A bipartisan coalition of 28 AGs has filed a lawsuit against 23andMe Holding Co. and 23andMe, Inc. (collectively “23andMe”) to protect human genetic data collected by the company from being sold without consumers’ consent as a part of bankruptcy proceedings. In the complaint, the AGs argue that 23andMe is prohibited from selling or transferring the…

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New York AG Letitia James obtained an order denying TikTok Inc.’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by AG James against the company and affiliated entities, alleging that they violated state consumer protection laws by making deceptive representations regarding the TikTok app. The complaint alleges that TikTok knowingly markets to children despite knowing the platform is…

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A bipartisan coalition of 37 AGs sent a letter to leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives opposing a federal ban against state-level regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) systems. In the letter, the AGs argue that an amendment to the federal budget reconciliation bill—which would impose a 10-year prohibition on states from enforcing state laws…

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In Episode 5 of Season 5 Chris Allen and Hannah Land analyze Texas AG Ken Paxton’s recent $1.4B settlement with Google over alleged use of embedded tracking software and what it tells us about AGs’ privacy and data security concerns.

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A bipartisan coalition of six AGs, led by North Carolina AG Jeff Jackson, has sent a demand letter to WeChat US, Inc., seeking answers about the app’s alleged role in facilitating transnational money laundering operations tied to fentanyl trafficking. The letter alleges that Chinese underground banking networks, in coordination with Mexican drug cartels, use WeChat’s…

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