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On June 30, 2026, a federal court gave preliminary approval to a $6,362,167 settlement in Cochrane v. People Data Labs, resolving claims the data broker listed roughly 908,881 Colorado residents' cell numbers in a directory without consent, under Colorado's Prevention of Telemarketing Fraud Act.
Read article![20 of 50 US States Have Privacy Laws in 2026 [Tracker]](/_astro/how-many-us-states-have-privacy-laws-in-2026.CaXY8Bln_zSIkn.webp)
20 of the 50 US states, 40 percent, have a comprehensive consumer privacy law in effect as of 2026, per the IAPP's US State Privacy Legislation Tracker. Four more are enacted but not yet effective, and 26 states still have no comprehensive privacy law at all.
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A generic SaaS terms of service leaves out the clauses a marketplace or two-sided platform needs: buyer and seller roles, listing standards, fee disclosure, and how disputes between users get resolved.
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Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger signed S.B. 338 on April 13, 2026, amending the VCDPA to prohibit selling precise geolocation data outright, effective July 1, 2026, and making Virginia the third state after Maryland and Oregon to ban the practice rather than just require an opt-out.
Read article![60% of People Cover Their Webcam [2026 Data]](/_astro/what-percentage-of-people-cover-their-webcams.DgPZ7wd6_ZwxeNy.webp)
60% of US laptop owners physically cover their webcam, according to HP's Webcam Security Survey with Edelman Intelligence (May-June 2019). See how that compares to the UK, which generation covers up most, and why the habit started.
Read article![18 Million Identity Theft Victims in 2025 [US Data]](/_astro/how-many-people-have-been-victims-of-identity-theft.CJ1VgiIy_AtXBS.webp)
18 million Americans were identity fraud victims in 2025, losing a combined $27.3 billion, according to Javelin Strategy & Research's 2026 Identity Fraud Study published April 2026. See how that compares to the FTC's 1.1 million annual complaints and the government's own 23.9 million household-survey count.
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