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Google announced that Android apps on the Play Store will, as early as 2024 allow easy account deletion and the ability to wipe data upon user request. Developers will have until December 7th to assure Google appropriate changes are in place. This follows a similar move by Apple regarding apps and is in line with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed rule changes to provide users with more control over subscriptions and memberships.

Washington State’s My Health, My Data Act (ESHB 1155) has Senate approval and has been sent to the House with some amendments. Pending that approval, it will go to the governor to sign. The bill is important because it is enforceable under the Washington Consumer Protection Act and Attorney General and would allow citizens to access, delete, and withdraw consent from the collection, sharing, or selling of their health data and allow private right of action for injunction, recovery of damages and attorney fees.

Fear of penalties, litigation and reputational backlash has prompted a surprising number of companies, 42%, to pressure their IT and security staff to hide data breaches from regulators and customers, according to Bitdefender’s 2023 Cybersecurity Assessment. The survey of more than 400 IT professionals at companies of more than 1,000 employees, found that while 94% report being very or somewhat confident in their security tools, 52% had a data breach in the last 12 months and 29% admitted to not reporting a breach.

TikTok which has been raising alarms in many countries over its data handling has just been fined £12.7 million by the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). Charges include that they allowed millions of underage UK children to use their platform without parental or caregiver consent, and that they failed to properly protect children’s data.

The new chatbot, rolled out to select users late March, is slated for incorporation into Google products in the coming months. But the Center for Digital Hate found it generating 100 false and potentially harmful narratives, including on climate, Covid-19, LGBTQ+, antisemitism, and racism.

Responding to a cease-and-desist order in Germany resulting from a lawsuit, Tesla advertising there will warn that its ‘sentry mode,’ records a car’s surroundings and may risk infringing on data privacy laws. But that leaves to the consumer the job of turning the car camera on & off in public spaces, so it doesn’t infringe on someone’s privacy.