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New Federal AI Action Plan Prioritizes Deregulation, Infrastructure, and Global Leadership

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 7/29/2025

The White House released on July 23, 2025, Winning the Race: America’s AI Action Plan (“AI Action Plan”) pursuant to President Trump’s Executive Order 14179, Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial...more

White House Launches AI Action Plan and Executive Orders to Promote Innovation, Infrastructure, and International Diplomacy and...

Wiley Rein LLP on 7/25/2025

On July 23, 2025, the White House released the much anticipated AI Action Plan (Action Plan), along with three accompanying Executive Orders (EO). The Action Plan—entitled Winning the Race: America’s AI Action...more

Heading into 2024, Federal AI Activity Ramps Up After AI Executive Order

Wiley Rein LLP on 12/22/2023

2023 has been a big year for AI with the landmark Executive Order for Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence (EO) adding to the already busy and dynamic AI landscape. Issued less than two months ago, the EO has...more

White House Issues Sweeping AI Executive Order: 10 Things Employers Need to Know

Fisher Phillips on 10/31/2023

The executive order on artificial intelligence issued by the White House yesterday is the federal government’s most ambitious attempt to date to corral this burgeoning technology – and contains numerous items of interest for...more

Legal Insights for Manufacturing

Husch Blackwell LLP on 2/13/2023

We are pleased to announce that Husch Blackwell has published its inaugural “Legal Insights for Manufacturing” report, which provides a look ahead to 2023 and explores the key trends and issues that will shape the coming year...more

FTC Publishes Blog Post that Could Expand Data Breach Notification Requirements

Williams Mullen on 6/17/2022

FTC Publishes Blog Post That Could Expand Data Breach Notification Requirements – On May 20, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published a blog post suggesting that, in certain instances, a company may have to do...more

Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter-September 2020 #3

Troutman Pepper Locke on 9/30/2020

Like most industries today, Consumer Finance Services businesses are significantly impacted by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). In response, Troutman Pepper has developed a dedicated COVID-19 Resource Center to guide clients...more

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - July 2020

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 8/6/2020

In this month's edition, we examine the Court of Justice of the European Union's decision invalidating the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework, as well as the U.S. government's response to the decision. We also examine two...more

FTC Alleges Nevada Data Center Company Made False Privacy Shield Claims

Fox Rothschild LLP on 11/11/2019

In a complaint, the Federal Trade Commission alleges that between January 2017 and October 2018, RagingWire Data Centers, Inc. claimed in its online privacy policy that the company participated in the Privacy Shield framework...more

FTC Reaches Settlement With Company Over Privacy Shield Misrepresentations

Fox Rothschild LLP on 8/22/2019

The Federal Trade Commission has approved a final consent order settling charges that a background screening company falsely claimed to be in compliance with the EU-U.S. and Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield frameworks. SecurTest,...more

Privacy Shield: If You Got It – Flaunt It; If Not – Don’t

Womble Bond Dickinson on 6/20/2019

One of the EU’s chief complaints against US privacy practices is the lack of enforcement of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework (Privacy Shield). Last week we saw a US enforcement action that may allay this concern. The US...more

Enforcement Increasing Under EU US Privacy Shield Framework

Fox Rothschild LLP on 2/5/2019

Enforcement is increasing under the EU US Privacy Shield Framework for cross border transfer of personal data. A report published by European regulator, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), lists enforcement initiatives...more

US Making Progress On Privacy Shield Framework, More Work To Do

Fox Rothschild LLP on 2/4/2019

EU US Privacy Shield Framework 2nd annual review: Per European Regulator, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), the U.S. has made significant progress but some issues remain....more

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - December 2018

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 1/4/2019

In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine the European Commission's second annual review of the Privacy Shield and the Department of Commerce's guidance on how to comply with the Privacy Shield...more

EU US Privacy Shield Certification Lives To Fight Another Year

Fox Rothschild LLP on 12/24/2018

In its second annual review, the European Commission notes that the Privacy Shield scheme provides adequate protection for personal data but improvements are still in order. ...more

Privacy Progress Report: Key Findings From the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield's First Annual Review

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 10/23/2017

On October 18, 2017, the EU Commission released its report of the first annual review of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework. The Privacy Shield is the successor of the Safe Harbor Agreement which was invalidated by the...more

EU Commission Confirms that Privacy Shield Survives its First Annual Review

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints on 10/19/2017

As was generally expected from informal comments by EU representatives, Privacy Shield has survived its first annual review. Commissioner Jourova stated: “Our first review shows that the Privacy Shield works well, but there...more

FTC Settles Charges Regarding Privacy Shield Noncompliance

Morgan Lewis on 9/18/2017

On September 8, 2017, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that three US companies have reached a settlement regarding charges that the companies misled consumers in connection with their participation in the EU-US...more

Department Of Commerce Agency Seeks Standards For IoT Security

King & Spalding on 8/24/2016

On August 2, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (“NTIA”), an agency of the Department of Commerce, announced that it would form a multi-stakeholder group to increase transparency for the deployment...more

Alert: Coming Soon: Federal Regulation of the Internet of Things

Cooley LLP on 4/18/2016

The hands-off approach Washington has taken on regulating the Internet of Things ("IoT") may be about to change: the Department of Commerce, through its National Telecommunications and Information Administration ("NTIA"), has...more

EU High Court Invalidates U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Framework

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 10/8/2015

As has been widely reported, the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor – probably the most commonly used method for transferring personal data to the United States – has been invalidated by an EU court. The court’s decision has wide-ranging...more

Did the ECJ Kill the Safe Harbor Framework on E.U.-U.S. Data Transfers?

K&L Gates LLP on 10/8/2015

On October 6, 2015, the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) ruled in the “Schrems” case that the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor framework on the transfer of personal data from Europe to the United States, was invalid. ...more

"Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - FTC Mobile Privacy Disclosures: Court of Justice of the European Union Declares US-EU Safe...

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 10/7/2015

“Decision 2000/520 is invalid.” With those four words, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) sent shock waves through the European and U.S. business communities on October 6, 2015, with a landmark decision finding...more

What Does the European Court of Justice's Invalidation of the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Framework Mean For U.S.-Based Multinational...

Littler on 10/7/2015

In a landmark decision that will dramatically affect thousands of U.S. companies that transfer personal data from the European Union ("EU") to the United States, the European Union Court of Justice ("ECJ") yesterday...more

Keep Calm and Data Transfer On (… mostly … for now) - M&E Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Alert

McCarter & English, LLP on 10/7/2015

Most of you already have Twitter feeds, Facebook pages, and—the aged among you—in-boxes overflowing with news about yesterday’s decision from the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”). Some of you read each message, anxiously...more

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