Mike Swift

Perhaps the biggest win by @NetChoice (in long string of them) against state laws that restrict minors' access to #socialmedia as judge rules Arkansas age-verification law violates #FirstAmendment nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

Some significant Friday afternoon #privacy news as
@calprivacy.bsky.social names @tomkemp00.bsky.social
to follow Ashkan Soltani as the agency's executive director. cppa.ca.gov/announcement...

Chairman Guthrie and Vice Chairman Joyce Issue Request for Information to Explore Data Privacy and Security Framework The Committee on Energy and Commerce is the oldest standing legislative committee in the U.S. House of Representatives and is vested with the broadest jurisdiction of any congressional authorizing com...

The two members of Congress that put together a working group on potential #dataprivacy #legislation . @RepGuthrie of Kentucky & @JohnJoyceForPA have issued a specific request for information from stakeholders, due April 7. energycommerce.house.gov/posts/chairm...

Clearview AI’s CEO Resigns As Facial Recognition Company Focuses On Trump 'Opportunities' Hoan Ton-That left Clearview after the company struggled to secure big federal contracts. New leadership has been brought in to capitalize on “opportunities” under the Trump Administration.

New: Clearview AI's CEO Hoan Ton-That has resigned.

After he led the company through controversy and lawsuits, the company struggled to secure big federal contracts.

Now, Clearview is focused on selling to the Trump border effort and the Pentagon.
www.forbes.com/sites/davidj...

YouTube video by Debbie Reynolds Consulting LLC The Data Diva E224 - Mike Swift and Debbie Reynolds

Thanks to the Debbie Reynolds for hosting me on her #DataDiva podcast, where we talked about MLex
#privacy coverage, how #dataprotection is becoming a #nationalsecurity issue, the growing overlap between privacy and #antitrust and other topics www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyKR...

Noel Francisco, the lawyer representing @TikTok before #SCOTUS, spells out what for Justice Kavanaugh will happen to the platform on Jan 19 if divestiture law not blocked: "As I understand it, we go dark. The platform shuts down." #TikTok #FirstAmendment #SCOTUS

YouTube video by TeachPrivacy Webinar: Privacy Under the Trump Administration

What are the likely effects of Trump 2.0 on privacy? ICYMI [VIDEO] Webinar: “Privacy Under the Trump Administration” Speakers: Daniel Solove, Amie Stepanovich (FPF), and Omer Tene (Goodwin) www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha1R...

As much as possible, will try to livestream the arguments before Judge Davila, because you have to be in the room here in San Jose to hear it.

Spending this morning at the PI hearing brought by @NetChoice against the state of California's #SB976 Protecting Our Kids from Social Media Addiction Act.
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTe... #additctivedesign #socialmedia

In a newly unsealed court filing, @Google says it faces an eye-popping $124 billion civil penalty from 17 states bringing consumer protection claims against its #adtech business in a case that also includes #antitrust claims colleague Chris May and I report www.mlex.com/mlex/data-pr...

Here's the key conclusion by the court on TikTok:

Breaking: The DC Circuit has affirmed the
@tiktok_us
divestiture act, concluding that Congress appropriately weighed its responsibilities under the #FirstAmendment content.mlex.com#/content/161...

Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) | Consumer Financial Protection Bureau The CFPB proposes to amend Regulation V, which implements the FCRA, to protect consumer information in the consumer reporting marketplace, including information sold by data brokers.

The #CFPB is unveiling proposed #privacy rules for #databrokers designed to ensure existing FCRA applies to information sold by data brokers. www.consumerfinance.gov/rules-policy...

My MLex colleague Freny Patel has an excellent analysis today about how India - and increasingly other jurisdictions - is deploying #antitrust law to protect #privacy issues in enforcement against @Meta www.mlex.com/mlex/article...