Lawmakers look to reconcile competing consumer data privacy proposals

Hook, hold, harvest and hide: Meta’s alleged strategy laid out in first week of landmark trial

A coalition of 29 states opened a landmark trial against Meta this week, alleging the company deliberately engineered its platforms to be addictive and violated laws designed to protect children's privacy. Prosecutors framed Meta's entire business model around four verbs: hook users in, keep them on the platform, collect their data, and conceal the harm.

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DOJ agrees to settle children’s privacy claims against TikTok for $400 million

The U.S. Department of Justice has agreed to a $400 million settlement to resolve federal claims that TikTok violated children's privacy laws. The DOJ noted that circumstances had changed since the case was originally filed.

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US Justice Department and TikTok settle for $400 million in children's privacy suit, Axios reports

The U.S. Justice Department has reached a $400 million settlement with TikTok over a children's privacy lawsuit, according to Axios. The deal resolves federal claims related to how TikTok handled data belonging to younger users.

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CDT Joins Letter and Calls on Senate Judiciary and Homeland Security Committee to Close the Data Broker Loophole

CDT Joins Letter and Calls on Senate Judiciary and Homeland Security Committee to Close the Data Broker Loophole - Center for Democracy and Technology

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Data Privacy Regulations: Unified Compliance by Continuum GRC

Continuum GRC has released or promoted a unified compliance offering aimed at helping organizations manage data privacy regulations across multiple frameworks from a single platform.

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A view from DC: What can history teach us about data center resistance?

A view from DC: What can history teach us about data center resistance? IAPP