PPSA writes: Imagine this scenario: It’s early evening, and you and your special someone are on the couch preparing to binge-watch your favorite streaming show. Ding-dong. You answer the door and, as you hoped, it is the dinner delivery person. He hands you your prepaid, pre-tipped meal and you start to shut the door when…
Uber Hit by Record $324 Million Fine for Data Transfers to US
Sarah Jacob of Bloomberg reports: Uber Technologies Inc. was hit by a record €290 million ($324 million) by the Dutch privacy watchdog for failing to abide by European protection standards when it shipped swathes of sensitive data about its drivers to the US. The Dutch Data Protection Authority said Uber was collecting information of drivers…
U.S. State Privacy Laws – A Lack of Imagination
Privacy law scholar Daniel Solove writes: The U.S. lacks a federal comprehensive privacy law, but the states have sprung into action by passing broadly-applicable consumer privacy laws. Nearly 20 states have passed such laws – so about 40% of the states now have privacy laws. Are these laws any good? Short answer: No But I…
Montana Supreme Court finds parental consent law unconstitutional
Natalie Hanson reports: The Montana Supreme Court on Wednesday found Montana’s law requiring parental consent for a minor’s abortion violates the right to privacy when making medical decisions. The justices ruled the Parental Consent for Abortion Act of 2013 violates “the fundamental right of a minor to control her body and destiny” under the state constitution. They…