Since California first passed its 2018 consumer privacy laws, 20 other states since followed suit. Most states passed a “copy-cat” version of California’s Consumer Privacy Act of 2018. However, a few went rogue, changing the game on enforcement and applicability, and even increasing statutory penalties. For all businesses with an online presence, see below and pay special attention to Vermont, Florida, Maryland, and Washington State as some states are permitting private citizens the right to sue
While You Were Sleeping, Vermont Passed One of the Most Stringent State Consumer Privacy Laws Yet
Just past midnight on May 11, 2024, the Vermont legislature passed the Vermont Data Privacy Act (VDPA). VDPA, if signed by Governor Phil Scott, will take
FCC hits top US carriers with nearly $200 million fine for sharing user location illegally
The FCC has fined major U.S. wireless carriers, including AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon, nearly $200 million for illegally sharing customers' location data without consent despite knowing.
People Are Slowly Realizing Their Auto Insurance Rates Are Skyrocketing Because Their Car Is Covertly Spying On Them
Last month the New York Times’ Kashmir Hill published a major story on how GM collects driver behavior data then sells access (through LexisNexis) to insurance companies, which will then jack…
How G.M. Tricked Millions of Drivers Into Being Spied On (Including Me)
This privacy reporter and her husband bought a Chevrolet Bolt in December. Two risk-profiling companies had been getting detailed data about their driving ever since.
Despite privacy policies often directed at the public, as well as current and future customers, they also apply to employees.
Therefore, when a cyber incident affects a business, courts are increasingly allowing employees to sue their employers directly for breach of implied contract (of privacy and use of reasonable measures to protect employee privacy).
Welcome! The fact that you’re reading this means that you probably care deeply about the issue of privacy, which warms our hearts. Unfortunately, even though you care about privacy, or perhaps because you care so much about it, you may feel that there's not much you (or anyone) can really do to...