Libbie Canter, Jennifer Johnson, Lily Katharine Hines, Christina Higgins, and Jorge Ortiz of Covington and Burling write: On June 6, the Texas Attorney General published a news release announcing that the Attorney General has opened an investigation into several car manufacturers. The news release states that the investigation was opened “after widespread reporting that [car manufacturers] have…
Category: U.S.
Google cuts part of team that vets police requests for user data
Gerrit De Vynck reports: Google cut a group of workers from the team responsible for making sure government requests for its users’ private information are legitimate and legal, raising concerns among workers and privacy experts that the company is weakening its ability to protect customer data. Google laid off about 10 members of its Legal…
New York State Legislature Passes Bill Addressing Children’s Use of Social Media Platforms, Pending Governor’s Signature
Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: On June 7, 2024, the New York legislature passed a bill (S.B. S7694A), the Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids Act (the “Act”), addressing children’s use of social media platforms. The bill is pending Governor Kathy Hochul’s signature. The Act prohibits a “covered operator” of an addictive social media platform from providing…
The Privacy Patchwork: Beyond US State “Comprehensive” Laws
Liisa M. Thomas of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP writes: We’ve cautioned before about the danger of thinking only about US state “comprehensive” laws when looking to legal privacy and data security obligations in the United States. We’ve also mentioned that the US has a patchwork of privacy laws. That patchwork is found to a certain…