A U.S. class-action lawsuit filed against Google's alleged nonconsensual collection of consumer data after users opted out of tracking will face a federal jury, Bloomberg Law reports. Google previously claimed its policies state that enabling privacy controls does not stop the company from collecting basic consumer data.Full story
Motorola license plate recognition systems used to share information with law enforcement could be exposing sensitive vehicle data in real time due to a security flaw within its systems, Wired reports.
404 Media reports hackers allegedly accessed troves of customer data from geolocation data broker Gravy Analytics and are threatening to publicly leak the data. The breach comes after the U.S. Federal Trade Commission recently took action against Gravy Analytics and its subsidiary Venntel for illegal data collection and selling.
The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sued credit reporting company Experian in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California for allegedly not investigating disputes or removing errors on credit reports.
NextGov reports a U.S. program was developed to help consumers know when some Internet of Things products meet government-backed cybersecurity standards. The Cyber Trust Mark will be displayed on the item to show it meets testing benchmarks by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology and Federal Communications Commission later this year.
On 3 Jan., India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology officially released draft rules for the Digital Personal Data Protection Act. Following the current public consultation and finalization, the Indian government plans to give businesses approximately two years to implement the rules. IAPP Staff Writer Alex LaCasse reports on stakeholder reaction to the draft rules, their potential impact and the importance of the transition period.Full story
Goodwin Procter Partners Omer Tene and Jacqueline Klosek, CIPP/US, write that 2025 could prove to be an uncertain year for the U.S. technology industry with President-elect Donald Trump set to take office and both chambers of U.S. Congress under Republican leadership.
The Cyberspace Administration of China announced a public consultation on draft measures for certifying personal data transferred out of China. The CAC's measures outline the definition of a transfer, criteria certification bodies must consider when reviewing a potential data export and requirements for accredited certification bodies. The consultation is open through 3 Feb.Full story
In an op-ed for Tech Policy Press, Electronic Privacy Information Center Deputy Director Caitriona Fitzgerald and Consumer Reports Policy Analyst Matt Schwartz broke down their model legislation for comprehensive U.S. state privacy law.
The Delaware attorney general's office outlined consumer rights and business requirements under the state's comprehensive data privacy law, which took effect 1 Jan. Meanwhile, state Sen.