Rafael Reyneri of Covington & Burling writes: Last week, an Ohio district court found that violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) occurring between 2015 and July 2020 cannot be enforced because the law was unconstitutional at the time. The case is captioned Lindenbaum v. Realgy, LLC, No. 19-CV-02862 (N.D. Ohio), and the opinion builds…
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Id: Fintech Cermati data breach points to urgency for data protection law: Experts
Eisya A. Eloksari reports: A recent data breach case involving fintech aggregator platform Cermati.com, the fifth known this year, again highlights the vulnerability of user data on digital platforms and the urgency of a personal data protection bill, experts have said. Data on almost 3 million users from fintech aggregator platform Cermati.com was leaked and sold online…
Prop. 24 passes in California, pushing privacy rights to the forefront again
Laura Hautala reports: California voters Tuesday approved a ballot measure that aims to beef up consumer privacy protections, according to unofficial returns published by the state’s Secretary of State. Prop. 24’s proponents said the initiative will close a loophole in the state’s current privacy law that lets major tech companies keep targeting ads with user data, even when users opted…
Michigan Passes Warrant Requirement for Electronic Data Searches
Alex Ebert reports: Michigan voters approved a state constitutional amendment that will require state and local law enforcement officers to get a warrant before searching through suspects’ electronic data. Read more on Bloomberg Law.