Will Congress Kill the Push for Data Privacy?
From today’s The Hill: With a lame duck session ahead in Congress, Democratic leaders in the House are facing demands to move forward pending bills. Many industry groups are hoping…
Cosmetics Giant Sephora Settles Customer Data Privacy Suit
From today’s ABC News Online: Sephora Inc., one of the world’s largest cosmetics retailers, has settled a lawsuit claiming that the company sold customer information without proper notice in violation…
T-Mobile Reaches $500 Million Settlement in Huge 2021 Data Breach
From today’s New York Times: T-Mobile has agreed to a settlement totaling $500 million in a class-action lawsuit filed by customers after the company disclosed in August that sensitive data had been…
How Dobbs Threatens to Torpedo Privacy Rights in the US
From today’s Wired Magazine: A READER OF the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization could understandably conclude that the Constitution’s protection of privacy was a relatively short-lived experiment, beginning…
Connecticut Poised to Become Fifth State to Enact Privacy Law
From today’s Consumer Finance Monitor: Connecticut is the next in a growing list of states to pass comprehensive data privacy legislation. Last Friday, the Connecticut legislature passed, by large margins,…