Maria Dinzeo

San Francisco, United States

Senior Data Privacy and Security Reporter at MLex Market Insight

Data privacy and security reporter @mlexclusive. Previously @lawdotcom @CourthouseNews

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Judge casts doubt on Flexport's US trade secrets claim against AI rival

3 days ago | mlex.com | Maria Dinzeo

By Maria Dinzeo ( June 3, 2025, 20:48 GMT | Insight) -- A US judge signaled skepticism today over Flexport’s explosive claim that two former employees stole proprietary data to launch an AI-driven logistics rival, pressing the company to explain how a batch of shipping documents fed into ChatGPT amount to a protected trade secret.
GM fights Texas AG’s bid to depose company rep in driver privacy lawsuit

4 days ago | mlex.com | Maria Dinzeo

By Maria Dinzeo ( June 2, 2025, 19:25 GMT | Insight) -- General Motors is fighting back against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s effort to grill a corporate representative of the company in a privacy lawsuit, characterizing the AG’s deposition demand as a legal fishing expedition that veers wildly off course.
Nebraska governor signs kids code into law, Vermont likely to follow

1 week ago | mlex.com | Maria Dinzeo

By Maria Dinzeo ( May 30, 2025, 21:03 GMT | Insight) -- Nebraska and Vermont are the latest states to crack down on Big Tech’s handling of kids’ data with sweeping age-appropriate design code laws that give minors greater control over their privacy and social media use.Nebraska has joined a growing list of states to enact age-appropriate design code laws aimed at curbing social media addiction among kids and guarding their privacy....
Oregon governor signs privacy bill to stop carmakers from selling driver data

1 week ago | mlex.com | Maria Dinzeo

By Maria Dinzeo ( May 28, 2025, 22:13 GMT | Insight) -- Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has signed a data privacy law specifically targeting the auto industry, granting drivers the right to opt out of having their personal information sold or used for advertising by carmakers.Oregon has enacted a data privacy law specifically targeting the auto industry, granting drivers the right to opt out of having their personal information sold or used for advertising by car makers....
Ferguson says FTC needs more tools to enforce intimate deepfakes law, AI agenda

2 weeks ago | mlexwatch.com | Maria Dinzeo

About Us Help Contact By Maria Dinzeo ( May 27, 2025) -- Graphic intimate deepfakes are proliferating at an astounding rate, and the Federal Trade Commission will need additional resources to enforce a new law criminalizing the creation and publication of non-consensual, AI-generated images, Chairman Andrew Ferguson told the House Appropriations Committee at a budget oversight hearing.... Get instant access to the one-stop news source for business lawyers Register Now! Register for a...
Florida content moderation law must face tech's US free speech suit

2 weeks ago | mlex.com | Maria Dinzeo

By Maria Dinzeo ( May 22, 2025, 19:29 GMT | Insight) -- A federal judge cleared the way for tech industry groups to move forward with their constitutional challenge to Florida’s social media law, finding they’ve plausibly shown the state may soon try to enforce content rules that could violate free speech protections and Section 230 immunity.Tech industry groups can pursue a constitutional challenge to Florida’s content moderation law, a US federal judge ruled today, finding they have...
Florida content moderation law must face tech's free speech suit, US judge says

2 weeks ago | mlex.com | Maria Dinzeo

By Maria Dinzeo ( May 22, 2025, 19:29 GMT | Insight) -- A federal judge cleared the way for tech industry groups to move forward with their constitutional challenge to Florida’s social media law, finding they’ve plausibly shown the state may soon try to enforce content rules that could violate free speech protections and Section 230 immunity.Tech industry groups can pursue a constitutional challenge to Florida’s content moderation law, a US federal judge ruled today, finding they have...
Therapy platform Headway must face California claims over data shares with Google

2 weeks ago | mlex.com | Maria Dinzeo

By Maria Dinzeo ( May 20, 2025, 20:11 GMT | Insight) -- Headway, an online therapy startup that connects users with mental health providers, must face privacy claims alleging it shared sensitive medical data with Google, a US judge ruled today.Online therapy platform Headway, which helps people search for and connect with mental health providers online, must face claims that it violated users’ privacy by sharing their medical information with Google....
Ferguson says US FTC needs more resources to enforce intimate deepfakes law, AI agenda

3 weeks ago | mlex.com | Maria Dinzeo

By Maria Dinzeo ( May 15, 2025, 20:42 GMT | Insight) -- The Federal Trade Commission will need new funding and technical infrastructure to enforce a pending federal ban on non-consensual AI-generated pornography, Chairman Andrew Ferguson told lawmakers today, warning that the agency’s investigators will be tasked with reviewing deeply disturbing material, including child sexual abuse imagery.Graphic intimate deepfakes are proliferating at an astounding rate, and the US Federal Trade...
Connecticut advances major data-privacy overhaul, children's online safety bill

3 weeks ago | mlex.com | Maria Dinzeo |Xu Yuan

By Maria Dinzeo, Xu Yuan ( May 14, 2025, 22:06 GMT | Insight) -- Connecticut lawmakers advanced two major data-privacy measures today, with the Senate approving a sweeping overhaul of the state’s consumer privacy law and the House passing a separate bill that would restrict online platforms from using algorithms to target minors without parental consent.The Connecticut Senate approved a sweeping amendment to the state's consumer privacy law today, just after the House passed a separate bill...