TikTok Agrees to $400 Million Children’s Privacy Settlement August 24, 2026 By David Shepardson TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance on Friday agreed to a $400-million settlement to resolve the U.S. Justice Department’s...
FTC Sues Hims & Hers for Sending User Health Info to Meta, Snap July 30, 2026 By Jody Godoy The U.S. Federal Trade Commission sued Hims & Hers on July 29 alleging the telehealth platform shared users’ health data...
Amazon’s Ring Sued Over Facial Recognition Feature June 2, 2026 By Greg Bensinger Amazon was sued on Monday by a Virginia resident over what he said were privacy violations after the company’s Ring...
GM to pay $12.75 Million to Settle California Driver Privacy Probe May 11, 2026 By David Shepardson GM has agreed to pay $12.75 million to resolve a California investigation into allegations that the Detroit automaker illegally sold...
xAI Loses Bid to Halt California AI Data Disclosure Law March 6, 2026 By Blake Brittain Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI failed to convince a California federal court on Thursday to temporarily block the state’s...
Wynn Resorts Says Hackers Stole Employee Data February 25, 2026 By AJ Vicens Wynn Resorts on Tuesday said hackers had obtained employee data and that the company was investigating the breach. Michael Weaver,...
Privacy Activists Call on California to Remove Covert License Plate Readers February 13, 2026 By Garance Burke More than two dozen privacy and advocacy organizations are calling on California Gov. Gavin Newsom to remove a network of...
Experts Wary of Privacy, Liability From AI Health Gadgets at CES in Nevada January 13, 2026 By Jessica Hill Health tech gadgets displayed at the annual CES trade show make a lot of promises. A smart scale promoted a...
AI Regulation Battle Looms in California Despite Trump Threats January 5, 2026 By Eliyahu Kamisher This year, many of the world’s most powerful artificial intelligence companies face a pitched battle over government regulation on their...
California Gets $3.2M Settlement From Software Company for Breached Student Data November 10, 2025 California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced that California secured a $3.25 million settlement with a software maker for failing to...