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ICO Annual Report Provides Insight Into Data Protection Risks for Businesses

Paul Hastings LLP on 7/22/2025

The UK Information Commissioner’s Office’s (the ICO’s) latest Annual Report summarises its accomplishments and priorities, including last year’s enforcement actions. Based on our review of the report, we see the ICO focusing,...more

The ICO’s Penalty Against 23andMe Brings New Emphasis on Cybersecurity Risks - Key Takeaways for U.S. Companies

Womble Bond Dickinson on 7/11/2025

The dramatic increase in global reach that the internet provides U.S.-based companies comes as a double edge sword. While it significantly increases a company’s potential customer pool, it also subjects companies to...more

Navigating the Patchwork of State Consumer Privacy Statutes: An E-Commerce Compliance Playbook

Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP on 6/19/2025

Online retailers now face an increasingly complex matrix of state consumer-privacy statutes that impose prescriptive requirements on data collection, monetization, and cybersecurity practices. ...more

Key Themes From the 2025 IAPP Global Privacy Summit

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 5/5/2025

On April 23 and 24, 2025, regulators, industry leaders and data privacy leaders from across the globe convened in Washington, D.C. for the 2025 International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) Global Privacy Summit....more

Eight-State Consortium of Privacy Regulators Marks Shift Toward Coordinated Enforcement

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 5/5/2025

In a major development for businesses subject to state data privacy laws, eight state privacy regulators have joined forces to form the “Consortium of Privacy Regulators,” a bipartisan coalition aimed at coordinating...more

2024 State AGs Year in Review

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 3/24/2025

In 2024, state attorneys general (State AGs) focused on a broad variety of areas and industries including, in particular, emerging industries such as artificial intelligence (AI) and privacy and social media protections....more

New York Amends its Data Breach Notification Law

Husch Blackwell LLP on 2/25/2025

Keypoint: New York has amended its data breach notification law twice in the last 60 days to (1) add a 30-day deadline for notifying affected residents, (2) clarify that covered financial entities must still notify the New...more

Top AI Risks General Counsels Should Address

Lowenstein Sandler LLP on 2/19/2025

Considering the rapid development and deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) in a wide array of applications and business sectors, it can be a daunting task for a company’s General Counsel (GC) to keep pace in identifying...more

2024 Privacy, AI & Cybersecurity Year in Review

Troutman Pepper Locke on 2/13/2025

2024 was a pivotal year in the regulation of data practices, with increased scrutiny of artificial intelligence (AI), data brokers, and the ecosystem of commercial data, and the continued proliferation of comprehensive United...more

Proposed State Privacy Law Update: February 3, 2025

Husch Blackwell LLP on 2/2/2025

Keypoint: It was another busy week with Virginia lawmakers advancing three bills and new consumer and children’s privacy bills introduced in multiple states. Below is the fourth weekly update on the status of proposed state...more

Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Look Ahead: First Half of 2025

Stoel Rives - Global Privacy & Security Blog® on 1/7/2025

Privacy and cybersecurity are incredibly dynamic, and in 2025 we have committed ourselves to a look ahead post every six months, with the next one in July 2025. The new Congress convened on January 3, 2025, and a new...more

Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Developments We Are Watching in 2025

McDermott Will & Emery on 1/6/2025

The act of predicting what will become the dominating storyline of data privacy and cybersecurity in 2025 is a hazardous enterprise, as one is almost surely to get something wrong. Without fail, every year, regulators and the...more

UK Online Safety Act: A Look Ahead

Perkins Coie on 10/29/2024

Ofcom, the U.K. Online Safety Act (the Act) regulator, released an updated roadmap on the timing of obligations for covered services on October 17, 2024. The Act was passed in October 2023 and introduces new legal obligations...more

Are You Ready for Eight More Privacy Laws in 2025?

Kilpatrick on 10/28/2024

As state-level privacy laws continue to expand in the absence of federal legislation, businesses must prepare to meet a growing patchwork of requirements or risk penalties and reputational harm. In 2025, eight additional...more

Seven New States Join Patchwork of U.S. Comprehensive Privacy Laws: Top 10 Trends from the First Half of 2024

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 7/15/2024

In the first half of 2024, seven new states—Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, and Rhode Island—all enacted their takes on comprehensive privacy laws, bringing the total number of states with...more

Contractors Settle Cyber Fraud Claims Alleging Ignored Security Measures

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 7/2/2024

Two recent settlements under the False Claims Act (FCA): - Signal enhanced risk around cybersecurity for recipients of federal funds. - Underscore the need to assess compliance with cybersecurity requirements and...more

U.S. Privacy Litigation Update: May 2024

Husch Blackwell LLP on 6/13/2024

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

Further Updates to the CPPA Proposed Regulations: Risk Assessments and Automated Decisionmaking Technology

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints on 3/26/2024

After years of internal discussion, the Board of the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA), at their March 8th meeting, voted to progress toward formalizing the proposed regulations on risk assessments and automated...more

Proposed State Privacy Law Update: March 11, 2024

Husch Blackwell LLP on 3/11/2024

Keypoint: Last week, consumer data privacy bills advanced in Minnesota, Maryland, and Missouri, New Hampshire’s Governor signed SB 255 into law, Maryland’s AADC bill advanced in the Senate, and the Hawaii House passed a...more

AI Insights: Recent Developments That Could Impact How Companies Offer AI-Based Customer Service Chatbots

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 2/27/2024

Two recent developments highlight the challenges companies may face as they explore ways to incorporate AI-based chatbots into their customer service offerings: - A putative class action filed in California federal...more

Holland & Knight Data Privacy and Security Report: December 2023

Holland & Knight LLP on 1/12/2024

Welcome to Holland & Knight's monthly data privacy and security news update that includes the latest in policy, regulatory updates and other significant developments....more

Here’s Why You Should Be Aware of Brazil’s Data Privacy Law + 6 Key Scenarios to Consider

Fisher Phillips on 1/9/2024

Companies that collect or process personal data in Brazil — or from consumers in the country — should be familiar with the Brazilian General Data Protection Law, which has been the country’s main legislation on the matter...more

Workplace Law Forecast 2024 - Your workplace law recap for 2023 and predictions for 2024 to help you prepare for the coming year.

Fisher Phillips on 12/4/2023

When I reflect on the relationship that our firm has with our clients, I’m most proud of the fact that you can always count on us. That often means defending complex litigation, steering you through regulatory threats,...more

Enforcement of California’s Age-Appropriate Design Code Act Is Put on Ice — for Now

Fenwick & West LLP on 9/26/2023

On September 18, 2023, a U.S. District Court judge in the Northern District of California granted a preliminary injunction enjoining California’s attorney general from enforcing California’s California Age-Appropriate Design...more

A U.S. Data Privacy Law Update: Data Transfers, Delayed CCPA Regulatory Enforcement, and Data Privacy Laws Galore!

Kilpatrick on 7/18/2023

The pace of privacy developments in 2023 has been breathtaking. Since our recent alert regarding Iowa’s comprehensive data privacy law and Colorado’s finalized rules, there have been a number of key developments in data...more

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