Bill would create a data‑privacy enforcement unit in the attorney general's office SB 564 would establish a dedicated division within the Maryland Attorney General's Office to enforce the state's data‑privacy laws and create a one-year work group to study implementation and emerging issues such as AI; sponsor said the measure aims to give existing statutes 'teeth.'

Senator Dawn Gall's new bill aims to bolster Maryland's data privacy enforcement by creating a dedicated division in the Attorney General's office!

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Law professor and FTC commissioner urge strong enforcement and private lawsuits to make privacy laws effective Witnesses told the committee that weak government enforcement, limited budgets and political constraints undermine privacy laws, and urged consideration of a private right of action and stronger remedies to deter violations.

Law professor Daniel Solove and FTC Commissioner Slaughter warn that without robust enforcement and private litigation, privacy laws may just be an illusion of protection.

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Experts urge Vermont lawmakers to adopt substantive data‑minimization and enforceable remedies At a joint House–Senate hearing, privacy scholars and industry witnesses told legislators Vermont should adopt privacy laws that limit collection and include meaningful enforcement, arguing notice‑and‑choice has failed and that strong rules will help counter AI risks and data‑driven harms.

Vermont lawmakers are urged to take a bold stand on data privacy, moving beyond mere notice-and-choice to enforceable rules that truly protect consumers.

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France Fines Free Mobile Over Breach
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