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• April 10, 2026

  4th Circ. Scraps Injunction Blocking DOGE's SSA Data Access

  The full Fourth Circuit on Friday vacated and remanded a preliminary injunction blocking the government's access to sensitive data held by the U.S. Social Security Administration, ruling that unions and retiree advocates failed to show they were likely to suffer serious harm without it.

• April 10, 2026

  Calif. Privacy Audits Starting This Year, Agency's Head Says

  The California Privacy Protection Agency is continuing to build out its new Audits Division and is aiming to begin conducting checks of businesses' compliance with the state's comprehensive data privacy regime this year, the agency's director recently told Law360 in an exclusive interview. 

• April 10, 2026

  Uber Must Give FTC, States Contact Info On 30M Subscribers

  A California federal magistrate judge Friday ruled in favor of the Federal Trade Commission and states on multiple discovery disputes in their litigation alleging Uber dupes consumers into its paid subscription service, requiring Uber to hand over contact data on roughly 30 million Uber subscribers.

• April 10, 2026

  Ark. Asks 8th Circ. To Lift Injunction On Social Media Law

  The state of Arkansas has asked the Eighth Circuit to undo an injunction blocking a law banning social media platforms from implementing algorithms and other features that can cause users to become addicted to social media or lead to suicide or other types of self-harm.

• April 10, 2026

  CNN Can't Ditch Privacy Class Action Over Tracking Tools

  A New York federal judge has refused to toss a proposed class action alleging CNN violated the California Invasion of Privacy Act by surreptitiously installing data trackers and sharing the data with third parties including Microsoft for targeted advertising, finding the alleged privacy harm and claims are sufficiently pled.

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