Tonya Riley

4 weeks ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Tonya Riley |Kartikay Mehrotra |Nicholas Datlowe

A federal judge struck down Ohio’s law limiting teen social media use, marking another court win for the tech industry group NetChoice fighting similar restrictions nationwide. Judge Algenon L. Marbley granted a permanent injunction against the Social Media Parental Notification Act in a Wednesday decision for the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. The law required platforms to verify whether its users are at least 16 and demanded parental consent for younger users.

1 month ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Cassandre Coyer |Tonya Riley |Jorja Siemons

Chief Petty Officer Lee Schmidt was stuck in morning traffic en route from Norfolk, Va., to his job in Virginia Beach when he first noticed the “weird little camera” outside a CVS: an automated license plate reader. Schmidt began seeing the cameras everywhere after that first sighting in late 2023—outside banks, near schools, and “just to get on the interstate” heading to work. “You cannot dodge these,” said Schmidt, now retired from his Navy electronics technician job.

1 month ago | ij.org | Tonya Riley |Jorja Siemons |Cassandre Coyer |Reilly Stephens

Chief Petty Officer Lee Schmidt was stuck in morning traffic en route from Norfolk, Va., to his job in Virginia Beach when he first noticed the “weird little camera” outside a CVS: an automated license plate reader. Schmidt began seeing the cameras everywhere after that first sighting in late 2023—outside banks, near schools, and “just to get on the interstate” heading to work. “You cannot dodge these,” said Schmidt, now retired from his Navy electronics technician job.

2 months ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Cassandre Coyer |Tonya Riley |Adam Taylor |Kartikay Mehrotra

Carmakers are in the crosshairs of state enforcers, with California becoming the latest to target the industry’s data practices. The California Privacy Protection Agency announced on Wednesday an enforcement action and settlement accusing American Honda Motor Co. Inc. of violating state privacy law. Honda required consumers to provide excessive personal information for privacy requests and created obstacles for users seeking to opt out of cookie tracking, according to the CPPA.