The U.S. Supreme Court appears more likely than not to grant cert to Verizon in its challenge of a September decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit upholding a $46.9 million fine against the carrier for violating FCC data rules (see 2509100019), experts said. They also agreed that SCOTUS is often difficult to predict. In August, the D.C. Circuit upheld a similar fine against T-Mobile (see 2508150044), while the 5th Circuit earlier rejected a fine imposed on AT&T (see 2504180001).
AI chatbots create privacy risks, and Congress should explore data-protection obligations, House Commerce Committee Republicans and Democrats said during a House Oversight Subcommittee hearing Tuesday.
The U.S. Supreme Court appears more likely than not to grant cert to Verizon in its challenge of a September decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit upholding a $46.9 million fine against the carrier for violating FCC data rules (see 2509100019), experts said. They also agreed that SCOTUS is often difficult to predict. In August, the D.C. Circuit upheld a similar fine against T-Mobile (see 2508150044), while the 5th Circuit earlier rejected a fine imposed on AT&T (see 2504180001).
Trade experts -- including the chief negotiator for the U.S.-South Korea free trade agreement -- were puzzled by language in a joint statement on the recent Korea tariff deal Nov. 15.
New York legislators always expected the potential for amendment negotiations with Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) on recently passed comprehensive AI legislation, Assemblymember Alex Bores (D) said in a recent interview with Privacy Daily. Now running for the U.S. Congress, Bores also told us he will prioritize legislating on federal privacy, AI safety and personal data control if elected.
Amazon’s announcement that it will add facial recognition technology (FRT) to its Ring cameras poses privacy risks and may violate laws, said Mario Trujillo, staff attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), during an audio companion to the group’s weekly newsletter Wednesday.
House lawmakers from both parties continued Wednesday to criticize new Senate language in the package to end the government shutdown (HR-5371) that would allow senators to sue federal agencies in response to reports of DOJ spying on some Republican lawmakers' phone records during the Biden administration. The Senate-approved provision targeted claims that the FBI and former Special Counsel Jack Smith accessed the phone records of several Republican lawmakers as part of the Biden administration’s probe of the Jan. 6 Capitol siege (see 2510170039). The House was set to vote Wednesday night on HR-5371, which could lead the FCC to restart most of its operations Thursday. The FCC suspended most of its functions when the government shutdown began Oct. 1. and furloughed 81% of its staff (see 2510010065). The Senate passed HR-5371 Monday night 60-40.
Former FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler and other witnesses at a Public Knowledge event Wednesday called for Congress to end what they see as actions by Chairman Brendan Carr's commission infringing media's First Amendment rights. PK CEO Chris Lewis framed the event as the first in an anticipated series of “people’s oversight” hearings on the FCC and other federal agencies in response to what he sees as Congress’ failure to counter Trump administration actions against the president's perceived enemies.
Expect vibrant, passionate debate among stakeholders over the European Commission's digital simplification package, similar to what transpired during development of the GDPR, IAPP officials said at a briefing Thursday, which was prompted by an apparently leaked draft (see Ref:2511100006]).
Privacy regulators in the U.S. and abroad are scrutinizing how connected vehicles collect and share data about their drivers, said Morrison Foerster attorneys on a webinar Wednesday.