By unanimous votes in the State House and Senate, Iowa is poised to pass the 6th US state privacy bill, though Consumer Reports and other consumer advocates are urging Iowa’s governor not to sign the Consumer Privacy Act (aka Senate File 262) into law. Concerns are that while the bill seemingly includes key consumer safeguards such as the right to know information companies have collected and the right to have information deleted, the verbiage in the law serves to weaken the protections provided to consumers and strongly favors business.

The US Federal Trade Commission has finalized its order for Epic Games saying it must pay $245 million for its use of dark patterns to get Fortnite players to make unwanted purchases and to persuade children to accrue unauthorized charges without parental consent. The FTC also charged Epic with having locked accounts of customers who disputed unauthorized charges. Consumers can visit FTC.gov/Fortnite to learn more about eligibility for getting a refund.