Privacy News & Issues
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission slapped Meta with a €251 million fine for failure to comply with the GDPR Euractiv reports: The fine was issued for a security breach on social media Facebook which started in July 2017, and affected close to three million accounts in the European Economic Area. “This enforcement action highlights how the…
Law professor and privacy law scholar Dan Solove recently wrote: Today, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) published a large advertisement in the San Francisco Chronicle encouraging people to exercise their privacy rights. “The ball is in your court,” the ad declared. (H/T Paul Schwartz) While I admire the CPPA’s effort to educate, the notion…
EPIC reports: The Michigan Senate voted during the final days of its session to pass SB 659, the Michigan Personal Data Privacy Act. The bill now goes to the House of Representatives for consideration. The bill includes many strong protections for Michiganders, including a ban on the sale of sensitive data, a prohibition on targeted advertising…
Jennifer Calfas and Laura Kusisto report: Texas is suing a New York-based doctor for allegedly prescribing abortion pills through telemedicine to a patient from the Lone Star state. The lawsuit is believed to be the first challenge to laws designed to shield doctors in states with abortion protections from legal challenges elsewhere. Texas Attorney General Ken…