Hello all, and happy Thursday!
This week, I wanted to draw your attention to a recent interview I conducted with none other than Tom Kemp, Executive Director of the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA). Itās rare to get the chance to pick the brain of a regulator, let alone the foremost privacy enforcer in the US, and I did my best to ask the questions that subscribers to this newsletter would be most interested in!
We covered everything from the CPPAās enforcement philosophy to Tom Kempās journey to becoming executive director, the new DROP system, and more.
Best,
Arlo
Highlights From OsanoPodcast: How CalPrivacy Balances Enforcement, Transparency, and Innovation with Tom Kemp of the California Privacy Protection Agency
With California expanding enforcement, launching the DROP system, and signaling what comes next for automated decision-making and data brokers, privacy expectations for businesses are becoming clearerāand harder to ignore. We sat down with Tom Kemp, Executive Director of the California Privacy Protection Agency, to learn whatās next for the USās only privacy enforcement agency.
Online Event: Navigating Identity in a Cookieless, Compliant World
Attending MarTech this year? Osanoās Senior Vice President of Product, Amar Ramakrishnan, will be speaking on Wednesday, March 4th, from 11:50 AM - 12:30 PM EST on a panel centered on the competing forces of personalization and privacy, and how marketing professionals can develop consent-driven relationships while still delivering relevant experiences.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta recently announced a settlement with Disney, resolving allegations that the company violated the CCPA by failing to fully effectuate consumersā requests to opt out of the sale or sharing of their data across all devices and streaming services associated with consumers' Disney accounts. Under the settlement, Disney must pay $2.75 million in civil penalties and must implement opt-out methods that fully stop Disneyās sale or sharing of consumersā personal information.
Meta has secured a patent for an AI system capable of simulating a user's social media activity, including posts, comments, and interactions, after they have died. By analyzing data like your messages and likes, the AI creates a digital persona for you, potentially simulating audio or video calls. Experts caution that this "grief tech" is an ethical minefield, raising concerns about consent, the psychological impact on grieving families, and the potential misuse of digital clones for commercial gain.
The European Unionās data privacy watchdog has launched an investigation into Elon Muskās X over sexualized images generated by the social media siteās AI chatbot, Grok. Irelandās Data Protection Commission (DPC) said that it has opened a ālarge-scaleā inquiry into X concerning these images and whether X has complied with the GDPR.
Earlier this month, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster signed the Age-Appropriate Code Design (SC AACD) into law, becoming the fifth state to enact an age-appropriate design code law after California, Maryland, Nebraska, and Vermont. The law, which went into immediate effect upon the governorās signature, adds to the steadily increasing patchwork of teensā and childrenās online safety legislation in the US.
Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against Snap, Inc. for failing to adequately warn parents and consumers about inappropriate material on the platform and the appās addictive design. The lawsuit alleges that creators of Snapchat knowingly misrepresented the appās safety to parents and consumers by promoting it as safe for children while simultaneously exposing users to dangerous and mature content.
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