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Breaking developments in recording laws, privacy legislation, digital rights, and legal technology.
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A bankruptcy judge approved the $46.75M 23andMe data breach settlement on July 6, 2026. Here is what the payout tiers mean and how distribution works.
The ACLU alleges Florida police wrongly arrested Robert Dillon on a 93% facial recognition match. What the June 2026 lawsuit claims and what the law requires.
New York's synthetic performer law took effect June 9, 2026: advertisers must disclose AI-generated humans in ads. What it requires, penalties, exemptions.
Connecticut's Public Act 26-64, signed May 27, 2026, requires facial-recognition entrance signs and limits license-plate-reader data. Here is what it does.
Colorado Gov. Polis signed SB26-051 on June 3, 2026, moving online age checks to the device operating system. It takes effect January 1, 2028.
Vermont Governor Phil Scott signed S.71, the Data Privacy and Online Surveillance Act, into law on June 16, 2026, eight days after vetoing it. The Act adds consumer data rights, a data-minimization duty, and a clinic-geofencing ban, effective January 1, 2028.
Illinois lawmakers passed HB 5511, the Children's Online Social Media Safety Act, on June 1, 2026, using device-level age checks for minors. It awaits Gov. Pritzker.
Washington SSB 5886 takes effect June 11, 2026, adding a forged digital likeness to RCW 63.60. The new AI deepfake law covers real-time voice and video clones and allows noneconomic damages.
Texas SB 2420, the App Store Accountability Act, took effect June 4, 2026 after the Fifth Circuit stayed a federal injunction. What the app store age-verification law requires and the ongoing First Amendment appeal.
On June 4, 2026, the FTC opened public comment on X Corp.'s petition to set aside the 2022 Twitter privacy order tied to a $150 million penalty. Comments are due July 2, 2026.
On June 5, 2026, the FTC finalized a consent order against ed-tech firm Illuminate Education over a breach exposing 10.1 million students data, mandating deletion and security but no fine.
Louisiana passed HB 410 on June 1, 2026, requiring notice before recording in-person conversations. The bill targets smart glasses and AI transcription and awaits Gov. Landry.
Two Boulder residents sued the city in May 2026, alleging its 31 Flock license-plate cameras track drivers without a warrant under the Colorado Constitution.
The Supreme Court ruled 8-1 on June 4, 2026 that the FCC can fine carriers for mishandling customer location data without a jury, reinstating nearly $200M in penalties.
Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer said on June 1, 2026 the first automated Clean Slate batch cleared over 64,000 eligible low-level cases from public background checks.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed HF 864 on June 1, 2026, requiring adult sites to verify users' ages from July 1 and barring verifiers from keeping the ID data.
The Massachusetts SJC ruled June 2, 2026 that police body-camera footage from a sobriety checkpoint was not a secret recording under the state wiretap law.
The FTC announced May 21, 2026 that Cox Media Group and two firms will pay $930,000 to settle charges they deceptively marketed an "Active Listening" service that claimed to record smart-device conversations.
California AG Rob Bonta sued Chrome Holding Co. (formerly 23andMe) on May 28, 2026 over the 2023 genetic data breach affecting nearly 7 million people, invoking GIPA and the CCPA.
A Virginia man's June 2026 class action (No. 2:26-cv-01887, W.D. Wash.) alleges Amazon Ring's Familiar Faces feature scans biometric faceprints of non-users without consent.
New York's S2539 biometric bill passed the Senate 55-5 on May 12, 2026, and would require stores to post biometric scanning warning signs. As of June 3, 2026 it is not yet law.
Louisiana HB 475 (2026) passed the Legislature and awaits Gov. Landry's signature as of June 3, 2026. It would require providers to disclose AI-transcribed recording of medical visits.
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry signed SB 386 as Act 502 on May 29, 2026, enacting the Louisiana Data Privacy Act (R.S. 51:1780.1 et seq.), effective Jan. 1, 2027.
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signed SB 1426 (Chapter 69, 2026), amending A.R.S. 12-1173 to fast-track removal of unlawful occupants and speed the writ of restitution.