Maria Deutscher reports: The European Union’s top court has issued a ruling that could lead to major changes in the way Meta Platforms Inc. operates its ad business. The Luxembourg-based Court of Justice of the European Union, or CJEU, released a summary of the ruling today. The decision is the culmination of a long-running legal battle focused…
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Judge Halts California Privacy Rule Enforcement Until Next March
Patrick Ambrosio reports: California’s first-in-the-nation privacy agency must wait until March 2024 to begin enforcing new regulations governing how businesses collect and use customers’ personal information, a state judge ruled. The ruling by the California Superior Court in Sacramento blocks the California Privacy Protection Agency from moving ahead with plans to begin enforcement of the rules as…
Pixel Hunt: Need to Get Plan B or an HIV Test Online? Facebook May Know About It
Twelve of the largest drug stores in the U.S. sent shoppers’ sensitive health information to Facebook or other platforms, according to an investigation by The Markup and KFF Health News By: Darius Tahir for KFF Health News and Simon Fondrie-Teitler for The Markup This article was coreported with KFF Health News, a national newsroom that…
Madison Square Garden Sued Over Facial ID Technology at Venues
Christopher Brown reports: Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. violated New York City’s biometric privacy ordinance and a state privacy law through a facial recognition system it used to provide security at its entertainment venues, a new proposed federal class action alleged. M. Ross Arnel alleged that MSG profited from its collection of biometric information from visitors…