In late March, an online retailer successfully asserted consent as a complete defense to a putative Pennsylvania Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Control Act of 1978 (WESCA) class action lawsuit, resulting in the...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reinstated a proposed class action by Michael Salazar against a professional sports organization on October 15, 2024, alleging violations of the Video Privacy Protection Act...more
10/25/2024
/ Consent ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Online Platforms ,
Online Videos ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Subscribers ,
VPPA ,
Web Tracking ,
Websites
The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) issued new guidance (the Guidance) on October 16, 2024, to help state-regulated financial institutions mitigate the myriads of cybersecurity risks posed by artificial...more
10/22/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Machine Learning ,
NYDFS ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management
It's no secret that plaintiffs' firms have been developing legal theories relating to third-party software technologies used on websites. This includes a recent spike in lawsuits alleging that websites running the Meta...more
On October 7, President Biden signed an Executive Order directing the federal government to implement U.S. commitments under the European Union-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (EU-U.S. DPF). The new Executive Order enhances...more
Effective October 1, 2021, Florida's Protecting DNA Privacy Act (HB 833 or DNA Privacy Act) amends Florida's genetic privacy law (Fla. Stat. section 760.40) to establish new crimes arising out of the unlawful use of a...more
Can an employee bring a claim against an employer if the employer bases an employment-related decision on information obtained from a personal data storage device?...more
In the wake of enactment of California's Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) in 2018, the New York State legislature is now considering its own (and more expansive) consumer privacy law (SB5642), entitled the "New York Privacy Act"...more