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Anyone who has purchased a car in the past decade is familiar with the dazzling wave of technology that greets them: giant touchscreens, voice controls, remote start apps. But behind the gleaming infotainment systems and driver-assist cameras, a subtler, more powerful feature has crept into the modern automobile, the ability to observe, record, and report…

Jam City, Inc., a prominent mobile gaming company behind popular franchises such as Harry Potter and Frozen, has agreed to pay $1.4 million in civil penalties to resolve allegations that it violated the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) by failing to provide adequate privacy opt-out mechanisms for its users. This resolution, announced by…

Video game developer Ubisoft, Inc. came out on top earlier this month in the Northern District of California when a judge dismissed, with prejudice, a class action claiming that the company’s use of third-party website pixels violated privacy laws. The judge concluded that the “issue of consent defeat[ed] all of Plaintiffs’ claims.” Lakes v. Ubisoft…

The California Attorney General published two legal advisories this week:

These advisories seek to remind businesses of consumer rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended by the…

The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies is reshaping the corporate landscape, offering unparalleled opportunities to enhance customer experiences and streamline operations. At the intersection of this digital transformation lie two key executives—the Chief Information Officer (CIO) and the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). This dynamic duo, when aligned, can drive ethical AI adoption, ensure…

On Wednesday, the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) Privacy and Data Protection Task Force announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) to establish a federal-state partnership focused on privacy, data protection, and cybersecurity enforcement matters. This partnership will allow the FCC and the CPPA to share resources and align efforts…

Across Europe and other countries, there are numerous data protection authorities with differing goals and enforcement powers. Until 2020, when the California Privacy Rights Act (which amended the California Consumer Privacy Act) (collectively the CCPA) went into effect, did the U.S. government or any states have any similar data protection authorities like Europe; then came…

On Tuesday this week, Montana’s new consumer protections law took effect, joining many other states with similar consumer privacy rights legislation.

The Montana Consumer Data Privacy Act (MCDPA) provides residents with the right to access or obtain copies of their data collected by online companies, the right to request deletion of personal information maintained by…