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California’s data broker deletion tool gains users, interest from other states
More than 260,000 Californians have used the state’s new DROP platform to demand that data brokers delete their personal information, as officials say the platform ... (more story)
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Singapore, Ireland data protection regulators grapple with digital sovereignty
As countries embrace the concept of digital sovereignty—the political view that a nation or region should control its entire digital stack—data protection authoriti... (more story)
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Meta, YouTube must pay $6m in Calif. damages over youth's mental health (*update)
A state court jury in California found Meta Platforms and YouTube are liable for causing the mental health problems suffered by the 20-year-old plaintiff in a lawsu... (more story)
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Speaking at the largest annual gathering of privacy professionals, Max Schrems, the Austrian data protection activist who torpedoed two previous EU-US data transfer systems, discussed how he may lodge a "Schre... (more story)
Contrary to popular opinion, having a “human in the loop” when companies deploy new agentic artificial intelligence tools may not be necessary in the future, the head of AI strategy at commercial tech company ... (more story)
Oregon’s attorney general is keeping a close eye on misrepresentations made about the privacy of age-assurance technologies as it ramps up overall privacy enforcement, an official said Tuesday.
More than 260,000 Californians have used the state’s new DROP platform to demand that data brokers delete their personal information, as officials say the platform is drawing interest from other states conside... (more story)
When Prince Harry learned about the landmark social media case in California where Meta Platforms and YouTube were found negligent for harming a young woman with their addictive features, it resonated with his... (more story)
Key state privacy enforcers from California, Connecticut, Delaware and Indiana said the states are not just passing laws, they are building the enforcement staff and expertise to enforce those comprehensive pr... (more story)
As US states rapidly advance age-verification and child-safety laws, tech companies are undermining their own interests by using lobbyists to negotiate over these bills in statehouses rather than speaking to l... (more story)
Apps, online games and websites would face new obligations under Australia’s draft children’s privacy code, including notifying children when parents consent to data collection on their behalf and when their l... (more story)
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Outgoing CADE President Gustavo de Lima said he leaves Brazil’s competition authority with a stronger record on settlements and a marked expansion in unilateral conduct enforcement and digital markets, while k... (more story)
The deletion of data and algorithms as an US Federal Trade Commission remedy for unfair or deceptive data privacy practices could go by the wayside. These “are viewed as the more extreme measures,” US Federal ... (more story)
Major online platforms saw UK lawmakers leave a growing standoff over child safety unresolved as they began their Easter break. The House of Lords this week renewed a push for an under-16 ban on social media, ... (more story)
A New Mexico jury’s quick, decisive verdict in the state’s lawsuit against Meta Platforms, alleging the company harmed children, shows the strength of laws barring unfair and deceptive practices.
A California jury found Meta Platforms and YouTube liable for harms tied to the design of their platforms, a ruling that, despite modest damages, is adding momentum to a growing wave of litigation and renewed ... (more story)
With social media addiction in the headlines after juries in Los Angeles and Santa Fe, New Mexico, found Meta Platforms and Google liable for harming users, members of Congress are continuing their calls for r... (more story)
The world's privacy and AI professionals are set to converge on Washington DC for the International Association of Privacy Professional's annual Global Summit. For the first time, “privacy” isn't the summit’s ... (more story)
Social-media company X is due to see a high-profile Dutch court ruling on Thursday in litigation over its chatbot Grok's use of AI to generate and distribute sexually explicit imagery, including non-consensual... (more story)