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Senators Introduce Legislation to Curb Use of Personal Data and Copyrighted Works for Gen AI Training

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We recently discussed the legal developments related to fair use in AI training. Through a bipartisan bill titled the AI Accountability and Personal Data Protection Act (the “Bill”), introduced on July 21, 2025, U.S. Senators...more

IR Global

Smart tech, safe hands

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How can businesses in your jurisdiction adopt AI and automation responsibly, and what guidance are you offering to ensure regulatory compliance?...more

BakerHostetler

Can AI Identify Key Trends in Privacy Enforcement and Litigation Impacting Digital Advertising? I Put It to the Test.

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As an attorney focused on technology transactions and counseling, I approach new technologies with both curiosity and caution. Like many lawyers, I tend to be skeptical until I fully understand how something works....more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Rhode Island Takes Steps to Safeguard Judicial Officer Security

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Rhode Island’s Governor recently signed the Rhode Island Judicial Security Act (H5892), which aims to bolster the privacy and security of current and former judicial officers and their families by introducing several measures...more

Troutman Amin LLP

ATTENTION ATTENTION: Minnesota’s Data Privacy Act Is Now Law As Of Today- July 31, 2025!

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Starting today, July 31, 2025, the Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act (“MCDPA”) officially takes effect. Signed by Governor Tim Walz in May 2024, this act majorly affects how the personal data of Minnesota residents is...more

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State AGs Take the Lead on Privacy Enforcement as Federal Action Stalls

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With the continued absence of comprehensive federal privacy legislation after nearly 20 years of debate, state attorneys general (AGs) are increasingly asserting their role as primary regulators in the data privacy space....more

Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP

New Laws Regulate How Companies Interact with Children's Data

If your business operates a website or provides online services that collect data about children, you should be aware of expanding legal requirements from U.S. states regulating how private companies interact with minors....more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

EU Initiates Renewal of UK Adequacy Decision Following the UK's Adoption of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025

EU Launches UK Adequacy Decision Renewal Process - On 22 July 2025, the European Commission announced that it had launched the process to renew the adequacy decision for the United Kingdom (UK) and confirmed that the UK’s...more

DLA Piper

Dubai International Financial Centre: Updates to the DIFC Protection Laws

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The DIFC Data Protection Law No. 5 of 2020 (DIFC Data Protection Law) was amended on 8 July 2025 to introduce several substantive changes....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Connecticut, the Provisions State, Adds New Provisions to its Privacy Law

Connecticut has revised its privacy law for the third time since it was passed in 2022. With SB 1295, the state has mirrored others (like Colorado and Montana) in making ongoing changes to its law. Many of the changes...more

Hogan Lovells

Cambodia moves to enact comprehensive data privacy law

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On July 23, 2025, Cambodia released a draft of its first ever comprehensive personal data protection law, the Law on Personal Data Protection (“LPDP”). Once passed, Cambodia will join the ranks of seven other countries...more

DLA Piper

CHINA: Definition and Handling of Sensitive Personal Information Helpfully Clarified

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It’s well-known that China’s data protection laws define sensitive personal information very differently to other jurisdictions. Instead of a closed list of data types, sensitive personal information in China has...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

California Privacy Protection Agency Remains Committed to Privacy Rights Enforcement

Before assuming his new role as Executive Director for the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA), Tom Kemp served as a volunteer policy advisor on the Delete Act in 2023 and California’s 2020 ballot initiative, which...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

UK Adequacy Holds Firm Under New Data (Use and Access) Act 2025

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The DUAA introduces several reforms to UK data protection law, but their implications are relatively limited in practice. The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (the DUAA) was enacted on 19 June 2025 and amends rather than...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

What a 1988 Statute Signals in the New England Patriots’ Privacy Class Action Settlement

The 1988 Video Privacy Protection Act (VVPA) prohibits the disclosure of VHS rental history; now, in a recent class action where the VPPA was invoked by the plaintiffs, the parties’ voluntary settlement signals developments...more

Mayer Brown

Hong Kong Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data Updated the Leaflet on Legal Assistance for Civil Claims under the Personal Data...

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The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (“PCPD”) released an updated version of the Information Leaflet on Legal Assistance for Civil Claims under the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (“PDPO”) (the “2025...more

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Hong Kong Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data Completes Compliance Checks on the Use of AI and Data Privacy

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INTRODUCTION - Artificial intelligence ("AI") has rapidly transitioned from experimental use to widespread adoption across Hong Kong. Organisations are now leveraging AI models to enhance customer service, improve risk...more

Alston & Bird

CPPA Board to Discuss Draft CCPA Regulations, DROP Requirements

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The California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) Board will meet on Thursday, July 24 to discuss the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) draft regulations on cybersecurity audits, risk assessments, automatic...more

Paul Hastings LLP

ICO Annual Report Provides Insight Into Data Protection Risks for Businesses

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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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

State Privacy Enforcement Accelerates, With California Targeting Substantive Compliance and Connecticut Bringing Its First Action

As federal privacy enforcement shows signs of slowing, states are aggressively stepping in to fill the void. On July 1, 2025, the California attorney general (AG) announced a $1.55 million settlement with Healthline Media,...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

A Framework for Growth: Privacy/Security by Design

Thora Johnson shares simple guidance on: Data management for privacy compliance Ensuring data security through storage and retention practices...more

Goodwin

The Data Shift: UK Sets a New Course With 2025 Data (Use and Access) Act

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The Data (Use and Access) Bill passed both Houses of UK Parliament and received Royal Assent on 19 June 2025, now becoming the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (“DUA Act”). This is the final iteration of the Data Protection and...more

White & Case LLP

AI Watch: Global regulatory tracker - Switzerland - Update

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Switzerland's National AI Strategy sets out guidelines for the use of AI, and aims to finalize an AI regulatory proposal in 2025. Laws/Regulations directly regulating AI (the “AI Regulations”) There are no specific laws,...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

Pixel Litigation Risk at Financial Institutions

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An increasingly aggressive plaintiffs’ bar has brought purported class action suits based on the nearly ubiquitous use of tracking technologies used for website analytics. Although any actual harm to the plaintiffs is...more

Perkins Coie

Another Take on the TAKE IT DOWN Act

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The TAKE IT DOWN Act (the Act), enacted on May 19, 2025, is a powerful (and controversial) new tool designed to stop people from sharing “nonconsensual intimate imagery,” or NCII, online. The Act does two main things: it...more

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