The U.S. is on the cusp of one-fifth of its states adopting their own comprehensive state privacy legislation, with Texas set to be the 10th. The Texas Legislature approved HB 4, the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act, via conference committee 28 May, and it now awaits final action from the governo...

States around the U.S. are focused on protecting consumer privacy, often turning toward comprehensive statewide legislation. However, some are turning the focus inward, establishing protections for the personal information collected and maintained by state and local governments. Utah Chief Privacy O...

IAPP Managing Director, Washington, D.C., Cobun Zweifel-Keegan, CIPP/US, CIPM, offers his take on the latest privacy developments in the nation's capital and around the U.S., including the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's twin enforcement actions against Amazon for retaining consumer data for "longer...

Silicon Republic reports Ireland's Data Protection Commission is set to serve Microsoft with a USD425 million EU General Data Protection Regulation fine over LinkedIn's targeted advertising practices. The DPC reportedly issued a preliminary decision in April over the matter but the final decision ha...

U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., is investigating abuse of power complaints against U.S. Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan, Reuters reports. Comer cited complaints by former FTC commissioner Christine Wilson, who stated in a letter to Khan and agency o...