Privacy

The California Legislature has failed several times since 2022 to regulate technology for automatically tracking vehicles — even as examples of abuse mount. This year was no exception.

The sheriff says the cameras helped solve crimes, but privacy concerns and vandalism led the county to end its contract with Flock.

Brain sensors are advancing, and California companies, lawmakers and unions are jockeying to shape how the resulting data can be used.

The legislation empowers Oregonians to sue technology vendors who violate the law’s privacy protections.

Online influencers may have to alter content showing their children under a new bill in the legislature. The measure gives kids the “right to be forgotten" by requesting their parents delete or edit videos they're featured in once they turn 18.

Oregon tenants whose landlords leak confidential information such as their immigration status or medical records could soon have a pathway to collect up to twice their monthly rent as a form of recourse.

A federal judge in Oregon dismissed a Justice Department lawsuit seeking Oregon’s unredacted voter rolls on Monday in another setback to wide-ranging efforts by President Donald Trump’s administration to get detailed voter data from states.

The idea comes as a result of a legislative workgroup convened last year to study the issue of inappropriate usage of automated license plate recognition software employed by law enforcement agencies in Oregon and nationwide.

A federal judge tentatively ruled Wednesday that Oregon does not have to hand over personally identifiable data of more than 3 million Oregon voters to the federal government.

A tool called DROP lets California residents fill out a few forms to keep their personal data from being tracked or sold by data brokers.

Legislation recently enacted in California will make it easier for consumers nationwide to protect their data

The decision marks yet another blow to the conservative group’s quest to strike down the measure, which has also drawn criticism from some First Amendment advocates.