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Google faces complaints for collecting sensitive information

Date posted - 21/08/2023

A class action lawsuit alleging violations of federal and state wiretapping laws was filed against Google based on Google's collection of sensitive financial information from tax filing services H&R Block, TaxAct, and TaxSlayer through use of Google Analytics and the Google...

UK ICO & CMA warn against design practices that harm consumer choice

Date posted - 14/08/2023

In a joint paper, the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) and Competition Markets Authority (CMA) set out their shared expectations of how companies should present information and choice to users of digital services about how user personal information is processed,...

Meta to obtain consent for ads in EU, but not UK

Date posted - 07/08/2023

Meta announced, through a blog post update, that it will change the legal basis it uses to process personal data for behavioral advertising for people in the EU, EEA and Switzerland from 'Legitimate Interest' to 'Consent'. The company did not...

13 key takeaways from recent FTC health data cases

Date posted - 31/07/2023

After several recent FTC enforcement actions involving health-related data, FTC staff posted on its "business blog" a list of thirteen "key messages" from the cases that companies need to understand.

Oregon enacts privacy law; Fandom VPPA suit allowed to proceed

Date posted - 24/07/2023

Oregon SB 619 was signed into law, making Oregon the eleventh state to sign a comprehensive privacy law (twelve, if you count Florida), adding to California, Colorado, Connecticut, Indiana, Iowa, Montana, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Virginia.

Tax prep companies under scrutiny for use of Meta pixel

Date posted - 17/07/2023

An investigation completed by a group of federal lawmakers revealed that tax prep companies TaxAct, TaxSlayer and H&R Block sent taxpayer information to Meta and Google for years through installation of the Meta pixel and use of Google tools on their...

European Commission adopts EU-U.S. adequacy decision

Date posted - 10/07/2023

A committee made up of EU Member State representatives voted in favor of approving the European Commission's draft adequacy decision on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. 24 Member States approved, and 3 Member States abstained from the vote. The European Commission then...

Enforcement of California regulations delayed to 2024

Date posted - 04/07/2023

The California Chamber of Commerce argued (and the Court agreed) that giving companies only three months to comply with the regulations did not align with the intent of the legislation. The Court ruled, therefore, that regulations (both now existing...

FTC warns against illegal use of algorithm training data

Date posted - 20/06/2023

the FTC made clear that it "will hold companies accountable for how they obtain, retain, and use consumer data that powers algorithms", that "any company that undermines consumer control of their data can face FTC enforcement action", and that...

TikTok faces latest class action over pixel tracking

Date posted - 05/06/2023

A class action lawsuit was filed against TikTok in the Central District of California, alleging various California statutory, common law and constitutional claims based on TikTok's collection and use of ad event information, IP address, and cookie information from...

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