US House Republicans focused on consensus among state privacy laws, staff say
May 14, 2026
| Madeline Hughes
In their effort to pass nationwide data privacy legislation, US House Republicans focused on the consensus among state laws for their latest privacy proposal, House staff that worked on the bill said Thursday.
Companies' privacy controls should be straightforward, US state enforcers say
May 14, 2026
| Madeline Hughes
Confusing privacy controls can present issues with privacy law compliance or potentially be a dark pattern, enforcement officials with the New Jersey and Connecticut attorneys general's offices said Thursday.
CalPrivacy wants feedback on DROP as it expects compliance Aug. 1
May 14, 2026
| Madeline Hughes
As data brokers have to use the DROP platform starting in August to access Californians’ data deletion requests, California's privacy regulator is soliciting feedback and questions now, Liz Travis Allen, a law... (more story)
OpenAI accused in US of sharing ChatGPT queries with Meta, Google
May 14, 2026
| Maria Dinzeo
ChatGPT quietly sent users' private queries to Meta and Google through hidden tracking code embedded in its website, a federal class action alleges.
Australian property tech firm cleared by privacy watchdog, but concerns remain
May 14, 2026
| Sean Maguire
Australia’s privacy watchdog found Property Lovers and its fastproperty.ai platform did not breach national privacy laws, but referred some of their conduct to the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission.... (more story)
Boram Sangjo fined in South Korea after hack exposed 28,000 customers' data
May 14, 2026
| Jenny Lee
Boram Sangjo was fined roughly 554 million won ($371,000) by South Korea's privacy regulator after hackers broke into a centralized customer database shared across the funeral-services group's affiliates, expl... (more story)
Google, Apple told to curb ads promoting porn, crime in India
May 14, 2026
| Freny Patel
Apple and Google have been told to proactively curb mobile applications promoting pornography, prostitution and organized crime. The Delhi High Court directive seeks to hold intermediaries accountable under In... (more story)
Meta begins defense in New Mexico social media remedies trial
May 14, 2026
| Mike Swift
New Mexico's remedy trial against Meta Platforms hit the halfway point Wednesday as the state rested its case in a trial in which it is seeking changes to the design of Instagram and Facebook, as well as a $3.... (more story)