Latest Data Privacy Headlines
All the headlines from our Data Privacy Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Connecticut Legislators Pass Consumer Data Privacy ‘Bill of Rights’
May 2 2022 // Consumers in Connecticut will be able to know when their personal information is being tracked and how it’s being used under a wide-ranging data privacy bill that’s headed to Gov. Ned Lamont’s desk. The...
Report from California Watchdog Group Calls for Privacy Protections from Connected Cars
Mar 30 2022 // A new report from a consumer group calls out what it says are privacy problems posed for consumers from connected cars and it points to new rules to be developed in California as a potential model across the...
Zuckerberg Deposition Blocked by Judge in D.C. Privacy Case
Mar 18 2022 // A request to depose Mark Zuckerberg as part of Washington, D.C.’s data-privacy lawsuit against Facebook drew a blistering denial from the judge overseeing the case, who called the attempt “frankly...
Meta’s Facebook to Pay $90 Million to Settle Privacy Lawsuit Over User Tracking
Feb 22 2022 // Facebook agreed to pay $90 million to settle a decade-old privacy lawsuit accusing it of tracking users’ internet activity even after they logged out of the social media website. A proposed preliminary settlement was...
Massachusetts Lawmakers Advance Internet Data Privacy Bill
Feb 7 2022 // A bill that would grant Massachusetts residents what supporters describe as fundamental internet privacy rights — including greater control over their personal information — is making its way through the...
Arizona Judge Rules Google Should Face Jury in State’s Location Privacy Lawsuit
Jan 26 2022 // Allegations that Alphabet Inc.’s Google deceived users with unclear smartphone location tracking settings should be weighed by a jury, an Arizona judge ruled on Tuesday, refusing to toss out a lawsuit brought by the...
France Data Privacy Watchdog Slaps €150M Fine on Google for Misusing ‘Cookies’
Jan 6 2022 // PARIS – France’s data privacy watchdog CNIL said on Thursday it had fined Alphabet’s Google a record 150 million euros ($169 million) for making it difficult for internet users to refuse online trackers known...
Gone Phishing: There’s No Vacation for Data Security in the Insurance Industry
Nov 16 2021 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. The summer months can bring some much-needed time off for many in the insurance industry. But one thing that shouldn’t be taking a break is your emphasis on...
Google Data Privacy Suit Dismissed After Top UK Court Rules Against Class Action
Nov 10 2021 // Google won its bid to dismiss a data privacy lawsuit filed on behalf of millions of iPhone users, after the UK’s top court said the tech giant couldn’t be served with a class action suit. The case, which sought...
Britain Looks to Revisit Data Privacy Regulations
Sep 10 2021 // Britain said it would overhaul its data protection regulator to help strengthen economic growth and better protect the public, giving authorities scope to impose tougher penalties and fines for nuisance calls and text...
Judge Says Apple Must Face Siri Privacy Lawsuit
Sep 3 2021 // A federal judge on Thursday said Apple Inc. must face nearly all of a proposed class action lawsuit claiming that its voice-activated Siri assistant violates users’ privacy. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White said the...
Facebook’s WhatsApp to Appeal Ireland’s €225 Million Data Privacy Fine
Sep 3 2021 // Ireland hit Facebook’s WhatsApp with a record 225 million euro ($266 million) fine on Thursday following an inquiry into the messaging app’s transparency around sharing personal data with other Facebook...
Amazon Slapped with Record Fine for Violating EU Data Privacy Rules
Aug 3 2021 // Amazon.com Inc has been hit with a record $886.6 million (746 million euros) European Union fine for processing personal data in violation of the bloc’s GDPR rules, as privacy regulators take a more aggressive...
Carfagna, Hall Introduce Data Privacy Legislation in Ohio
Jul 26 2021 // Two Ohio state representatives have introduced legislation aimed at protecting data privacy by creating standards for the handling of data by businesses. Rick Carfagna (R-Genoa Township) and Thomas Hall (R-Madison...
Judge Advances Privacy Lawsuit Against Google Voice Assistant
Jul 19 2021 // A federal judge said Google must face much of a lawsuit accusing the company of illegally recording and disseminating private conversations of people who accidentally trigger its voice-activated Voice Assistant on their...
Judge Advances Privacy Lawsuit Against Google Voice Assistant
Jul 7 2021 // A federal judge said Google must face much of a lawsuit accusing the company of illegally recording and disseminating private conversations of people who accidentally trigger its voice-activated Voice Assistant on their...
EU Permits Free Flow of Data with UK to Avoid Violations of Its Strict Privacy Rules
Jun 29 2021 // The European Union gave its formal blessing to a decision guaranteeing the free flow of data between the bloc and the UK. The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, on Monday adopted so-called adequacy...
FBI Working with Iowa College on Data Security Breach
Jun 10 2021 // The FBI is now working with Iowa’s Des Moines Area Community College on a data security breach that has led to days of the school being shut down. The security incident closed the college on Friday and forced it to...
U.S. Chamber Urges U.S., EU to Adopt Data Privacy Shield, Halt Tariffs
Jun 10 2021 // The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday urged the United States and European Union to quickly resolve their disputes over steel and aluminum tariffs and aircraft subsidies, and adopt a new privacy shield to better...
Illinois Court: Insurer Has ‘Duty to Defend’ in Biometric Information Privacy Case
Jun 3 2021 // The Illinois Supreme Court recently sided with a policyholder seeking defense from its insurer for a lawsuit brought by a customer of a tanning salon alleging the insured unlawfully disclosed the customer’s biometric...
