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Cozen O'Connor

Democratic AGs Sue HHS, DHS Over Alleged Health Data Sharing

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20 Democratic AGs sued HHS and DHS for allegedly sharing personal health data with ICE. The complaint alleges that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services—a division of HHS—transferred millions of individuals’ Medicaid...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

Waves of Lawsuits Hit Businesses Over Website Tracking Pixels

Websites are ubiquitous, and so are cookies and tracking pixels (a/k/a web beacons). A web browser uses cookies to store login details and preferences; the cookies also track and profile user behavior. When visiting a...more

DLA Piper

Italy: Marketing Privacy Consent – Is Double Opt-In Now Mandatory?

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A recent and far-reaching decision by the Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante) has significantly altered the rules governing marketing privacy consent in Italy, introducing a potential obligation to adopt a double...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

The New York Child Data Protection Act: What Businesses Need to Know About the Empire State’s New Teen Privacy Law

New York’s Child Data Protection Act (NYCDPA) has gone into effect, introducing sweeping new requirements for businesses that collect personal data from minors under 18. While New York has not yet joined the ranks of the...more

Proskauer - New Media & Technology

Take it Down Act Signed into Law, Offering Tools to Fight Non-Consensual Intimate Images and Creating a New Image Takedown...

Law establishes national prohibition against nonconsensual online publication of intimate images of individuals, both authentic and computer-generated. First federal law regulating AI-generated content....more

Venable LLP

Retailer Todd Snyder Fined for CCPA Violations Related to Opt-Out Compliance, Vendor Management, and Data Collection

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Another month brings another California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) enforcement action, the agency's second enforcement action under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)....more

Husch Blackwell LLP

CPPA Announces New CCPA Enforcement Action

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Keypoint: In its second non-data broker enforcement action for violations of the CCPA, the California Privacy Protection Agency entered into a stipulated final order with a retailer for a $345,178 administrative fine and...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

PART 1: “Staying in Our Lane”: Andrew Ferguson’s FTC Philosophy on Privacy Enforcement

Since Andrew Ferguson assumed the role of FTC chair in January 2025, following his year-long tenure as a commissioner, businesses have been watching closely for signals of how the agency might redirect its focus on privacy...more

Hogan Lovells

Dutch DPA intensifies cookie enforcement – key takeaways

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On 15 April 2025, the Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) issued warnings to 50 organisations, including online retailers, media companies, and insurers, for deploying misleading cookie banners or unlawfully placing...more

BCLP

Are Cookies Banners Crumbling?

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As anyone who uses the internet can attest, cookies banners pop up on almost every type of website and offer a dizzying and often annoying array of approaches and options to consumers. It is difficult to parse through what...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Recent Biometrics Decisions from Québec’s Data Protection Authority: Five Key Takeaways

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Two recent decisions by Québec’s data protection authority, the Commission d’accès à l’information (the “CAI”), should serve as cautionary tales for any business contemplating the deployment of biometric information...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Privacy Regulators Target the Location Data Industry

On March 10, 2025, California Attorney General Rob Bonta (AG) announced an “ongoing investigative sweep” into the use of consumer location data by mobile app providers, advertising networks and data brokers. The AG sent...more

Wiley Rein LLP

What to Expect from New FTC Leadership on Digital Health Care

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Digital health care companies have navigated a wave of new developments at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over the past few years. With new leadership in the Trump Administration, the FTC may be poised to change some of...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Lessons from the CPPA’s $632,500 Settlement with Connected Vehicle Manufacturer

On March 12, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) announced a settlement with American Honda Motor Co. (Honda) over alleged violations of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The CPPA investigated...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Privacy, Cyber & AI...

New CPPA Decision Means Businesses Must Review Their Privacy Compliance Processes and Consent Management Tools

The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) issued a settlement order on March 12, 2025, with an vehicle manufacturer regarding its investigation of its privacy practices, where it agreed to a $632,500 settlement for 150...more

Baker Donelson

Location Data Practices Targeted by California Lawmakers and Regulators

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In late February, California lawmakers introduced new legislation that would impose sweeping restrictions on the use of location and tracking data. Known as the California Location Data Act (CLDA), this legislation goes a...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

Honda Settlement for CCPA Violations Should Be A Warning to all Businesses

On March 12, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (the Agency) announced a settlement with American Honda Motor Company, Inc. (Honda) for multiple violations of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA),...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

CPPA Announces Its First CCPA Non-Data Broker Enforcement Action

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On March 12, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (Agency) announced its first non-data broker enforcement action requiring a vehicle manufacturer to pay an administrative fine of $632,500 in connection with the...more

Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

Petition to FCC Seeks TCPA Ruling and Clarification

Given the surge in Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) litigation, an advocacy firm recently petitioned the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) for a declaratory ruling and clarification concerning the FCC’s...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

California’s Proposed Location Privacy Act: A Potential Game-Changer for Tracking Location of Individuals

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Businesses that track the geolocation of individuals—whether for fleet management, sales and promotion, logistics, risk mitigation, or other reasons—should closely monitor the progress of California Assembly Bill 1355 (AB...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

Just a Minor Threat: Online Safety Legislation Takes Off

The year 2025 is certain to be a watershed for social media legislation and litigation. As it continues to shape how we connect, share, and consume information, social media remains at the forefront of public discourse due to...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

General Motors Settles With the FTC Over Unauthorized Collection and Sale of Driver Data

In the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) first action related to connected vehicle data, the agency announced that it reached a settlement with General Motors (“GM”) over GM’s unauthorized collection, use, and sale of driver...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Privacy Implications of Real-Time Bidding – Lessons From the Mobilewalla Enforcement Action

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With advances in digital technology and consumers’ insatiable appetite for “free” content, the advertising technology industry (AdTech) has played a crucial role in delivering highly personalized ad campaigns to consumers...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Texas AG Targets Allstate in First Enforcement of Texas Data Privacy and Security Act

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On January 13, 2025, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (“Texas AG”) filed the first-ever enforcement action under the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (“TDPSA”) against insurance company Allstate and its subsidiary, Arity...more

Miller Canfield

More Than Child's Play: $520 Million FTC Settlement Signals Risks for Digital Platforms

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For years, one of the world’s most popular online video games, Fortnite, profited from in-game purchases (or “microtransactions”) that, according to the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), were unlawful and deceptive. Although...more

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