California’s Attorney General reminded companies that offer consumers financial incentives, like loyalty programs, that they must disclose terms before collecting their data. Those notified have 30 days to comply with CCPA mandates.
Meta, in its annual report, has threatened to pull Facebook and Instagram out of Europe over data transfer rules. While it is viewed as unlikely the company would actually do so, it shows just how far the company is willing to go to flex its muscle against laws constraining its access to our data.
Indiana’s Senate has served up an Ad Targeting bill that, if passed by the state House, would give people the right to opt out of ad targeting. The law would also allow consumers to learn what information is held about them, and to delete and opt-out of select use of that data.
The U.S. Senate has passed a bill that could potentially ban TikTok in the U.S. if its Chinese owner, ByteDance, does not sell its holdings within a year. The bill now goes to the President Biden, who has said he will sign it. Court challenges are likely to follow.