PRG News Roundup, February 7, 2024
News Google agreed to a $350 million settlement over a lawsuit related to a security lapse that exposed Google Plus users’ data, amidst other legal challenges for privacy and competition…
PRG News Roundup, January 31, 2024
News Child access and privacy work are at the forefront of issues being addressed politically. On Wednesday, January 31, five CEOs from major tech companies, including Meta’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg…
PRG News Roundup, October 25, 2023
News The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) proposed the Personal Financial Data Rights rule to give people a legal right to give third parties access to their data related to…
PRG News Roundup, November 1, 2023
News The Biden-Harris Administration issued a landmark executive order entitled “Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy AI.” The order aims to standardize federal procurement of AI, and to lay out the groundwork for establishing new…
PRG News Roundup, October 18, 2023
News California governor Gavin Newsom signed the Delete Act, which requires data brokers to register with the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) and charges the CPPA with developing a one-stop-shop deletion…
PRG News Roundup, October 11, 2023
News In September 25, it was reported that a Chinese programmer had been administratively punished for more than 1 million RMB (approximately 145000 USD) due to his illegal use of…
PRG News Roundup, October 4, 2023
News The Canadian Federal Court of Appeal has confirmed that Canadian citizens have the "right to be forgotten" online. In a 2017 case, a man complained that Google violated Canada's…
PRG News Roundup, September 27, 2023
News The Federal Trade Commission and 17 attorneys general launched a lawsuit against Amazon alleging the company exercises illegal monopoly power through anti-competitive strategies like anti-discounting measures and biasing search…
PRG News Roundup, September 20, 2023
News On September 19, UK passed the Online Safety Bill which sets new and tougher duties on social media platforms seeking, among other things, children’s protection and safety. A federal judge granted…
PRG News Roundup, April 19, 2023
The Virtual Global Taskforce issued a new statement on end-to-end encryption and CSA material. A new bill to regulate the use of AI in business, AB 331, has been proposed…