California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Transparency

California AG focuses on contracts, opt-outs, and consumer disclosures in Healthline settlement

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on 7/17/2025

On July 1, 2025, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a $1.55 million proposed settlement order with Healthline Media – the largest California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) settlement to date. The proposed settlement...more

Top AI-Related Concerns in eDiscovery—And How to Address Them

Purpose Legal on 4/8/2025

As a Vice President of Regional Sales at Purpose Legal, I spend a lot of time speaking with legal teams about their biggest concerns when it comes to AI in eDiscovery. Whether I’m meeting with corporate legal departments, law...more

Strategic Artificial Intelligence Planning Alert: A State and Federal Regulatory Roadmap for 2025 Compliance

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Privacy, Cyber & AI... on 2/21/2025

The World Economic Forum has stated that 88 percent of C-suite executives indicated that adopting artificial intelligence (AI) in their companies is a key initiative for 2025. Companies are pivoting from merely testing AI to...more

California’s AI Laws Are Here—Is Your Business Ready?

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 2/12/2025

California leads the way with new AI laws promoting transparency, privacy and ethical practices across various industries. January 1, 2025, marked the start of a series of significant AI laws going into effect in California....more

The Intersection of Agentic AI and Emerging Legal Frameworks

Foley & Lardner LLP on 12/20/2024

The evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) has introduced systems capable of making autonomous decisions, known as agentic AI. While generative AI essentially “creates” – providing content such as text, images, etc. –...more

The Digital Fortress: Modern Privacy and Data Considerations to avoid Legal Malpractice

Goldberg Segalla on 11/25/2024

As the digital landscape continues to evolve, so do the challenges surrounding privacy and data protection, particularly in the legal profession. Law firms are increasingly handling sensitive client information, creating...more

California Privacy Protection Agency Updates: New Data Broker Regulations, ADMT Rulemaking, and Leadership Changes

Baker Botts L.L.P. on 11/25/2024

The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) continues to evolve as a central force in privacy regulation, advancing new rules and enforcement priorities that carry significant implications for businesses operating in...more

California Privacy and AI Legislation Update: October 7, 2024

Husch Blackwell LLP on 10/7/2024

Throughout the 2024 legislative session, we have been tracking numerous privacy- and AI-related bills pending in California. Ten of those bills passed the state legislature before the legislative session ended on August 31...more

California Enacts Additional Generative AI Bills Touching on Training Data and Healthcare Decisions

Proskauer - New Media & Technology on 10/1/2024

After several weeks of handwringing about the fate of SB 1047 – the controversial AI safety bill that would have required developers of powerful AI models and entities providing the computing resources to train such models to...more

California Legislature Sends Bills Regulating AI to the Governor

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 9/10/2024

Last week, the California Legislature passed several bills that, if signed by the governor, will regulate how organizations develop, train, and use artificial intelligence (AI) models, systems, and applications. Of these...more

California Privacy and AI Legislation Update: September 2, 2024

Husch Blackwell LLP on 9/3/2024

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

California Privacy and AI Legislation Update: August 12, 2024

Husch Blackwell LLP on 8/12/2024

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

California Privacy and AI Legislation Update: July 22, 2024

Husch Blackwell LLP on 7/22/2024

Keypoint: The California legislature has many pending privacy and AI-related bills to consider before it closes on August 31. The California legislature left for its summer recess on July 3 and will reconvene on August 5....more

Latest Draft Comprehensive Data Privacy Legislation is Released

Paul Hastings LLP on 4/12/2024

Two key members of Congress unveiled the latest iteration of a proposed nationwide comprehensive privacy and data protection bill this past week. House Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Senate...more

10 Things to Know About the APRA – the Latest Federal Privacy Law Effort

Wiley Rein LLP on 4/11/2024

Over the weekend, lawmakers unveiled the latest push for a federal privacy law – the American Privacy Rights Act (APRA). The bill was circulated as a discussion draft by Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Chair of the Senate...more

10 Common HRC Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Mitratech Holdings, Inc on 12/28/2023

For Human Resources, compliance is king. Ensuring that your organization follows all applicable laws and regulations is a legal obligation and crucial for maintaining a healthy and productive work environment. However,...more

Automated Decisionmaking Technology in California: New Rules Would Impose Transparency, Notice, and Consumer Opt-Out Obligations...

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 12/8/2023

On November 27, 2023, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) released draft regulations mandating notice, opt-out, and information access requirements for companies using automated decision-making technology (ADMT)...more

Compliance Next Steps: Employment and B2B Data in California

Perkins Coie on 4/21/2023

The exemption for employment-related and business-to-business (B2B) data under California’s privacy law expired on January 1, 2023. Without this exemption, information previously allowed to be excluded now falls within the...more

Data Privacy Laws and Blocking Statutes: Five Practical Strategies for Counsel

HaystackID on 1/30/2023

Background Note: Data privacy has become a critical issue in the digital era, with laws and regulations constantly evolving. As a result, it’s important for cybersecurity, information governance, and legal discovery...more

Coming Soon? The American Data Privacy and Protection Act (SPOILERS)

McCarter & English Blog: Government Contracts... on 1/26/2023

Sure, America has the Grand Canyon, baseball, and apple pie, but you know what it doesn’t have? A nationwide data protection law. Instead, data protection has been left up to a pastiche of state laws, regulations, and...more

Get up to Speed: Blockchain for the Auto Industry

Foley & Lardner LLP on 12/6/2022

This year, sentiment has declined to a tepid level with respect to cryptocurrency markets. For example, while some experts still believe that bitcoin could crack the $100,000 mark, the price of bitcoin slumped to under...more

California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act to Impose Significant New Requirements on Businesses Providing Online Services,...

Wiley Rein LLP on 9/19/2022

On September 15, 2022, California Governor Newsom announced his signing of A.B. 2273, the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act, which the legislature passed on August 30. The law – modeled after the United Kingdom...more

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