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State Department Resumes Student, Exchange Visitor Visa Processing with Focus on Online Presence

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 7/11/2025

The U.S. Department of State has announced resumption of student and exchange visitor visa processing, along with expanded digital vetting procedures. The June 18, 2025, press release, “Announcement of Expanded Screening and...more

Privacy Tip #449 – Scammers Hijacking Websites to Insert Fake Support Number

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 7/7/2025

Malwarebytes recently reported that it has found scammers hijacking websites of name brands, including banks, software companies, and social media platforms to trick victims into calling a fraudulent telephone number instead...more

What Is Swatting? And How Can You Prevent It?

Pagefreezer on 6/2/2025

What happens when online harassment crosses the digital divide? For a decade, the practice of swatting has been on the rise, and featured in news stories the world over. Swatting is a weaponized form of harassment that turns...more

Arkansas Legislative Update: New Technology, Privacy and Cybersecurity Laws

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 4/24/2025

The Regular Session of the 95th General Assembly is set to adjourn sine die on Monday, May 5, 2025. During this session, the Arkansas legislature passed several bills relating to technology, privacy and cybersecurity which...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

Sheppard Mullin’s 2024 Eye on Privacy Year in Review

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 1/22/2025

It is hard to believe that another year is upon us! As we have done in years past (including 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018), we have created a comprehensive resource of all our www.eyeonprivacy.com posts from 2024. As...more

FTC Seeks to Strengthen Privacy Protections of Children Online

Jones Day on 12/28/2023

On December 20, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ("NPRM") to revise the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act ("COPPA") Rule to reduce the amount of information...more

Texas’ SCOPE Act Puts Focus on Social Media and Minors

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 9/5/2023

Texas has joined Arkansas and Utah as the third state to impose requirements on social media accounts for those under 18. Namely, with the Securing Children Online through Parental Empowerment Act (“SCOPE Act”), Texas will...more

Texas enacts new data privacy rules focused on protection of minors

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 8/14/2023

As a former Special Agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation who investigated cybercrimes involving children, I know from experience that the topic of increasing online protections for minors provoked intense debates...more

[Webinar] Make a Resolution to Keep Your Family Internet Safe in 2022 - January 6th, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm EST

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP on 12/8/2021

Technology is evolving at a rapid pace, and many of these advances enhance our lives and keep us connected to family and friends. But with thousands of new apps available seemingly daily, much of what can be accessed online...more

A new era for Australian online safety regulation

Hogan Lovells on 8/2/2021

Online safety regulation has, and continues to be, an ongoing priority for regulators globally. Indeed, the Online Safety Bill 2021 (“Bill”) and Online Safety (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Bill 2021...more

California Update: Governor Signs One Privacy Bill and Vetoes Another

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints on 10/2/2020

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed Assembly Bill 1281 to extend the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) “exemptions” for business-to-business (B2B) and employee personal information. The exemption was headed for a...more

Privacy Perils: Children's Online Privacy Education (COPE)

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 4/10/2020

Especially with their children now homebound, bored and seeking virtual social contact, many parents are particularly concerned about educating their children – preschool through high school — of the risks inherent in social...more

Jones Day Global Privacy & Cybersecurity Update | Vol. 25

Jones Day on 4/1/2020

UNITED STATES - Regulatory—Policy, Best Practices, and Standards - Cybersecurity Standards Issued for Government Contractors - On January 31, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - February 2019 #4

Robinson & Cole LLP on 3/4/2019

In an effort to phase out what many in the security world believe are threats to the cybersecurity posture of governmental agencies and private entities alike, John Quinn, the Chief Information Officer of the State of...more

Global Privacy & Cybersecurity Update Vol. 14

Jones Day on 6/5/2017

New York Attorney General Announces Record Number of Data Breach Notices in 2016 - On March 21, 2017, the New York Attorney General's Office announced that it received 1,300 reported data breaches in 2016—a 60 percent...more

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