Tatiana Rice has become senior director of U.S. legislation at the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF), she announced on LinkedIn Monday. Keir Lamont held the role previously (see 2508040035). Rice has had several roles at FPF, including policy counsel, senior counsel and director.
Keir Lamont is leaving the Future of Privacy Forum after serving nearly four years as senior director, he announced via LinkedIn on Monday. He gave no reason for his departure, which will occur later this week. Lamont said his next position will keep him "at the intersection of law, technology, and policy." Lamont's fortnightly newsletter, The Patchwork Dispatch, which summarized privacy legislation, regulation and enforcement, will end, he added.
New Jersey’s Office of Consumer Protection delayed until Sept. 2 the deadline to submit comments on draft rules for implementing the New Jersey Data Privacy Act (NJDPA), according to the office’s website. The comments were previously due Aug. 1.
Arguing that the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) does enough to protect consumers, national tech trade groups and California business associations opposed a revised location privacy bill now pending in the California Senate. In a Tuesday letter to the body’s Judiciary Committee, ahead of a scheduled July 15 hearing on AB-322 and many other bills, the groups said they opposed the measure unless it’s amended.
Connecticut will amend its privacy law again with what some lawyers say are significant changes. Gov. Ned Lamont (D) on Wednesday signed an omnibus (SB-1295) that contained the language of a bill (SB-1356) by Sen. James Maroney (D) updating the state’s 2022 privacy law (see 2506050004). Changes to the Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CTDPA) will take effect July 1, 2026.
Amendments to Connecticut’s privacy law passed the legislature on Tuesday as part of a different bill that included other subjects. Changes to the Connecticut Data Privacy Act would take effect July 1, 2026, if the bill is signed by Gov. Ned Lamont (D).
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen (R) signed an age-appropriate design code (AADC) bill (LB-504) at a ceremony Friday. Pillen previously said he would “proudly” sign the measure once it passed the unicameral legislature 42-7 earlier this week (see 2505280066).
The Vermont legislature passed an age-appropriate design code (AADC) bill Thursday, becoming the second state this week to approve such a measure. Vermont senators voted unanimously by voice to concur with House changes and repass S-69, which would require companies to set maximum privacy settings by default for children. Later that day, the House finally passed the bill by concurring with a minor technical amendment related to the wording of the effective date.
Long-awaited draft rules to implement New Jersey's comprehensive privacy law surfaced Wednesday. Comments are due Aug. 1, said the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs document, which is expected to be published in the New Jersey Register on Monday.
While the U.S. House this week moved ahead with a plan for a 10-year moratorium on AI laws, the Connecticut Senate supported a bill that would establish AI requirements. However, in the first state to enact an AI law, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) supported federal preemption.