The state attorney general sued TikTok claiming the app violates Texas’ Securing Children Online through Parental Empowerment (SCOPE) Act, which came into effect last month. The law restricts social media companies from sharing or selling children’s personal information without parental consent. The suit’s premise, which TikTok refutes, claims a search for a TikTok account reveals a lot of personal data.
California’s governor signed a car data privacy law to help protect domestic violence survivors. This, which is one of several new privacy and domestic violence related laws in California, could set a precedent for other states. It states drivers must be able to easily turn off location access and requires automakers to respond promptly to customer requests that are sent with a restraining order that request that another driver’s remote access be turned off.
In fact, data reviewed by Wired shows the AI-powered car and truck cameras are capturing images of not just license plates, but also election campaign signs, t-shirt slogans and bumper stickers – often with no license plate in the picture. Why be concerned? Because it can pair that with precise location data and has the potential to be used to infringe on or deter free speech.
Supermetrics, the marketing intelligence and analytics platform, has acquired the CDP Relay42, another example of an independent CDP being picked up by another kind of vendor although not this time a digital experience platform. The companies plan to connect Supermetrics’ insights into campaign performance with Relay42’s customer data and personalization technology.