On June 13, 2023, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed H.B. 18, or the Securing Children Online through Parental Empowerment (“SCOPE”) Act that would require digital service providers to get parental consent to create an account with minors younger than 18 years of age.
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Texas Passes Bill Imposes Obligations on Digital Service Providers to Protect Minors
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On June 13, 2023, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed H.B. 18, or the Securing Children Online through Parental Empowerment (“SCOPE”) Act that would impose obligations on digital service providers to protect minors.…
Will Mandatory Generative AI Use Certifications Become the Norm in Legal Filings?
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On June 2, 2023, Judge Brantley Starr of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas released what appears to be the first standing order regulating use of generative artificial intelligence—which has recently emerged as a powerful tool on many fronts—in court filings.
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Texas Amends State Data Breach Notification Law
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On May 27, 2023, Texas Governor Greg Abbot signed into law an amendment to Texas’s data breach notification law. …
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Texas Senate Passes Texas Data Privacy and Security Act
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On May 10, 2023, the Texas Senate passed H.B. 4, also known as the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act. …
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Texas State Representative Introduces Comprehensive State Privacy Bill Draft
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On February 6, 2023, Texas State Representative Giovanni Capriglione submitted H.B. 1844, a comprehensive privacy bill modeled after the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act. …
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Google Agrees to $391.5 Million Settlement with 40 States over Misleading Location Tracking Practices
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On November 14, 2022, Google LLC agreed to a $391.5 million settlement with the attorneys general of 40 U.S. states over the company’s location tracking controls available in its user account settings. …
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Texas AG Sues Google for Alleged Violations of State Biometric Privacy Law
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On October 20, 2022, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton brought suit against Google alleging various violations of Texas’s biometric privacy law, including that the company unlawfully collected and used the biometric data of millions of Texans without obtaining proper consent. …
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Texas Attorney General Investigates TikTok for Potential Child Privacy Violations and Facilitation of Human Trafficking
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On February 18, 2022, the Texas Attorney General’s Office announced it was investigating TikTok for alleged child privacy violations and facilitation of human trafficking on its platform.
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Texas AG Sues Meta Over Collection and Use of Biometric Data
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On February 14, 2022, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton brought suit against Meta over the company’s collection and use of biometric data. The suit alleges that Meta collected and used Texans’ facial geometry data in violation of the Texas Capture or Use of Biometric Identifier Act and the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act. …
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