Germany’s antitrust watchdog succeeded in getting Google to agree to changes to give users better choice on how their data is used when it is shared between companies. That means Google will have to get informed and unambiguous consent from users for processing their data.
With the clock ticking down to the “later this year” moment when Google flips the switch on Chrome and we all go into cookieless freefall, there are still many questions. Google’s product manager just answered a batch of them at the AdExchanger Programatic IO NYC event.
Connecticut passed an amendment to its new Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CDPA), to add obligations and restrictions on how health data is shared that go beyond the US federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). This includes requiring opt-in consent for many use cases and is similar to new laws enacted in Washington State and Nevada. California's governor has also just signed legislation to protect its citizen reproductive health data.
There may have been a change of administration but the Trump Department of Justice is still calling for Google to sell its Chrome browser. The demand was repeated in a proposal signed by acting assistant attorney general Omeed Assefi. “Google’s conduct presents genuine danger to freedom in the marketplace and to robust competition in our economy,” the filing said.