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The long-awaited EU Guidelines on Article 28(1) DSA: What online platforms must know

Hogan Lovells on 8/5/2025

The European Commission has published the long-awaited guidelines clarifying how online platforms such as social media platforms, online marketplaces, app stores and other content-sharing services should protect minors under...more

China Monthly Data Protection Update: May 2025

Dacheng on 5/29/2025

This monthly report outlines key developments in China’s data protection sector for May. The following events merit special attention...more

Preparing for a TikTok Ban: What Employers Should Do to Ensure Access to Crucial Information Before It Disappears

Fox Rothschild LLP on 2/12/2025

In recent years, TikTok has become a widely used platform for communication and content sharing, boasting nearly 2 billion users globally and 170 million active users in the U.S. alone. And while other social media platforms...more

Meta’s New Advertising Rules: Key Considerations for Health and Wellness Businesses

Foley Hoag LLP - Security, Privacy and the... on 1/24/2025

Advertising on social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram is a common marketing strategy for many businesses. Government agencies and consumer advocates have increasingly scrutinized this practice to determine if...more

Continued Remote Hiring Concerns in IT Sector: What to Look for in 2025 and How to Mitigate Business Risk

Wiley Rein LLP on 1/10/2025

Remote worker fraud is expected to continue to proliferate in 2025. Fully remote hiring and work, particularly in the technology sector, continues to pose unique business and legal risks for companies. Just in December 2024,...more

FTC Staff Report Warns of Privacy Risks in Social Media Companies’ AI Practices — AI: The Washington Report

Mintz - Antitrust Viewpoints on 9/27/2024

On September 19, 2024, the FTC released a Staff Report on the data collection and data use practices of large social media and video streaming service (SMVSS) platforms. The Report describes how these platforms engage in...more

More Privacy, Please – November/December 2023

Troutman Pepper Locke on 2/7/2024

In recent regulatory and enforcement developments, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) proposed a regulatory framework for automated decision-making technology (ADMT) and revisions to the California Consumer...more

What Every Multinational Company Needs to Know About...Implementing an International Compliance Program (Part III)

Foley & Lardner LLP on 1/4/2024

We have received several requests for a list of the compliance policies that make sense for every multinational company. So, as a follow-up to our earlier two posts providing “twelve steps to international compliance” (see...more

Decoded: Technology Law Insights - V 4, Issue 9, September 2023

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 9/27/2023

Are Automakers Making Sufficient Efforts to Protect Customer Data? With the ever-expanding Internet of Things, data privacy is a growing concern in today’s digital age. The automotive industry is no exception. The National...more

Alexa, What Do You Think of Florida’s New Data Privacy Act?

DarrowEverett LLP on 8/3/2023

Hot on the trail of the latest state privacy laws to come into effect, Florida has jumped on board to keep the momentum going. On June 6, 2023, Florida Senate Bill 262 (“SB 262,”) was signed into law, meaning a new set of...more

Decoded: Technology Law Insights - V 4, Issue 4, April 2023

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 4/25/2023

Tech Vendors and Cybersecurity – Are They Responsible? It has long been recommended that when you contract with a technology vendor that you include an indemnity clause in the contract wherein the vendor will indemnify you...more

FTC Brings Enforcement Action under FTC Act and Health Breach Notification Rule Based on GoodRx’s Use of Advertising Tracking...

Epstein Becker & Green on 2/7/2023

On February 1, 2023, the FTC announced a proposed $1.5 million settlement with GoodRx Holdings, based on alleged violations of the Federal Trade Commission Act (“FTC Act”) and Health Breach Notification Rule (“HBNR”) for...more

It May Be Time for TikTok to Change its Ways if State AGs Have Any Say

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on 12/26/2022

While State Attorneys General have been clear that social media companies are generally on their radar for a variety of consumer protection concerns, TikTok has been the latest to make headlines in recent weeks. For example,...more

Ten Ways You Can Protect Your Privacy on Social Media

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP on 12/8/2022

Social Media connects people across the world by providing users with a means to share content. It has undoubtedly become a huge part of our daily routines. In 2021, Americans spent an average of two hours and thirty minutes...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - December 2022

Robinson & Cole LLP on 12/2/2022

CYBERSECURITY - South Dakota Governor Bans State Workers from Using TikTok - It is estimated that some 80 million Americans and more than one billion people use TikTok. It is well known that TikTok has a direct...more

[Webcast Transcript] The State of US Privacy Law: What to Expect in 2023 and Beyond

HaystackID on 10/12/2022

Editor’s Note: On September 29, 2022, HaystackID shared an educational webcast on the topic of US privacy law. As privacy continues to move to the forefront of not only information consideration but of business concern for...more

CISA Issues Guidance on Protecting Organizations’ Social Media Accounts

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 12/17/2021

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently issued guidance on protecting the security of organizations’ social media accounts to reduce the risk of unauthorized access to those accounts....more

New proposed privacy rules for global companies conducting business in Australia

Hogan Lovells on 11/5/2021

The Australian Government has released draft legislation aimed at ensuring Australia’s privacy law remains well equipped to tackle the next digital era. The exposure draft of the Privacy Legislation Amendment (Enhancing...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - October 2021

Robinson & Cole LLP on 10/8/2021

CYBERSECURITY - Cyber Criminals Focusing on Clinics + Business Associates - As hospital systems become more hardened to cyber-attacks, cyber criminals are focusing their efforts on smaller providers, such as outpatient...more

Senators Aim at Big Tech with Bipartisan Privacy Bill

Troutman Pepper Locke on 5/25/2021

On May 20, a bipartisan group of senators reintroduced the Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act (Act), which would force big tech companies like Facebook and Google to give consumers greater control over...more

Delaware Court of Chancery Orders Facebook to Produce Books and Records, Including Emails, but Not Attorney-Client Privileged...

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 3/1/2021

Earlier this month, the Delaware Court of Chancery added to a string of significant recent decisions under Section 220, Delaware's books and records statute, this time addressing when a company may be required to provide...more

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