On July 20, 2026, another California federal court denied class certification in a putative privacy class action involving a company’s cookie-based advertising platform. Lewis v. Magnite, Inc., 2:25-cv-03448-MWC-SSC (C.D. Cal. July 20, 2026). The plaintiffs alleged that Magnite secretly installed tracking cookies—called “khaos IDs”—on users’ browsers to collect data for targeted advertising.… Continue Reading
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Today’s podcast episode: New Institute for Consumer Financial Choice Seeks to Reshape the Consumer Finance Policy Debate
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Posted in Artificial Intelligence, CFPB, CFPB Enforcement, Crypto, Cybersecurity, Data Security, Podcasts
A newly launched academic institute is seeking to influence the future direction of consumer financial services regulation by promoting a policy framework centered on consumer choice, market competition, empirical research, and innovation. In the podcast we are releasing today on Consumer Finance Monitor, our host Alan Kaplinsky (founder, former chair for 25 years and now senior counsel) interviewed Professors Todd Zywicki of George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School and Tom Miller of Mississippi State University about their newly created Institute for Consumer Financial Choice (ICFC), its mission, and its ambitious agenda.… Continue Reading
GLBA Modernization Legislation: Key Implications for Financial Institutions’ Data Practices
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Posted in Data Security, GLBA
The House Financial Services Committee recently advanced legislation to modernize the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA), reflecting a continued shift toward more prescriptive data governance obligations for financial institutions. The proposal, titled the GUARD Financial Data Act, is paired with the SECURE Data Act and is intended to establish a national framework for consumer data privacy while updating GLBA’s longstanding notice-and-opt-out regime.… Continue Reading
White House issues Blue Print for AI Bill of Rights
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The White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy has identified a framework of five principles, also known as the “Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights,” that is intended to guide the design, use, and deployment of automated systems and artificial intelligence (AI). The Blueprint defines automated systems broadly as any system, software, or process that uses computation to determine outcomes, make or aid decisions, inform implementation, collect data, or otherwise interact with individuals or communities. … Continue Reading