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Latest News in Cybersecurity & Privacy

  • May 22, 2026

    Consumer Drops TCPA Suit Against Colo. Supplement Co.

    A Colorado dietary supplement company accused of bombarding consumers with unsolicited telemarketing texts has been let off the hook after the woman who sued it voluntarily dropped the case, according to a filing in Colorado federal court.

  • May 22, 2026

    Trump's Melding Of Politics, Antitrust Hard To Roll Back

    Environmental initiatives, diversity programs, anti-misinformation efforts and gender-affirming care have become central targets for President Donald Trump's antitrust enforcers in what observers say is an increasing trend of politically tinged competition enforcement.

  • May 21, 2026

    Meta Defeats App Users' Location Data Privacy Suit For Good

    A California federal judge Thursday shut down for good a proposed class action accusing Meta Platforms of illegally collecting location data from users of third-party apps that installed the company's tracking software, again finding the complaint doesn't plausibly allege that Meta knew it didn't have permission to access this data.

  • May 21, 2026

    Meta Expert Says $27M Is Better Number For Abatement

    An economics expert for Meta testified Thursday against New Mexico's desired $3.7 billion plan to abate social media's harm to mental health, calling it more "a spending plan" than one for abatement and claiming $27 million will do the job.

  • May 21, 2026

    Trump Cites US AI Lead In Shelving Cybersecurity Directive

    President Donald Trump on Thursday abruptly delayed the planned signing of an executive order to tackle cybersecurity concerns surrounding emerging artificial intelligence models, saying he was worried the proposal to encourage developers to voluntarily share their systems with the government for pre-release testing would impede innovation. 

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