A study by marketing research group YouGov found 54% of U.S. consumers consider targeted advertisements to be invasive, while 27% believe personalized ads are helpful when purchasing products online, MediaPost reports.
Social platform Bluesky CEO Jay Graber said the company is exploring consumer opt outs from data sharing for AI training purposes, TechCrunch reports. Graber said the proposed framework will give users more control over their data and would work similarly to how "websites specify whether they want to be scraped by search engines or not."Full story
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a USD650,000 settlement with app developer Saturn Technologies after the company allegedly did not confirm users' school email addresses and age on its calendar platform for high school students. James said Saturn "will have to update its practices, better protect users, and keep its promises" to protect underage users' personal information.Full story
Consumer Reports published an analysis highlighting potential privacy issues at six voice cloning companies.
The European Data Protection Board will discuss a procedure for how to approve binding corporate rules for controllers and processors under the EU General Data Protection Regulation during its 13 March meeting. The group will also discuss a statement on implementing the Passenger Name Record Directive after the Court of Justice of the European Union issued a ruling on its validity.Full story
Signal President Meredith Whittaker raised concerns about the potential privacy implications of agentic AI, TechCrunch reports. Whittaker said agentic AI's alleged ability to do a variety of tasks for consumers would mean granting the technology access to large amounts of data "with something that looks like root permission."Full story
India's Ministry for Electronics and Information Technology released a report on its AI strategy, including efforts to promote innovation and align with its Viksit Bharat initiative that aims to ensure India is a leader in the AI landscape by 2047.
The California Privacy Protection Agency Board voted 7 March to begin a formal rulemaking procedure on drafting data broker regulations under the Delete Act, Bloomberg Law reports. Notably, the draft rules will establish specifics around the creation and application of a data deletion tool recognizing consumer requests across data brokers registered in California.Full story
U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Mich., spoke with Punchbowl News regarding the past and future work on the Children and Teen's Online Privacy Protection Act, also known as COPPA 2.0.
Privacy litigation is growing more prevalent in the U.S., with individuals finding success in arguing their claims or securing favorable settlements to avoid proceedings. In the first of a six-part IAPP series on litigation trends, IAPP Research and Insights Analyst Cheryl Saniuk-Heinig, CIPP/E, CIPP/US, examines cases focused on breach of contract and warranties.Full story