Consent, Data Privacy, New Guidance

Cookie Consent: Unpacking the UK ICO’s Proposed New Approach to Online Advertising

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 8/6/2025

- What is new: The ICO is proposing to relax its enforcement of cookie consent requirements, meaning user consent would not be required for lower-risk advertising cookies. - Why it matters: The proposals aim to address...more

Connecticut Signals an Increased Focus on Biometric Data Compliance

Venable LLP on 6/10/2025

In April, the Office of the Connecticut Attorney General (OAG) released an updated enforcement report under the Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CTDPA) to highlight privacy enforcement actions taken in 2024....more

Top 6 Employer Takeaways From New EEOC Wearable Tech Guidance

Fisher Phillips on 1/8/2025

Wearable technologies are becoming increasingly common in the workplace, but a new guidance document from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has made it clear that employers need to tread carefully. From smart...more

When May an Employer Monitor Employees Working Remotely?

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co. on 6/6/2023

The Israeli Privacy Protection Authority’s (PPA) recently published position on the monitoring of employees working remotely presents new guidelines and recommendations for employers that are building a system to perform such...more

Manipulative Online Design Tactics Become Riskier

Holland & Knight LLP on 9/22/2022

In recent years, the use of clickbait and dark patterns has attracted the attention and scorn of state legislatures, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), state attorneys general, consumer advocates and consumers. Three state...more

New Guidance for Protecting Student Health Care Information

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C. on 1/17/2020

On December 19, 2019, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) provided new joint guidance on the release of certain student records. In summary, this HHS/DOE release...more