Ashley Belanger reports: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is currently seeking comments on new rules that would further restrict platforms’ efforts to monetize children’s data. Through the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), the FTC initially sought to give parents more control over what kinds of information that various websites and apps can collect from their kids….
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Seattle hospital sues Texas AG who sought records of trans minors
Kim Bellware, Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Timothy Bella, and Ben Brasch of the Washington Post report: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) tried to compel a Seattle hospital to hand over information about gender-affirming treatment Texas youths may have received across state lines, according to court filings, signaling an escalation of his office’s attempts to crack down…
Dead People Fingerprint Sales Inspire Novel Florida Privacy Bill
Brenna Goth reports: Shortly after his mother’s funeral, Orlando resident Mark Cady-Archilla was confused to receive mail advertising the opportunity to purchase her fingerprint on a piece of jewelry. Jacqueline Cady took great pains to protect her privacy in life, Cady-Archilla said. He learned months later that the funeral home in charge of her services…
Court of Justice of the European Union Rules That Fear May Constitute Damage Under the GDPR
Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: On December 14, 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) issued its judgment in the case of VB v. Natsionalna agentsia za prihodite (C‑340/21), in which it clarified, among other things, the concept of non-material damage under Article 82 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) and the rules…