Information Law, Policy and Digital Privacy
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…
News The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced changes to the current research data request and access policies in the name of data security that will limit individual…
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…
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…
News Earlier this month, New Jersey became the thirteenth state to pass a comprehensive privacy bill. The law, which will go into effect January 15, 2024, is said to borrow many…
Meta's paid ad-free service launched in Europe in November was targeted in an Austrian privacy complaint. The complaint was filed by the digital rights group NOYB with Austria's Data Protection…