Kathryn Cahoy, Libbie Canter, Natalie Dugan, and Conor Kane of Covington and Burling write: The New York Office of Attorney General (OAG) recently published guidance for website privacy controls. Although New York does not have a comprehensive privacy law, business’ privacy-related practices and statements may be subject to New York’s consumer protection laws, which generally prohibit businesses…
Category: Business
DPC takes court action against Twitter over AI data concerns
RTÉ reports: The Data Protection Commission has launched High Court proceedings against Twitter International Unlimited Company over concerns about how the personal data of millions of European users of the “X” platform is being processed. The DPC says it concerns centre around the use of this data, in public posts by X users, in European…
Dutch privacy watchdog warns firms that use AI chatbots
Dutch News reports: The Dutch privacy watchdog Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens has issued a warning about the use of AI-driven chatbots by companies, following several leaks of private information, including medical details. […] In one case, a family doctor’s assistant fed private information about patients into a ChatGPT-based programme, which was then stored on the tech company’s servers and…
Amazon Prime Video Class Action Lawsuits Explained
John Boitnott reports: With roughly 167 million US users, Amazon Prime Video stands as one of the most popular streaming services in the country. However, despite the widespread use of the platform and Amazon itself being a large and profitable business, the brand is no stranger to legal scrutiny. In fact, Amazon Prime Video recently…