California Attorney General Rob Bonta leads investigation with Colorado and Connecticut targeting businesses that fail to honor Global Privacy Control (GPC) opt-out ...
The Justice Department has told a bankruptcy court that Character.AI should not be allowed to sell its users’ conversations ...
After years of scrolling to the bottom of 40-page end-user license agreements just to check the “I Agree” box and move on, consumers are now taking notice of—and taking action over—how companies are ...
U.S. privacy law continued to expand in 2024, both geographically and substantively. We now have 19 states with comprehensive consumer privacy laws (some of which are already in effect, while others ...
Consumers are more aware than ever of how their data is collected and shared—and they’re not happy about it. High-profile revelations about government data access and evolving privacy regulations are ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Gary Drenik is a writer covering AI, analytics and innovation. The shift away from third-party cookies has amplified the demand ...
This checklist assumes the controller wants to ensure that the personal data rights it offers to individuals meet the requirements of all US state consumer privacy laws, including those with future ...
In September 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released an eye-opening report that digs into the data habits of nine major tech giants, including Amazon (Twitch), ByteDance (TikTok), Discord, ...
New California law requires social media companies to make it easy for users to cancel their accounts and remove all data. It's the first law of its kind in the country and other states are expected ...
When it comes to sharing data, blind faith isn’t enough. Today’s consumers have a heightened awareness of the risks involved and are paying closer attention to how companies manage these risks. They ...
Almost half the US states have passed comprehensive consumer data privacy protections that go beyond federal health privacy rules, known as Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
Publishing a website privacy policy is now standard practice. But assuming that a single, generic policy covers everything is inherently risky. In reality, privacy obligations can arise from several ...