California’s legislature have sent a number of privacy and AI related bills to the governor for signature, including with rules that would require businesses to provide an opt-out preference signal, reinforcing children’s privacy, and stipulating privacy requirements when there’s a business merger or acquisition.
The Netherlands’ DPA fined Clearview AI €30.5 million (~$33.7 million), for its “illegal database” of a billion facial images (including of EU citizens) and for continued non-compliance with regulators. This is the largest EU fine to date for US-based Clearview following rulings from other regulators. The company claims that since it has no EU offices, it shouldn’t be subject to GDPR. The Dutch regulator says the company is liable because it collected EU citizen images without consent.
Many countries recommend reducing screen time for children. This follows reports of developmental harm, including a recent Jama Pediatrics study which found that “for every additional minute of screen time, children heard fewer adult words, spoke fewer vocalizations, and engaged in fewer back-and-forth interactions.” Now, Sweden has joined countries including Australia, Canada, France, Ireland, and the US in recommending screen-time limits. Sweden opted for strict guidelines, second only to France, including that toddlers up to 2 shouldn’t have any exposure to digital screens. The Swedish recommendations ease for older kids, but still keep numbers low suggesting even teens shouldn’t have more than three hours of screen time a day. What's Swedish for "eye roll?"
CDP and marketing cloud vendor Zeta Global announced an agreement to purchase LiveIntent, which helps companies do email-based advertising. The deal will let Zeta expand its identity graph, enter the publisher monetization business, and accelerate its mobile and retail media products. Zeta will pay $77.5 million in cash and $172.5 million in common stock, with potential for additional payments based on performance.