Key Point: “Winning the Race: America’s AI Action Plan,” the Trump Administration’s summary approach to federal artificial intelligence (AI) policy, and three new Executive Orders (EO) propose a wide-ranging federal strategy...more
7/28/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Centers ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Controls ,
Federal Contractors ,
Infrastructure ,
Innovative Technology ,
National Security ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Risk Management ,
Trump Administration
Keypoint: In this post: (1) Standing may depend on how specific plaintiffs’ complaint is; (2) the 2d Circuit adopts the 3rd and 9th Circuit’s narrower interpretation of PII under the VPPA; (3) Promises in privacy policies not...more
6/23/2025
/ Class Action ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Privacy ,
Data-Sharing ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Facebook ,
Google ,
IP Addresses ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
PHI ,
Privacy Policy ,
Social Media ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Third-Party ,
TikTok ,
Tracking Systems ,
URLs ,
VPPA
Keypoint: In this post: (1) The Ninth Circuit holds essentially any website can be sued in California; (2) two courts limit pen registry claims; (3) courts split on whether privacy policies establish consent for wiretapping...more
5/7/2025
/ Appeals ,
California ,
Consent ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Privacy ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Privacy Laws ,
Websites ,
Wiretapping
Keypoint: In this post: (1) California considers a “commercial exception” to wiretapping and pen registry laws; (2) a rise in federal wiretapping claims against websites; (3) more courts impose “knowledge or intent”...more
4/15/2025
/ California ,
CIPA ,
Class Action ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Privacy ,
ECPA ,
New Legislation ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
VPPA ,
Wiretapping
Keypoint: In this post: (1) How a privacy policy can defeat a plaintiff’s “delayed discovery” argument; (2) Two CA state courts reject plaintiffs’ allegations concerning personal jurisdiction; (3) Three courts dismiss PR/TT...more
3/11/2025
/ California ,
CIPA ,
Class Action ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Privacy ,
Discovery ,
Personal Information ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Privacy Laws ,
Privacy Policy ,
Social Media ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Web Tracking
Welcome to the twentieth installment in our monthly data privacy litigation report. We prepare these reports to provide updates on how courts in the United States have handled emerging data privacy trends. After our expansive...more
2/18/2025
/ California ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
CIPA ,
Class Action ,
Consent ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Popular ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Privacy Laws ,
Third-Party ,
VPPA ,
Websites ,
Wiretapping
Keypoint: California state courts weigh in on what does, and does not, qualify as a “pen registry” or “tap and trace” device while one California federal court raises whether a wiretapping claim can also allow for a CCPA...more
10/22/2024
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
CIPA ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Third-Party ,
Vendors ,
Video Recordings ,
VPPA ,
Wiretapping
Keypoint: California district courts continue to split over whether “knowledge” is required to plead liability under Section 631(a)’s fourth prong while two decisions show courts taking different approaches to VPPA claims at...more
9/10/2024
/ CIPA ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Electronic Communications ,
Facebook ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Third-Party ,
VPPA ,
Websites ,
Wiretapping
On Saturday, August 31, the California legislature closed its 2024 session. During the past calendar year, we tracked numerous privacy and AI-related bills with fourteen of them passing out of their chamber of origin prior to...more
9/3/2024
/ Algorithms ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Bias ,
California ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Privacy ,
Discrimination ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Opt-Outs ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Training ,
Transparency
Keypoint: Last week, several privacy and AI bills passed out of committee (with some receiving amendments) while two bills died in committee. We are currently tracking thirteen privacy and AI-related bills that previously...more
8/19/2024
/ Algorithms ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
California ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Personal Information ,
Social Media ,
State Privacy Laws ,
User-Generated Content
Keypoint: Last week, the California legislature returned from its summer recess and began moving forward with privacy and AI legislation prior to the August 31 session closing date.
We are currently tracking thirteen...more
8/12/2024
/ Algorithms ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
California ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Discrimination ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Opt-Outs ,
Social Media ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Transparency
Keypoint: The Central District of California issued several wiretapping decisions in May while two decisions on the VPPA illustrate how claims fail or succeed at the pleading stage. Welcome to the fourteenth installment in...more
6/13/2024
/ CIPA ,
Consent ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Discovery Disputes ,
Facebook ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Privacy Laws ,
Private Right of Action ,
VPPA ,
Websites ,
Wiretapping
Keypoint: If signed into law, Colorado will become the first state to enact legislation regulating the use of high-risk artificial intelligence systems. On May 8, the Colorado legislature passed the Colorado Artificial...more
5/9/2024
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Automated Decision Systems (ADS) ,
Colorado ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Duty of Care ,
Duty to Disclose ,
Enforcement ,
Equal Opportunities ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Notification Requirements ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Risk Management ,
State and Local Government
Keypoint: The Central District of California issues a major victory for website owners facing CIPA-arbitration demands, two decisions address whether a plaintiff consented as a defense to wiretapping claims, three courts in...more
5/7/2024
/ Audio Recording ,
Call Centers ,
CIPA ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Privacy ,
Facebook ,
Privacy Laws ,
Privacy Policy ,
Third-Party ,
Video Recordings ,
VPPA ,
Websites ,
Wiretapping
Keypoint: Since our last update on US artificial intelligence (AI) legislation impacting the private sector, Utah enacted the first AI private sector bill of 2024, Oklahoma moved closer to passing an AI Bill of Rights,...more
3/26/2024
/ Algorithms ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Automated Decision Systems (ADS) ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Innovative Technology ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Machine Learning ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Transparency
Keypoint: Since our inaugural post on US artificial intelligence legislation, the first AI bill from this year is set to pass in Utah, new bills have been introduced in Connecticut, Illinois, New Jersey, and several bills...more
Keypoint: The Attorney General’s investigatory sweep focuses on how large California employers are handling the expiration of the CCPA’s employee data exemption.
On July 14, 2023, the California Attorney General announced a...more
Keypoint: Businesses subject to the CCPA will need to revise their compliance programs before the exemptions expire on January 1, 2023.
As previously reported, the California legislature had been considering multiple bills...more
9/1/2022
/ California ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Transfers ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Employee Monitoring ,
Information Requests ,
Personal Information ,
Personnel Records ,
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