Though there remains no comprehensive nationwide, federal privacy law on the books, several states in the U.S. have passed their own privacy ...

U.S. privacy compliance has become significantly more complex due to the rapid growth of state consumer privacy laws, each ...

California Attorney General Rob Bonta leads investigation with Colorado and Connecticut targeting businesses that fail to honor Global Privacy Control (GPC) opt-out ...

Senate Democrats are ready to act on an omnibus data privacy bill that would install restrictions on the type of information that companies can collect, block the sale of personal sensitive data, and ...

Almost half the US states have passed comprehensive consumer data privacy protections that go beyond federal health privacy rules, known as Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

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Chief Privacy Officer Martha Wewer reviewed the state’s approach to data protection, AI oversight and consumer privacy on Thursday as Gov. Josh Stein marked a new day of awareness during Data Privacy ...

When consumers entrust their personal information to a bank or credit union, they expect the financial institution to use that data to get to know them, understand their unique needs, and make their ...

Laws designed to safeguard Americans’ online privacy may come with hidden costs to small businesses, according to new research co-authored by John G. Lynch Jr., a consumer behavior expert at the Leeds ...

When Honda ran afoul of California’s privacy laws in March, it not only sparked the automaker to make rapid improvements into how it protects its customers’ data ...

New California law requires social media companies to make it easy for users to cancel their accounts and remove all data. It's the first law of its kind in the country and other states are expected ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Kentucky will implement a comprehensive consumer data privacy framework on Jan. 1, 2026, establishing new rights for residents and obligations for businesses that collect ...