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		<title>Amazon&#8217;s Ring Sued Over Facial Recognition Feature</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2026/06/02/872129.htm</link>
		
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					<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:49:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[facial recognition privacy]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[Amazon was sued on Monday by a Virginia resident over what he said were privacy violations after the company&#8217;s Ring doorbell cameras at friends and family members&#8217; homes collected and stored images of his face using facial recognition software. The &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>GM to pay $12.75 Million to Settle California Driver Privacy Probe</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2026/05/11/869305.htm</link>
		
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					<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 12:58:48 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[GM has agreed to pay $12.75 million to resolve a California investigation into allegations that the Detroit automaker illegally sold two data brokers detailed information about the driving habits of hundreds of thousands of Californians, state Attorney General Rob Bonta &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>xAI Loses Bid to Halt California AI Data Disclosure Law</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2026/03/06/860753.htm</link>
		
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					<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 06:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[artificial intelligence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Data disclosure laws]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elon Musk]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[Elon Musk&#8217;s artificial intelligence company xAI failed to convince a California federal court on Thursday to temporarily block the state&#8217;s law requiring companies to disclose information about the data they use to train AI models. U.S. District Judge Jesus Bernal &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Wynn Resorts Says Hackers Stole Employee Data</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2026/02/25/859492.htm</link>
		
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					<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 06:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Wynn Resorts on Tuesday said hackers had obtained employee data and that the company was investigating the breach. Michael Weaver, Wynn&#8217;s chief communications officer, said in an email Tuesday that the company learned that &#8220;an unauthorized third party acquired certain &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Privacy Activists Call on California to Remove Covert License Plate Readers</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2026/02/13/857956.htm</link>
		
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					<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 06:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[California Gov. Gavin Newsom]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[More than two dozen privacy and advocacy organizations are calling on California Gov. Gavin Newsom to remove a network of covert license plate readers deployed across Southern California that the groups believe feed data into a controversial U.S. Border Patrol &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Experts Wary of Privacy, Liability From AI Health Gadgets at CES in Nevada</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2026/01/13/853811.htm</link>
		
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					<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 06:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Health tech gadgets displayed at the annual CES trade show make a lot of promises. A smart scale promoted a healthier lifestyle by scanning your feet to track your heart health, and an egg-shaped hormone tracker uses AI to help &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>AI Regulation Battle Looms in California Despite Trump Threats</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2026/01/05/853085.htm</link>
		
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					<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 14:45:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[AI]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[This year, many of the world&#8217;s most powerful artificial intelligence companies face a pitched battle over government regulation on their home turf—California. And even President Donald Trump&#8217;s threat to punish states that regulate AI may not stop the fight. California &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>California Gets $3.2M Settlement From Software Company for Breached Student Data</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2025/11/10/846901.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 06:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[California Attorney General Rob Bonta]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced that California secured a $3.25 million settlement with a software maker for failing to protect students&#8217; data. The settlement also involves two other states, amounting to a total of $5.1 million and injunctive terms &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Insurers Begin Restricting Privacy Coverage in Response to Evolving Risk</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2025/10/31/845809.htm</link>
		
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					<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2025 05:09:47 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;s Cyber Risk Insights conference in New York this week said there are &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>FTC to Review AI Chatbot Risks With Focus on Privacy Harms</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2025/09/05/837985.htm</link>
		
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					<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2025 05:23:17 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[National News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AI regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AI risk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[artificial intelligence (AI)]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[The US Federal Trade Commission plans to study the harms to children and others of AI-powered chatbots like those offered by OpenAI, Alphabet Inc.&#8217;s Google and Meta Platforms Inc., according to people familiar with the matter. The study will focus &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Google Must Pay $425 Million in Class Action Over Privacy, Jury Rules</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2025/09/04/837888.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2025 13:17:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[class action lawsuits]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[A federal jury determined on Wednesday that Alphabet&#8217;s Google must pay $425 million for invading users&#8217; privacy by continuing to collect data for millions of users who had switched off a tracking feature in their Google account. The verdict comes &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Appeals Court Says DOGE Team Can Access Sensitive Data</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2025/08/13/835493.htm</link>
		
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					<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2025 05:09:49 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday rejected a bid by a group of unions to block the Trump administration government downsizing team known as the Department of Government Efficiency from accessing sensitive data on Americans. The Virginia-based 4th U.S. Circuit &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>California and Washington Companies Paying $145M to Settle FTC Charges</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2025/08/13/835475.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2025 05:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[A California healthcare company and a Washington healthcare company just pay $145 million in separate matters to resolve Federal Trade Commission charges over misleading consumers. Assurance IQ, LLC and MediaAlpha, Inc. will pay a total of $145 million to settle &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Meta Clashes With Apple, Google Over Child Age Check Legislation</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2025/07/25/833246.htm</link>
		
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					<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 15:14:34 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[The biggest tech companies are warring over who&#8217;s responsible for children&#8217;s safety online, with billions of dollars in fines on the line as states rapidly pass conflicting laws requiring companies to verify users&#8217; ages. The struggle has turned into a &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Meta Investors, Zuckerberg Reach Settlement to End $8B Privacy Litigation Trial</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2025/07/17/831981.htm</link>
		
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					<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 05:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Mark Zuckerberg and current and former directors and officers of Meta Platforms agreed on Thursday to settle claims seeking $8 billion for the damage they allegedly caused the company by allowing repeated violations of Facebook users&#8217; privacy, a lawyer for &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Meta Investors, Zuckerberg Square Off at $8B Trial Over Alleged Privacy Violations</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2025/07/14/831439.htm</link>
		
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					<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 13:19:49 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Mark Zuckerberg is expected to appear as a star witness in an unusual $8 billion trial that kicks off this week at which the Meta CEO is accused of operating Facebook as an illegal enterprise that allowed users&#8217; data to &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>California Fails to Stop 23andMe Founder From Re-Acquiring Company</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2025/07/09/830859.htm</link>
		
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					<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 05:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Genetic testing company 23andMe can proceed with a $305 million sale to the company&#8217;s co-founder Anne Wojcicki after a U.S. bankruptcy judge rejected California&#8217;s bid to delay the sale while the state appeals over privacy concerns related to the deal. &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>23andMe Bankruptcy Bid Deadline Extended as DNA Privacy Woes Linger</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2025/04/29/821553.htm</link>
		
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					<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2025 05:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[The sale of the bankrupt DNA data bank 23andMe is facing delays as the company tries to find a lead bidder that can quickly clear regulatory hurdles and guarantee customer privacy rules will be honored. The former Silicon Valley startup &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Viewpoint: California&#8217;s Latest Insurance Privacy Bill Would Add Layer of Regulation</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2025/04/23/820639.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 05:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[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 privacy laws, the newly proposed Senate Bill &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>California Bill Seeks to Beef up Consumer Privacy Protections for Insurance</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2025/04/10/819363.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 14:38:50 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[A new bill introduced in California aims to increase transparency and accountability in California&#8217;s insurance market by bolstering consumer privacy protections and establishing a privacy rights framework for insurance licensees and their third-party service providers. Senate Bill 354, the Insurance &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Lawsuit Accuses Amazon of Secretly Tracking Consumers Through Cellphones</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2025/01/30/810081.htm</link>
		
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					<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 06:07:12 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Amazon.com was sued on Wednesday by consumers who accused the retailing giant of secretly tracking their movements through their cellphones, and selling data it collects. According to a proposed class action in San Francisco federal court, Amazon obtained &#8220;backdoor access&#8221; &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Damages Upheld for Man Whose Ex-Girlfriend Shared Nude Photo Without Permission</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2025/01/17/808609.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 2025 06:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[A Massachusetts man who sued his ex-girlfriend over her sharing an unflattering nude photo of him and accessing his personal online accounts without permission has had his $10,280 court award upheld. In December 2023, a Bristol County trial judge entered &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Texas Lawsuit Alleges Allstate Illegally Collects Driver Data</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southcentral/2025/01/13/808043.htm</link>
		
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					<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jan 2025 21:14:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Allstate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[consumer data collection]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[The State of Texas on Monday filed a lawsuit against Allstate, alleging the insurance company illegally collects driver data through secretly embedded software in mobile apps and then uses the data to justify raising Texans&#8217; insurance rates. Texas Attorney General &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>California Teen Suspected of Being a Member of Scattered Spider Hacking Gang</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2024/12/04/803442.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Admin]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2024 06:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[hack]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[An accused teenage hacker who was arrested last month in California is suspected of being a member of the notorious cybercrime group Scattered Spider, according to several people familiar with the matter. U.S. prosecutors charged Remington Ogletree on Oct. 30 &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Zoom Offers $18 Million to Settle SEC Privacy Probe From 2020</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2024/12/02/802999.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Admin]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Mon, 02 Dec 2024 06:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[fines and penalties]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[Zoom Communications Inc. has offered $18 million to settle a four-year-old US Securities and Exchange Commission probe related to its privacy policies and communications. In the most recent quarter, the company recorded an $18 million expense for a &#8220;tentative settlement &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Meta Pushes Back Against FTC Effort to Toughen Privacy Order</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2024/11/13/800919.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Admin]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Wed, 13 Nov 2024 06:25:36 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Meta Platforms Inc. rebuffed the Federal Trade Commission&#8217;s plans to modify a 2020 privacy settlement with the company, arguing that such a move would need approval from a federal court. A Meta lawyer told the FTC&#8217;s five commissioners at a &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Top EU Privacy Regulator Opens Probe Into Google&#8217;s AI Compliance</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2024/09/12/792635.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Admin]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2024 14:38:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[data privacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EU privacy and data protection]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[The top EU privacy regulator opened an inquiry on Thursday into whether search engine giant Google adequately protected European Union users&#8217; personal data before using it to help develop its foundational AI Model. Ireland&#8217;s Data Protection Commission (DPC), the lead &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Maine Regulators Reject Letting Utility Report Suspect Marijuana Growers to Police</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2024/08/16/788610.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Fri, 16 Aug 2024 05:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Maine marijuana laws]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[Maine utility regulators unanimously rejected on Tuesday an electric utility&#8217;s proposal to proactively report high consumption that signals a marijuana growing operation to law enforcement officials in an attempt to aid police crackdown on illicit operations. The three-member Public Utilities &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>TikTok Sued by US for Allegedly Breaking Kids&#8217; Privacy Law</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2024/08/05/786904.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Admin]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2024 05:05:52 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[National News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[TikTok was sued by the US for allegedly collecting data on children in violation of an online privacy act, three months after the popular video app sued the government over a law that could ban it across the country. In &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>DOJ Drops Claims That TikTok Misled US Consumers in Lawsuit</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2024/06/24/780764.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Admin]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2024 05:30:53 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[The US Justice Department is dropping one of two proposed claims against ByteDance Ltd.&#8217;s TikTok, planning to focus a consumer protection lawsuit later this year on children&#8217;s privacy instead of allegations the video-sharing platform misled consumers about their data security. &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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