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This Week's Privacy News:

US Privacy Update:
Comprehensive privacy laws in Texas and Oregon are now in effect.
Colorado's privacy law's opt-out mechanism for targeted ads is now active.
Federal privacy law seems unlikely in the near future.

Meta in Hot Water:
The EU is investigating Meta's "pay-or-OK" policy under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) for potentially violating user consent.
A potential fine of up to 10% of global turnover is on the table.

Grindr Loses GDPR Battle:
The dating app must pay a $6.1 million fine for sharing user data with advertisers without proper consent.
This case sets a precedent for how companies handle data revealing sexual orientation.

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This Week in Privacy: Stalled Law, Meta's AI U-Turn, and Snap Appeasement

This edition of the Privacy Corner Newsletter dives into three key privacy headlines:

- Vermont's ambitious privacy bill, H.121, gets vetoed due to concerns about its impact on businesses. The bill included strong consumer rights and data minimization requirements.
- Meta delays its plan to train AI models on user posts following intervention from the Irish DPC. Privacy group noyb claims a "preliminary win" due to their complaints.
- The UK ICO reveals why it dropped an enforcement notice against Snap. The social media company took ten steps to address data protection risks associated with its My AI chatbot feature.

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This Week's Privacy News Roundup: GDPR, Privacy Sandbox, and Child Data Protection

This week's Privacy Corner dives into key data privacy developments:

- UK Court Considers EU Law in GDPR Case: A UK court judgement clarifies the "household exemption" and "right of access" under the UK GDPR, referencing relevant EU law.
- Noyb Challenges Google Chrome's Privacy Sandbox Consent Flow: Privacy group noyb argues Google's method of obtaining consent for Topics ad targeting violates the GDPR.
- New York Enacts Strict Child Data Protection Act: New York introduces a strong child data privacy law with tight restrictions on data collection and a high bar for consent.