PPC Land3d ago
California lawmaker wants to ban selling your sensitive data: California Assembly Member Christopher Ward introduced legislation January 5 that would prohibit businesses from selling sensitive personal information to third parties under state privacy laws. https://ppc.land/california-lawmaker-wants-to-ban-selling-your-sensitive-data/ #California #PrivacyLaw #DataProtection #PersonalInformation #CyberSecurity
California lawmaker wants to ban selling your sensitive data

California Assembly Member Christopher Ward introduced legislation January 5 that would prohibit businesses from selling sensitive personal information to third parties under state privacy laws.

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ResearchBuzz: Firehose3d ago

Gizmodo: Disney to Pay $10 Million After Feds Say It Broke Kids’ Privacy Rules on YouTube. “Disney has agreed to pay $10 million in civil penalties to settle allegations that it violated federal data-collection laws designed to protect children. The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Tuesday that a federal court has entered a stipulated order resolving a case against Disney Worldwide […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/01/06/gizmodo-disney-to-pay-10-million-after-feds-say-it-broke-kids-privacy-rules-on-youtube/
Gizmodo: Disney to Pay $10 Million After Feds Say It Broke Kids’ Privacy Rules on YouTube | ResearchBuzz: Firehose

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Ars Technica News4d ago
The nation’s strictest privacy law just took effect, to data brokers’ chagrin https://arstechni.ca/a4pt #personalinformation #databrokers #California #Security #privacy #Biz&IT #Policy
The nation’s strictest privacy law just took effect, to data brokers’ chagrin

Californians can now submit demands requiring 500 brokers to delete their data.

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Hacker News5d ago

California residents can now request all data brokers delete personal info

https://consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov/

#HackerNews #California #Data #Privacy #DataBrokers #PersonalInformation #DigitalRights

ResearchBuzz: Firehose5d ago

Gothamist: NYC Wegmans is storing biometric data on shoppers’ eyes, voices and faces. “Wegmans in New York City has begun collecting biometric data from anyone who enters its supermarkets, according to new signage posted at the chain’s Manhattan and Brooklyn locations earlier this month.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/01/04/gothamist-nyc-wegmans-is-storing-biometric-data-on-shoppers-eyes-voices-and-faces/
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Calishat5d ago

#California #privacy #DataBrokers #PersonalInformation

'California is giving residents a new tool that should make it easier for them to limit data brokers’ ability to store and sell their personal information.'

https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/03/california-residents-can-use-new-tool-to-demand-brokers-delete-their-personal-data/

California residents can use new tool to demand brokers delete their personal data | TechCrunch

A new tool should make it easier for California residents to limit data brokers’ ability to store and sell their personal information.

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ResearchBuzz: Firehose5d ago

TechCrunch: California residents can use new tool to demand brokers delete their personal data. “California is giving residents a new tool that should make it easier for them to limit data brokers’ ability to store and sell their personal information…. Once DROP users verify that they are California residents, they can submit a deletion request that will go to all current and future data […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/01/04/techcrunch-california-residents-can-use-new-tool-to-demand-brokers-delete-their-personal-data/
TechCrunch: California residents can use new tool to demand brokers delete their personal data | ResearchBuzz: Firehose

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Yonhap Infomax NewsJan 1
Coupang faces mounting scrutiny over a massive data breach affecting at least 33 million users, as South Korea’s government and parliament consider tougher sanctions and a full-scale investigation into the e-commerce giant’s data management and labor practices.
#YonhapInfomax #Coupang #DataBreach #PersonalInformation #ParliamentaryInvestigation #Sanctions #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=97980
Yonhap Infomax NewsDec 31
The South Korean government has launched a sweeping, multi-agency probe into Coupang following a parliamentary hearing, vowing strict legal action over data breaches, labor issues, and unfair trade practices, with authorities pledging full transparency and accountability.
#YonhapInfomax #Coupang #DataBreach #FairTradeCommission #PersonalInformation #ParliamentaryHearing #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=97926
Coupang Faces Fallout After Joint Parliamentary Hearing—Government Vows Full Accountability for Legal Violations

The South Korean government has launched a sweeping, multi-agency probe into Coupang following a parliamentary hearing, vowing strict legal action over data breaches, labor issues, and unfair trade practices, with authorities pledging full transparency and accountability.

Yonhap Infomax
Yonhap Infomax NewsDec 31
South Korea's Vice Prime Minister Bae Kyung-hoon accused Coupang of violating the law by deleting five months of access logs after a government data preservation order, amid ongoing investigations into a major data breach affecting 33,000 personal records.
#YonhapInfomax #Coupang #DataBreach #AccessLogs #PersonalInformation #BaeKyungHoon #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=97919
Vice Prime Minister Bae Kyung-hoon Says Coupang Violated Law by Deleting Five Months of Access Logs After Data Preservation Order

South Korea's Vice Prime Minister Bae Kyung-hoon accused Coupang of violating the law by deleting five months of access logs after a government data preservation order, amid ongoing investigations into a major data breach affecting 33,000 personal records.

Yonhap Infomax