Anna Edgerton reports: As soon as Kentucky’s legislative session opened this year, state Senator Whitney Westerfield re-introduced a data privacy bill to give consumers more control over personal information online. He knew what would come next. Last year, when he introduced similar legislation, industry lobbyists swooped in with an alternative bill based on a business-friendly…
Ireland’s Supreme Court rules seizure of computer from Quirke’s home unlawful
Vivienne Traynor reports: The Supreme Court has ruled that a seizure of a computer from convicted murderer Patrick Quirke’s home was unlawful. However, the court is to hear further arguments on the consequences of its decision and whether or not Quirke’s conviction will stand. The court was giving judgment on an appeal by Quirke against…
Iowa House and Senate Unanimously Vote to Approve Comprehensive Privacy Legislation
Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: On March 6 and 15, 2023, both chambers of the Iowa Legislature unanimously voted to approve Senate File 262, which could make Iowa the sixth U.S. state to enact comprehensive privacy legislation. The bill is most similar to Utah’s comprehensive privacy law. Senate File 262 would apply to a person that (1) conducts…
The Justice Department is investigating TikTok over journalist spying incident
Taylor Hatmaker reports: The Biden administration has recently ramped up pressure on TikTok over national security concerns stemming from its ties to China, and apparently the Justice Department and the FBI are also applying pressure of their own. Forbes first reported that the agencies are actively investigating ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company. The investigation was reportedly initiated after some…