More signs that #databrokers are in the sights of California's #privacy watchdog @calprivacy.bsky.social is creating a "Data Broker Enforcement Strike Force" within its Enforcement Division.Data Broker Enforcement Strike Force within its Enforcement Division cppa.ca.gov/announcement...

Huge summary judgment ruling in Los Angeles today reported by MLex's Maria Dinzeo that #Meta #YouTube #TikTok #Snap must face US jury in a California state court on claims #addictivedesign features harm teens

Perhaps the biggest win by @NetChoice (in long string of them) against state laws that restrict minors' access to #socialmedia as judge rules Arkansas age-verification law violates #FirstAmendment nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

Some significant Friday afternoon #privacy news as
@calprivacy.bsky.social names @tomkemp00.bsky.social
to follow Ashkan Soltani as the agency's executive director. cppa.ca.gov/announcement...

The two members of Congress that put together a working group on potential #dataprivacy #legislation . @RepGuthrie of Kentucky & @JohnJoyceForPA have issued a specific request for information from stakeholders, due April 7. energycommerce.house.gov/posts/chairm...

New: Clearview AI's CEO Hoan Ton-That has resigned.

After he led the company through controversy and lawsuits, the company struggled to secure big federal contracts.

Now, Clearview is focused on selling to the Trump border effort and the Pentagon.
www.forbes.com/sites/davidj...

Thanks to the Debbie Reynolds for hosting me on her #DataDiva podcast, where we talked about MLex
#privacy coverage, how #dataprotection is becoming a #nationalsecurity issue, the growing overlap between privacy and #antitrust and other topics www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyKR...

Noel Francisco, the lawyer representing @TikTok before #SCOTUS, spells out what for Justice Kavanaugh will happen to the platform on Jan 19 if divestiture law not blocked: "As I understand it, we go dark. The platform shuts down." #TikTok #FirstAmendment #SCOTUS

What are the likely effects of Trump 2.0 on privacy? ICYMI [VIDEO] Webinar: “Privacy Under the Trump Administration” Speakers: Daniel Solove, Amie Stepanovich (FPF), and Omer Tene (Goodwin) www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha1R...

Spending this morning at the PI hearing brought by @NetChoice against the state of California's #SB976 Protecting Our Kids from Social Media Addiction Act.
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTe... #additctivedesign #socialmedia

In a newly unsealed court filing, @Google says it faces an eye-popping $124 billion civil penalty from 17 states bringing consumer protection claims against its #adtech business in a case that also includes #antitrust claims colleague Chris May and I report www.mlex.com/mlex/data-pr...

Here's the key conclusion by the court on TikTok:

Breaking: The DC Circuit has affirmed the
@tiktok_us
divestiture act, concluding that Congress appropriately weighed its responsibilities under the #FirstAmendment content.mlex.com#/content/161...

The #CFPB is unveiling proposed #privacy rules for #databrokers designed to ensure existing FCRA applies to information sold by data brokers. www.consumerfinance.gov/rules-policy...

My MLex colleague Freny Patel has an excellent analysis today about how India - and increasingly other jurisdictions - is deploying #antitrust law to protect #privacy issues in enforcement against @Meta www.mlex.com/mlex/article...