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Google will pay $29.5M to settle two lawsuits over its location tracking practices

Security Affairs

“Given the vast level of tracking and surveillance that technology companies can embed into their widely used products, it is only fair that consumers be informed of how important user data, including information about their every move, is gathered, tracked, and utilized by these companies. — AG Karl A.

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Data Privacy Week 2023: Privacy Gains Power From Other Societal Forces

Security Boulevard

In 2023, the larger implications of privacy — including the ethics of using artificial intelligence (AI) and biometrics, the management of consumer-to-business relationships, and public issues such as consumer protection — will become much clearer through regulatory and legal action. What's Next?

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Google to Pay a record $391M fine for misleading users about the collection of location data

Security Affairs

The settlement is the largest attorney general-led consumer privacy settlement ever, states the announcement published by DoJ. “Google misled its users into thinking they had turned off location tracking in their account settings, when, in fact, Google continued to collect their location information. not hidden); and.

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Data Privacy in the United States: A Recap of 2023 Developments

Centraleyes

The emphasis is on age-appropriate design and data protection, contributing to the broader realm of Children’s Online Privacy. California – A 352: Health Information Enacted to safeguard health information, California’s A 352 targets businesses storing or maintaining medical information.

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GUEST ESSAY: A primer on the degrees of privacy tech companies assign to your digital footprints

The Last Watchdog

Shoppers love the convenience of personalized experiences that their data powers, but then horror stories such as the Cambridge Analytica scandal make people skeptical about how much information companies should be collecting and sharing. Related: Apple battles Facebook over consumer privacy. Data collection red flags.

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Can “Buy Now, Pay Later” Apps Be Trusted with My Personal Data?

Identity IQ

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently asked several buy now, pay later, or BNPL, providers for information related to some concerns it has about short-term installment plans. The companies have until March 1 to send the information to the CFPB.

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What is Maryland’s Online Data Privacy Protection Act?

Centraleyes

Maryland Takes the Lead in Privacy Legislation with Comprehensive MODPA The Maryland legislature enacted two comprehensive privacy bills to limit how big tech platforms can acquire and utilize customers’ and children’s data. Personal Information Maryland’s most recent PIPA law updated the definition of personal information.