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State Court
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Supreme Court of Iowa

Iowa Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Lawsuit Against Estherville Police Officers

The Iowa Supreme Court affirmed a Court of Appeals decision that upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit against Estherville Police Department officers and the city. Ten plaintiffs had sued officers Benjamin Scheevel and Chief Brent Shatto, along with the City of Estherville, over alleged misuse of confidential criminal history data, but the case was dismissed on statute of limitations grounds.

•Iowa Supreme Court unanimously affirmed dismissal of lawsuit against Estherville police officers
•Ten plaintiffs' claims over alleged improper access to confidential criminal data were barred by statute of limitations
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Regulatory
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Supreme Court of the United States

Supreme Court Upholds TikTok Ban in National Security Ruling

The Supreme Court decided TikTok Inc. v. Garland on January 17, 2025, addressing the federal law requiring ByteDance to divest from TikTok. The ruling affects more than 170 million U.S. users and centers on national security concerns over Chinese government access to American data.

•Supreme Court decided TikTok Inc. v. Garland on January 17, 2025, after oral arguments on January 10
•Case involves federal law requiring ByteDance to divest from TikTok or face U.S. prohibition
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Regulatory
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FTC Finalizes Settlement With GM Over Unauthorized Driver Data Sales

The Federal Trade Commission finalized a settlement order against General Motors and OnStar for collecting and selling millions of consumers' precise location and driving behavior data without proper consent. The order imposes a five-year ban on sharing such data with consumer reporting agencies and requires 20 years of enhanced consumer protections.

•FTC settles with GM over unauthorized collection and sale of precise geolocation and driving behavior data from millions of vehicles
•Settlement imposes five-year ban on sharing consumer data with reporting agencies and 20-year compliance requirements
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Regulatory
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FTC Rejects SpyFone CEO's Bid to Overturn Stalkerware Ban

The Federal Trade Commission denied a petition from SpyFone CEO Scott Zuckerman to vacate or modify a 2021 order that permanently bans him from the surveillance app business. The Commission found Zuckerman failed to demonstrate sufficient changed circumstances to justify reopening the consent order.

•FTC unanimously rejected Zuckerman's petition to overturn the 2021 ban on surveillance app businesses
•Original case involved SpyFone apps that secretly monitored devices and required disabling security protections
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Regulatory
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FTC Sues Sendit App for Child Privacy Violations and Fake Messages

The Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint against Sendit's operator Iconic Hearts Holdings and CEO Hunter Rice for violating children's privacy laws by collecting personal data from users under 13 without parental consent and deceiving users with fake messages to drive premium subscription sales.

•FTC alleges Sendit violated COPPA by collecting personal data from over 116,000 children under 13 without parental consent
•Company allegedly sent fake messages to manipulate users into purchasing premium subscriptions
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