Iowa AG Brenna Bird filed a lawsuit against TP-Link Systems, which controls 60 percent of the American market for network devices like routers and is the dominant player in the US networking and smart home market, alleging that the company violated the Consumer Fraud Act by misleading consumers about the origin and security of its routers.

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Connecticut AG William Tong led a coalition of 44 AGs in obtaining a $2.3 million multistate settlement with Laboratory Corporation of America (LabCorp), resolving an investigation into the 2019 data breach at LabCorp’s debt collector, Retrieval-Masters Creditors Bureau d/b/a American Medical Collection Agency (AMCA), that potentially exposed the personal information of over 27.5 million individuals,…

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Delaware Governor Matt Meyer, in collaboration with AG Kathy Jennings and state lawmakers, has signed two data privacy bills, addressing data privacy and consumer information protections. House Bills 380 and 381, which go into effect January 1, 2027, expand Delaware’s existing data privacy framework by mandating that businesses that process data of at least 10,000…

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The FTC finalized an order requiring Cox Media Group (CMG), MindSift LLC, and 1010 Digital Works LLC to pay a total of $930,000 to settle allegations that the companies misled consumers about an AI-powered service, which they allegedly claimed could target localized ads based on conversations captured from consumers’ smart devices and that consumers had opted into such targeting.

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In the September issue of Parking magazine, the National Parking Association’s publication, Keturah Taylor discusses how state attorneys general are increasing scrutiny of the parking industry’s data privacy, pricing, and consumer protection practices. She also outlines steps companies can take to reduce enforcement risk and respond effectively to AG inquiries and investigations. Read the key…

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