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Privacy Tip #451 – Disaster Victims Fall Prey to FEMA Impersonators

In the wake of the recent July 4th flooding tragedy in Texas, scammers and criminals are reaching out to victims to take advantage of their vulnerability. Unfortunately, this is not the first time criminals have used natural...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

The IRS-ICE Tax Data Sharing Agreement: Practical Considerations

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The IRS and ICE have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that allows the IRS to share taxpayer information such as names, addresses, and tax data, with ICE for immigration-related criminal enforcement of individuals...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Commission d’accès à l’information du Québec : Décision sur la vidéosurveillance dans les véhicules de livraison

Le 20 mai 2025, la Commission d’accès à l’information du Québec (la « CAI ») a rendu une décision concernant l’utilisation par une société de livraison, 13859380 Canada Inc. (faisant affaire sous le nom Crane Supply) (la «...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

The State of Reproductive Healthcare Privacy

Since the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision (which overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade decision), the healthcare industry has continued to grapple with renewed concerns over patient privacy and...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Texas Responsible AI Governance Act Enacted

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On June 22, 2025, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed the Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act (TRAIGA or the Texas AI Act) into law. The new law goes into effect January 1, 2026. The law places obligations...more

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China Monthly Data Protection Update: June 2025

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This monthly report outlines key developments in China’s data protection sector for June. TC260 Two Cybersecurity Practice Guidelines on Personal Information Protection Compliance Audits: On May 19, 2025, TC260 issued two...more

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Alberta's New Privacy Laws Are Now in Effect: What Public Bodies Need to Know

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On June 11, 2025, two new pieces of legislation in Alberta came into effect: (1) the Protection of Privacy Act; and (2) the Access to Information Act. Both pieces of legislation are expected to significantly impact...more

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Supreme Court Rules DOGE Can Access Social Security Data and Avoid FOIA - for Now

On June 6, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States released two decisions on its emergency docket with serious implications for federal agencies, companies that do business with the government, and the data of millions...more

DLA Piper

Nigeria: NDPC Issues GAID – Key Compliance Insights

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On 20 March 2025, the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (Commission), issued the General Application and Implementation Directive (GAID).  The GAID serves as a regulatory framework for implementing the Nigeria Data...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

State regulators form consortium to enforce privacy laws

On April 18, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) announced that eight state regulators have formed the Consortium of Privacy Regulators to enforce privacy laws collaboratively and protect consumers. This...more

Goodwin

The Impact of Trump’s Executive Order on Eliminating Information Silos

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Hello, everyone. My name is Allan Medina. I am a partner in Goodwin’s Washington, DC, office, with a practice focus on government investigations. I’m here with Liza Craig, who is also a partner in the DC office. We are...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

District court partially grants defendants’ motions to dismiss, tosses Privacy Act claim

On April 16, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted in part and denied in part the defendants’ motion to dismiss a case involving claims that DOGE and several federal agencies (including the DOL, the...more

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FAA Proposes to Increase Privacy for Private Aircraft Owners and Operators

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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently announced a process by which private aircraft owners and operators may electronically request that the FAA withhold their aircraft registration information from public view....more

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Massachusetts to Consider Adopting a Comprehensive State Consumer Privacy Law (Again)

After years of proposed state privacy legislation, Massachusetts lawmakers are poised to once again consider enacting a comprehensive state consumer privacy law in the Commonwealth this legislative session. At a hearing of...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Fourth Circuit grants stay pending appeal in federal privacy case involving unions and individuals

On April 7, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit entered an order staying a district court’s preliminary injunction pending appeal, and denied a request for an initial hearing en banc. The plaintiffs, constituting...more

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Mexico Has a New Law on Personal Data Protection

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On March 20, 2025, the new Federal Law on the Protection of Personal Data Held by Private Parties (FLPPD) was published. This law came into force on March 21, and contains important changes in terms of privacy....more

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Federal “Information Silos” Protect Privacy - A New Executive Order Threatens Them

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On March 20, President Trump signed an Executive Order titled Stopping Waste, Fraud, and Abuse by Eliminating Information Silos, which calls for federal officials “to have full and prompt access to all unclassified agency...more

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Mexico Enacts New Data Protection Regime

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On March 20, 2025, the evening edition of the Federal Official Gazette published a decree (the "Decree") enacting the General Law on Transparency and Access to Public Information ("LGTAIP"), the General Law on the Protection...more

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District court grants partial expedited discovery in case regarding sharing records with DOGE

On February 27, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that unions can depose DOGE in a case brought by a large labor union network, a think tank and two nonprofits against the Department of Labor (DOL),...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

FCC’s New Consent Revocation Rule Set to Take Effect in April 2025

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has a new rule under the TCPA for revocation of consent for robocalls and text messages set to go into effect on April 11, 2025. This rule is designed to give consumers greater...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #433 – Privacy and Security Personnel Throughout Federal Government Fired

The Trump administration has systematically fired federal privacy- and security-focused employees since taking office. Three members of the bipartisan, independent agency, the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

District Court denies request to restrain agencies from sharing records with DOGE

On February 14, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia denied a request to restrain the DOL, the HHS, and the CFPB from providing DOGE personnel access to the agencies’ records systems containing personal...more

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Public Records Language to Allow Police Departments to Charge for Production of Bodycam Videos

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House Bill 315, the township omnibus package, was signed into law by Governor Mike DeWine on January 2, 2025 and goes into effect on April 2, 2025. This bill permits law enforcement agencies to charge for the cost of...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

‘All Hands on Deck’ – White House Continues to Call on Agencies for AI National Security Plan

In the waning months of the current administration, the White House issued a memo setting forth actions focused on national security as directed in the AI Executive Order from last year. As a reminder, the order -while...more

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Key Considerations for Selling AI Software to the Government

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The federal government is the biggest purchaser in America and that extends to the SaaS space. On September 24, 2024, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released Memorandum M-24-18, offering updated guidelines for the...more

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