (more story)

A privacy lawsuit against Meta Platforms has been thrown out over the use of its website tracking technology by the California Department of Motor Vehicles after a US federal judge found Meta didn't receive se... (more story)

Leading AI developers are changing or committing to change their UK products to improve transparency about training data sources and help users exercise information rights, the UK data protection regulator sai... (more story)

The sharp rise in the number of privacy complaints, fueled by those drafted using AI, is putting increasing pressure on German regulators’ capacity, the chair of the body that groups the country's 18 federal a... (more story)

French retailer Fnac Darty could be fined €10 million for violating a French data protection law that requires companies to obtain prior consent for downloading cookies used for online shopping, a French priva... (more story)