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Maria Dinzeo

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  • Senior Data Privacy and Security Reporter, MLex
San Francisco, United States
As seen in: MLex, Corporate Counsel, Law.com, The Recorder (California), Courthouse News Service, Genetic Literacy Project, NewsBreak, ThinkAdvisor, Tucson Sentinel, BenefitsPRO Magazine, PropertyCasualty360 and
Covers:  Business of law, business news, tech legal departments, business risk, federal regulations, FTC, SEC, data privacy, cybersecurity, white collar crime.
Data privacy and security reporter @mlexclusive. Nothing bad can happen. It can only good happen.

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California Justices Leery of Bid to Speed Executions

California Justices Leery of Bid to Speed Executions

LOS ANGELES (CN) - After a hearing on California's voter-passed death penalty reform Tuesday, the California …

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Calif. Judges Demand Help for Underfunded Dependency Courts

Calif. Judges Demand Help for Underfunded Dependency Courts

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) - As California lawmakers feverishly negotiate the state budget, its judges are rampi…

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Ninth Circuit Upholds Art Thief's Seven-Year Sentence

Ninth Circuit Upholds Art Thief's Seven-Year Sentence

SAN FRANCISCO (CN) - Former real estate mogul turned art con Luke Brugnara will serve out his seven-year fede…

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Doctor's Fight for Patient Privacy Hits Calif. High Court

Doctor's Fight for Patient Privacy Hits Calif. High Court

SAN FRANCISCO (CN) - Patients have the right to keep their private medication records from the California med…

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No Raids in Courthouses, California Chief Justice Warns ICE

No Raids in Courthouses, California Chief Justice Warns ICE

SAN FRANCISCO (CN) - In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Thursday, the chief justice of Cal…

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Calif. High Court Extends Public Records Law to Personal Devices

Calif. High Court Extends Public Records Law to Personal Devices

SAN FRANCISCO (CN) - Text messages and emails about government business sent from officials' private phones a…

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IAPP Global Summit puts focus on technology’s human cost

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By Madeline Hughes Verified, Maria Dinzeo Verified, Amy Miller Verified
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April 2, 2026, 16:29 GMT | Comment When privacy professionals descended on Washington, DC, this week, they knew they were walking into a conference focused equally on privacy and artificial intelligence. But they may not have anticipated a looming anxiety, summarized by Prince Harry in his keynote: public trust in technology is “broken.” To remedy this, speakers across two days urged attendees to keep their eye on the simple and fundamental goal of protecting that public.
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Meta faces $375m penalty as jury finds liability in New Mexico social media trial

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By Maria Dinzeo Verified, Madeline Hughes Verified, Mike Swift Verified
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By Maria Dinzeo, Madeline Hughes and Mike Swift ( March 24, 2026, 21:30 GMT | Comment) -- Meta Platforms violated a New Mexico consumer protection law and should pay a $375 million fine, a jury said Tuesday in handing down the first of what is likely to be many verdicts in courts across the US about the alleged harmful design of social media platforms.
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Google Assistant settlement gets tentative nod; US judge wants notice revisions

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By Maria Dinzeo Verified
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By Maria Dinzeo ( March 19, 2026, 22:28 GMT | Insight) -- A federal judge signaled she is prepared to approve a $68 million settlement over claims Google’s voice assistant recorded users’ conversations, but warned that flaws in the class notice — particularly involving tens of thousands of opt-outs — must be resolved first.A US federal judge signaled Thursday she will likely clear a $68 million settlement over claims that Google’s voice assistant recorded users’ conversations, contingent on...
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