New consumer laws are taking effect in several states this year. Consumer Investigator Caresse Jackman explains changes that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A customer looks at a laptop computer for sale last year. Comprehensive consumer privacy laws are taking effect in eight states ...

Though there remains no comprehensive nationwide, federal privacy law on the books, several states in the U.S. have passed their own privacy ...

In a move that could reshape privacy law nationwide, the U.S. Supreme Court announced on January 26, 2026, that it will take ...

Between 2020 and 2024, 20 states enacted comprehensive data privacy laws, and many observers assumed 2025 would see continued proliferation.

At their core, however, the laws follow similar frameworks, granting rights to consumers with respect to their personal data and creating a number of compliance obligations for covered businesses ...

California Attorney General Rob Bonta leads investigation with Colorado and Connecticut targeting businesses that fail to honor Global Privacy Control (GPC) opt-out ...

As vehicles become increasingly connected and autonomous, the collection and utilization of in-car data have surged, raising significant privacy concerns. Various jurisdictions around the world are ...

A customer looks at a laptop computer for sale last year. Comprehensive consumer privacy laws are taking effect in eight states this year. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) This year, comprehensive privacy ...