Editor’s Note: Connecticut became the fifth state in the nation to successfully pass a comprehensive privacy bill (now awaiting its governor’s signature), following California, Colorado, Utah, and Virginia. Meanwhile, Kentucky passed a Genetic Privacy Bill, aimed at “direct-to-consumers” genetic testing companies, and Louisiana introduced its own comprehensive privacy bill. At the federal level, Congressman Ted W. Lieu introduced a bill, amending Section 2703 of the Stored Communications Act, which would require government entities to obtain a warrant to access a customer’s metadata. The Department of Commerce appointed 27 members to the National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee, and the Better Business Bureau launched a TeenAge Program Privacy Program to help companies collect and manage teenage data responsibly. On the litigation side, the Department of Justice announced its first-ever False Claims Act (FCA) settlement under the context of its newly instituted Civil Cyber Fraud Initiative. Illinois continues to generate litigation, including a class action against luxury brand Louis Vuitton; a class action against a well-known convenience store; and a new holding, clarifying that the Biometric Information Privacy Act governs biometric information derived from photographs. Internationally, Europe is poised to adopt the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act, and the Dutch Privacy Authority announced its largest fine to date.
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