June 2023 News Roundup
Welcome to our monthly data privacy news roundup. Our goal is to provide you with essential updates and insights into the constantly evolving world of data privacy.
Each month, we curate a list of the most significant news stories that affect your data rights and present them in a concise and easy-to-read format. In this month's edition, we will cover the most significant news on data privacy and its implications for you.
Let's jump right into what's been happening in June 2023.
You could be entitled to free cash if you used Google between 2006 and 2013—here’s how to claim it
You could be entitled to free cash if you used Google between 2006 and 2013—here’s how to claim it
A small payout can be claimed as a result of a Google class-action settlement related to improperly shared user data.
Facebook's $725 Million Privacy Settlement: How to Get Your Share of the Money
Get Money From Facebook’s $725 Million Settlement
A class-action lawsuit alleges that Facebook’s parent company, Meta, improperly shared users’ data with Cambridge Analytica and others.
Dan Avery
$20 million FTC settlement addresses Microsoft Xbox illegal collection of kids’ data
$20 million FTC settlement addresses Microsoft Xbox illegal collection of kids’ data: A game changer for COPPA compliance
Care About COPPA Compliance may not be the coolest Xbox gamertag, but an FTC action against Microsoft for alleged violations of the Ch
The FTC is targeting fake customer reviews in a bid to help real-world shoppers
The FTC is targeting fake customer reviews in a bid to help real-world shoppers
A proposed rule would outlaw fake reviews, stop companies from paying for good reviews and prohibit them from illegally suppressing negative reviews.
Joe Hernandez
Why FTC’s child privacy push costs Seattle’s biggest employers millions
Why FTC’s child privacy push costs Seattle’s biggest employers millions
Both Microsoft and Amazon have reached settlements with government regulators around consumer privacy. That may signal a new era in enforcement.
Lauren Rosenblatt
In The Microsoft-Activision Case, The FTC Was Defending Sony, Not Consumers
In The Microsoft-Activision Case, The FTC Was Defending Sony, Not Consumers
Closing arguments have ended and the spectacle that was Microsoft vs. the FTC has finished, for now. The end result was a truly baffling performance from the FTC at times.
Paul Tassi
A Surge of States Take on Data Privacy as Congress Stalls
A Surge of States Take on Data Privacy as Congress Stalls
Last June, the technology industry cringed as California’s legislature passed a new data privacy law that will give residents more control over how their personal data is used by Facebook, Google and other big companies. Now it is bracing for a wave of action by other states, at least eight of ...
Ashley Gold
AI 'getting ahead' of Congress' ability to regulate it: Rep. Maxine Waters
AI ‘getting ahead’ of Congress’ ability to regulate it: Rep. Maxine Waters
There are growing concerns about the threat AI could pose to individuals, businesses, and the government. Representative Maxine Waters, the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, says she would like a hearing about it, arguing that AI is “getting ahead” of Congress’ ability to regul…