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Maryland Governor Signs Online Data Privacy, Child Protection Bills
May 13 2024 // Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed two measures into law on Thursday that are aimed at better protecting personal data online from Big Tech, including a bill making Maryland the second state to try to create strong limits on...
China Orders Banks, Insurers to Review Cyber and Data Security
Jan 11 2024 // China’s financial regulator told its banks and insurers to thoroughly review cyber and data security across all their businesses, underscoring the government’s increased focus on national security and data...
Google Settles $5 Billion Consumer Privacy Lawsuit
Dec 29 2023 // Alphabet’s Google has agreed to settle a lawsuit claiming it secretly tracked the internet use of millions of people who thought they were doing their browsing privately. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in...
Texas A.G. Secures Settlement With Blackbaud to Address Data Security Issues
Dec 12 2023 // Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has obtained a settlement with Blackbaud, Inc. (“Blackbaud”) to ensure that the South Carolina-based software provider corrects its deficient data security privacy practices...
Meta Asks Appeals Court to Tell FTC it Cannot Reopen Privacy Case
Nov 30 2023 // Meta Platforms, which owns WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook, filed a lawsuit asking an appeals court to stop the U.S. Federal Trade Commission from unilaterally re-opening a consent agreement and ordering the social media...
Google Fails to End $5B Consumer Privacy Lawsuit
Aug 8 2023 // A U.S. judge rejected Google’s bid to dismiss a lawsuit claiming it invaded the privacy of millions of people by secretly tracking their internet use. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on Monday said she...
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