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Rivkin Radler LLP

Flo Health Data-Sharing Case Ends in Major Jury Verdict Against Meta

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Meta Inc., the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has been found liable by a California federal jury for improperly using sensitive reproductive health data to run targeted ads, in a case involving the...more

Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

Meta Pixel Case Survives Motion to Dismiss

Readers of this blog are well aware of the proliferation of lawsuits alleging that websites which utilize Meta Pixel tracking software violate the California Invasion of Privacy Act (“CIPA”). These lawsuits typically allege...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Federal Jury Finds Against Meta for Collecting Data from Flo Health

On August 1, 2025, a California federal jury found that Meta violated the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) by collecting data from the Flo Health app without the consent of the individuals who downloaded the app and...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

California Privacy and AI Legislation Update: Part II

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Key point: The California legislature is currently considering several privacy-related bills that could impact the private sector....more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Federal Court Allows Privacy Related Claims to Proceed in a Proposed Class Action Lawsuit Against Motorola

In December 2024, Jonathan Gabrielli filed several claims alleging that Motorola Mobility LLC (Motorola) misrepresented its data usage policy and shared his personal data with third parties, including Google, Amazon, and...more

Hogan Lovells

New California bills aim to limit uses of consumer data and AI systems: What companies should know

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California has long been a frontrunner when it comes to consumer protection and privacy laws, and 2025 is shaping up to be no exception. State lawmakers and regulators are advancing a wave of new bills and regulations across...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

California limits certification, revealing challenges for litigating privacy cases

In the recent high-profile civil class action, Frasco v. Flo Health, a California federal court issued a significant ruling partially certifying a nationwide class and California subclass of individuals who used the Flo...more

Kilpatrick

Kilpatrick's Privacy Dispatch - May 2025

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Here are some recent privacy and cybersecurity related news stories that caught our attention over the past couple of weeks. California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) Issues New Proposed Regulations - The CPPA has...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Exploring California’s Proposed AI Bill

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California lawmakers have proposed new legislation to reshape the growing use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace. While this bill aims to protect workers, employers have expressed concerns about how it might...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

California Cryobank Hit with Lawsuit over Sperm Donor Databank Breach

California Cryobank, LLC, the largest sperm bank in the country, faces a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California over an April 2024 data breach. Cryobank provides frozen donor sperm and...more

Alston & Bird

Key Takeaways from CPPA’s Recent Settlement with an Automotive Manufacturer for Alleged CCPA Violations

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On March 12, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) published its decision approving a Stipulated Final Order (Order) against a major automotive manufacturer (company) for violations of the California Consumer...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

CPPA Votes Out Proposed Delete Request and Opt-Out Platform (DROP) Data Broker Regulations

On March 7, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) Board met to discuss its proposed data broker regulations concerning the Delete Request and Opt-Out Platform (DROP) and voted to authorize CPPA staff to...more

DLA Piper

Google Unable to Avoid Mass Opt-Out in Privacy Class Action

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Plaintiffs’ attorneys are continuing to aggressively pursue mass arbitrations in privacy litigation. The latest challenge came when Judge Beth Labson Freeman in the Northern District of California ruled last month that...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Data Brokers Beware: Another Settlement for Violations of the California Delete Act

The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) and Background Alert, Inc. (a California-based data broker) settled allegations that Background Alert failed to register and pay the annual fee required by the California Delete...more

Mayer Brown

Collecting IP Addresses? “Not An Invasion of Privacy,” Says New York Federal Court in CIPA Pen-Register Action

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On February 18, 2025, US District Judge Edgardo Ramos of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York granted the defendant’s motion to dismiss against a plaintiff bringing claims under California...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

California’s Privacy Regulatory Odyssey Continues: Formal CCPA Rulemaking on the Horizon Amidst Expanded Data Broker Requirements

On November 8, 2024, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) Board met to discuss and vote on various proposed California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regulations related to cybersecurity audits, automated...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

California Privacy Protection Agency Enacts New Data Broker Regulations to Enhance Consumer Rights

On November 8, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) Board unanimously approved new regulations for data brokers, strengthening the Delete Act's provisions. The Delete Act, effective since January 2024, mandates...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Governor Newsom Signs (and Vetoes) Major California AI Legislation

California’s 2024 legislative session has been marked with exciting developments and a clear focus on setting the rules of the road for artificial intelligence (AI), with some measures becoming law and others stalling out...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

AI News Roundup – California AI bill vetoed, new ChatGPT features, Meta’s video generation AI model, and more

To help you stay on top of the latest news, our AI practice group has compiled a roundup of the developments we are following...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

California Passes Legislation Protecting Performers’ Digital Rights

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Governor Newsom recently signed two significant bills focused on protecting digital likeness rights: Assembly Bill (AB)1836 and Assembly Bill (AB) 2602. These legislative measures aim to address the complex issues surrounding...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

California on the Forefront of Tackling AI Risks to Consumers

The State of California, under the leadership of Governor Gavin Newsom, has taken the lead of its sister states in mobilizing resources to investigate the risks of the use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

CA Governor Vetos Opt-out Preference Amendment

California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed A.B. 3048, an amendment to California's landmark consumer privacy act that dealt with the delivery of opt-out preference signals installed in mobile and web browsers. The proposed...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Ninth Circuit Ruling Paves the Way for California Age-Appropriate Design Code to Partially Come into Effect

On August 16, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an opinion partially upholding—and partially vacating—the District Court for the Northern District of California’s preliminary injunction preventing...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

AI News Roundup – China looking to set global AI standards, reconstruction of ancient writings, growth of AI summarization, and...

To help you stay on top of the latest news, our AI practice group has compiled a roundup of the developments we are following....more

Clark Hill PLC

Children’s Data Update: From FTC and State Agency Enforcement to KOSA Advancing the Senate

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On July 7, the FTC and the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Central District of California against the developer of an anonymous messaging app (NGL Labs,...more

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