Most Popular Data Privacy Headlines This Year
The most viewed headlines from our Data Privacy Topic Page over the last year.
#1 Texas Accuses Allstate-Owned Arity of Data Privacy Violations
Dec 13 2024 // Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a notice of violation against Allstate-owned Arity, a mobile data company that collects drivers’ information, for breaching the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act...
#2 California Bill Seeks to Beef up Consumer Privacy Protections for Insurance
Apr 10 2025 // A new bill introduced in California aims to increase transparency and accountability in California’s insurance market by bolstering consumer privacy protections and establishing a privacy rights framework for...
#3 Insurers Begin Restricting Privacy Coverage in Response to Evolving Risk
Oct 31 2025 // After several years of competitive pricing and capacity expansion, cyber insurers appear to be reassessing coverage breadth. Asked whether carriers are beginning to restrict coverage, panelists at Zywave’s Cyber Risk...
#4 Viewpoint: California’s Latest Insurance Privacy Bill Would Add Layer of Regulation
Apr 23 2025 // California lawmakers are once again turning their attention to consumer privacy—this time with a laser focus on the insurance sector. At a moment when insurance companies are already navigating a minefield of data...
#5 Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act Now in Effect
Jan 7 2025 // The Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act, passed in 2023, went into effect at the beginning of this new year, granting Delawareans new personal data privacy rights. “Businesses collect Delawareans’ personal data...
#6 Online Ticket Seller to Pay $85K for Violating Connecticut’s New Data Privacy Law
Jul 9 2025 // Connecticut Attorney General William Tong announced a settlement with TicketNetwork, Inc. as a result of an investigation into violations of the Connecticut Data Privacy Act. Under the settlement, TicketNetwork has agreed...
#7 Google Settles $1.4B Lawsuit With Texas Over Data Privacy Violations
May 12 2025 // Google will pay $1.4 billion to Texas to settle claims the company collected users’ data without permission, the state’s attorney general announced Friday. Attorney General Ken Paxton described the settlement...
#8 FTC Chair Warns Tech Firms Not to Weaken Data Privacy to Comply With EU, UK Laws
Aug 25 2025 // The chairman of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission warned Apple, Alphabet, and other technology companies that efforts to comply with British and European digital content laws could violate U.S. law if they weaken privacy...
#9 Shopify Must Face Data Privacy Lawsuit in US
Apr 22 2025 // A U.S. appeals court on Monday revived a proposed data privacy class action against Shopify, a decision that could make it easier for American courts to assert jurisdiction over internet-based platforms. In a 10-1...
#10 Google Settles YouTube Children’s Privacy Lawsuit for $30 Million
Aug 21 2025 // Google will pay $30 million to settle a lawsuit claiming it violated the privacy of children using YouTube by collecting their personal information without parental consent, and using it to send targeted ads. A preliminary...
#11 FTC Concerned About Privacy Protections in 23andMe Bankruptcy
Mar 31 2025 // The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is concerned about the potential sale or transfer of Americans’ personal information by 23andMe ancestry testing company which recently filed for bankruptcy, the agency’s...
#12 Nebraska Court Allows Data Privacy Lawsuit Against Change Healthcare to Proceed
Nov 17 2025 // Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers announced last week that a district court denied Change Healthcare’s motion to dismiss claims for alleged consumer protection and data privacy violations, allowing the...
#13 Insurers Begin Restricting Privacy Coverage in Response to Evolving Risk
Nov 17 2025 // After several years of competitive pricing and capacity expansion, cyber insurers appear to be reassessing coverage breadth. Asked whether carriers are beginning to restrict coverage, panelists at Zywave’s Cyber Risk...
