South Korea’s data protection regulator has fined Chinese ecommerce giant Temu nearly one million dollars (1.39 billion won) for illegally transferring Korean users’ personal information to China and other countries. Temu outsources and stores users’ data with companies in several countries, including China, Singapore, South Korea and Japan, But the firm “failed to disclose in…
Category: Laws
Clothing Retailer, Todd Snyder, Inc., Settles CPPA Allegations Regarding California Consumer Privacy Act Violations
Libbie Canter, Lindsey Tonsager, Jayne Ponder, and Natalie Maas of Covington and Burling write: On May 6, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) announced a decision and $345,178 fine related to allegations that Todd Snyder, Inc. violated the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) and requirements to change its business practices. As summarized in the consent order, the CPPA alleged…
The App Store Freedom Act Compromises User Privacy To Punish Big Tech
Jack Nicastro writes: For years, federal lawmakers and regulators have used their power to penalize Big Tech companies for successfully serving American consumers. Rep. Kat Cammack (R–Fla.) is continuing this trend. On Tuesday, Cammack introduced the App Store Freedom Act, which intends to promote competition in the digital marketplace by forcing interoperability and open app development requirements on widely used app stores and…
Florida bill requiring encryption backdoors for social media accounts has failed
Zack Whittaker reports: A Florida bill, which would have required social media companies to provide an encryption backdoor for allowing police to access user accounts and private messages, has failed to pass into law. The Social Media Use by Minors bill was “indefinitely postponed” and “withdrawn from consideration” in the Florida House of Representatives earlier this week. Lawmakers in…