11 Apr, 2024 Scope -- And Embarrassing Consequences -- Of Microsoft Breach Grow By Mitzi Hill Microsoft disclosed in January that it had suffered a hack of executive emails by a Russian state-sponsored threat group. In the months...
28 Mar, 2024 Utah Bill Would Add AI Regulations to its Consumer Protection Law By Mitzi Hill The Utah legislature has passed a bill that would hold companies liable for consumer protection/fair trade violations for misleading use...
26 Mar, 2024 Feds to Investigate Hack of Healthcare Payment/Claims Processing Platform By Mitzi Hill In mid-March, the regulator responsible for privacy in healthcare announced that it will investigate a ransomware incident that took down...
14 Mar, 2024 Data Broker in Bankruptcy is Prohibited from Selling "Sensitive" Location Data Unless Buyer Promises to Treat Data Carefully By Mitzi Hill Data broker Near, an India-based company, has gone into bankruptcy seven months after a splashy IPO. Touting that it held data about 1.6...
02 Nov, 2023 EU Edges Closer to AI Regulations By Mitzi Hill The regulators in the EU met in late October for a continuing discussion about how to deal with AI. They will convene again in early...
24 Oct, 2023 SCOTUS to Hear First Amendment Case Stemming from Government Efforts to Manage Misinformation on Social Media By Mitzi Hill The Supreme Court has voted 6-3 to hear a First Amendment case brought by two states and several officials relating to the federal...
12 Oct, 2023 Meta Previews Ad Free Services in EU to Address AdTech Privacy Concerns By Mitzi Hill Meta appears to be rolling out subscription-based ad-free social media platform services in an effort to avoid having to fit its...
10 Oct, 2023 23andMe Breach May Include DNA Data: Will Biometric or Other Privacy Laws Govern the Breach? By Mitzi Hill Consumer DNA testing company 23andMe has been subjected to a massive hack and data theft, according to posts in cybercrime forum postings...
05 Oct, 2023 SCOTUS To Hear Social Media Content Moderation Cases By Mitzi Hill Social media content moderation laws passed in 2021 in Florida and Texas will go to the US Supreme Court for a decision whether they...
26 Sep, 2023 Bipartisan Senate AI Bill May Be Coming By Mitzi Hill Senators Thune and Klobuchar apparently are tired of waiting on comprehensive AI legislation from Congress. In this weariness, they may...
31 Aug, 2023 Multimillion Class Action Dollar Settlement regarding Facebook Pixel Use by Video Streaming Site By Mitzi Hill A federal court has given preliminary approval to a $2.6M class action award against a website operator violating end user privacy by...
29 Aug, 2023 Google Prepares for New Digital Regulations in EU By Mitzi Hill 2024 will see new rules coming into effect in the EU that regulate the largest online platforms and search engines (Google, Amazon,...