PRG News Roundup, October 23, 2024
News A U.S. District Court in San Francisco dismissed without prejudice a lawsuit claiming that Meta “misled shareholders in proxy statement about their ability to ensure the safety of children who use…
Information Law, Policy and Digital Privacy
News A U.S. District Court in San Francisco dismissed without prejudice a lawsuit claiming that Meta “misled shareholders in proxy statement about their ability to ensure the safety of children who use…
News Book recommendation: The Right to Oblivion - Privacy and the Good Life by Lowry Pressly.In this book, Pressly argues that even though the hardship our modern technological reality, we…
News Thirteen states and the District of Columbia sued TikTok on October 8th, accusing the company of violating their consumer protection laws by creating an intentionally addictive app that harmed children and…
News California has passed a bill mandating car manufacturer and vehicle connected services providers to develop software allowing drivers of vehicles to be notified and given the option to disable…
News Californians can now add their driver’s licenses and state IDs to their digital wallets on bothApple and Android devices. Other states - including Louisiana and Colorado - have rolled…
News A study found that drivers are more likely to be distracted while using partial automation tech. OpenAI's safety committee announced it will oversee security practices as an independent body. Instagram announced…
News The California Privacy Protection Agency issues a bulletin advising businesses to implement strong data minimization principles, including when processing consumer requests under the CCPA itself. Google settles a class action lawsuit alleging it…
News Florida signed into law a social media ban for minors 13 and under, with 14-15 needing parental consent Portugal’s data regulator has ordered Worldcoin to stop collecting biometric data for 90 days, given…
News The House of Representatives will be performing a Full Committee markup of H.R. 7521, the Protecting Americans' Data from Foreign Adversaries Act on March 7, 2024. This is a response to…
NewsOn February 20, 2024, Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford filed a motion to prevent Meta from providing end-to-end encryption on Messenger for users residing in the state who are under…