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No More Warnings: Ignoring AG Costs $85,000

Connecticut Attorney General William Tong recently announced the state’s first-ever enforcement settlement under the Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CTDPA) with TicketNetwork, Inc., an online ticket marketplace. The settlement...more

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Connecticut Attorney General Issues $85,000 Penalty for Deficient Privacy Policies

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In its first fine for violations of the Connecticut Data Privacy Act (“CDPA”), the state's omnibus data privacy law, the Connecticut Attorney General (“CT AG”) chose to make an example of deficient privacy notices....more

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Navigating Genetic Privacy Compliance: Key Steps for Employers

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Most Illinois businesses well are aware of Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act and the hundreds of lawsuits and multimillion dollar settlements it triggered. But there’s another Illinois privacy law quietly making...more

McCarter & English, LLP

Connecticut Data Privacy Act: Statutory Changes and the Start of Fines

Connecticut continues to refine its data privacy act as it implements its first violation settlement. TicketNetwork, Inc., reached a settlement of $85,000 for deficiencies in its privacy notice to consumers. Despite receiving...more

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Connecticut AG Announces $85,000 CTDPA Fine

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Connecticut Attorney General William Tong recently announced his office’s first enforcement action for violations of the Connecticut Data Privacy Act. “This law has now been in effect for two years,” Tong said in a...more

Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

TCPA Compliance is Essential! Give Your Practices and Procedures a Facelift

On June 23, 2025, Nip & Tuck Plastic Surgery, LLC (“Defendant”) was sued in the Northern District of Georgia for allegedly violating the Do Not Call (“DNC”) provisions of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”). DNC...more

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California AG Issues Largest Monetary Penalty in Most Recent CCPA Enforcement Action

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On July 1, the California Attorney General (CA AG) announced a $1.55 million settlement – the largest penalty issued under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) to date – with Healthline, an online health and wellness...more

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Bermuda SMS/MMS Marketing Guidance Note

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Cross-border marketing of products or services by an overseas company (a body corporate incorporated outside of Bermuda) to customers in Bermuda could be construed as carrying on business in Bermuda and, if so, would be...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

New Guidance From Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner on Privacy Management for Small Healthcare Organizations

Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC) has released a new Privacy Management Handbook (Handbook) aimed at assisting small healthcare organizations to meet their privacy obligations under Ontario’s health...more

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Bermuda Emarketing Guidance Note

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Cross-border marketing of products or services by an overseas company (a body corporate incorporated outside of Bermuda) to customers in Bermuda could be construed as carrying on business in Bermuda and, if so, would be...more

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23andMe's Data Breach: Key Takeaways

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On June 17, 2025, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) released a summary of its investigation findings regarding a data breach at 23andMe, which affected nearly seven million customers, including...more

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Bermuda Telemarketing Guidance Note

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1. Governing Texts 1.1. Legislation The Personal Information Protection Act 2016 (as amended) (PIPA) The Electronic Transactions Act 1999 (as amended) (ETA) The Standard for Electronic Transactions (the ETA Standard) ...more

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New Privacy Laws in Tennessee and Minnesota: What Businesses Need to Know

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Next month ushers in two new US state comprehensive consumer privacy laws in Tennessee and Minnesota, which become effective on July 1 and July 31, respectively. While these laws track the current plethora of US state...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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Italy: The Garante Issues First GDPR Fine Over Employees Email Metadata Privacy Breach

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The Italian Data Protection Authority (the Garante) has issued its first GDPR fine for, among other breaches, unlawful retention of metadata from employees’ emails and web browsing activities. The decision applies, for the...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Akin Intelligence - April 2025

On May 19, 2025, President Trump signed the bipartisan TAKE IT DOWN Act into law. The Act criminalizes the publication of nonconsensual intimate visual depictions of individuals, including AI-generated deepfakes. Threats to...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

UPDATE: Todd Snyder CPPA Enforcement Action: What Companies Need to Know

On May 1, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) issued a final order against clothing retailer, Todd Snyder, for violations of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The enforcement action targeted the...more

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5 Privacy Enforcement Trends to Watch Out For in 2025

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Regulations matter, but until they’re enforced, they’re all just so many words (so, so many words) on paper. Businesses know that what really counts is whether, how, where, and when regulators enforce the law....more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

New Federal Law Criminalizes Nonconsensual Intimate Imagery and Mandates Swift Online Takedowns

On May 19, 2025, President Donald Trump signed into law the Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks Act, commonly referred to as the Take It Down Act (S.146) (the...more

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Learn more about privacy violations and secret disclosure under the UAE.

In today's world, violations of individual privacy and secret disclosure are a serious problem. It may be eavesdropping, interception, recording, and the spreading of personal information without the consent of the other...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Data Protection Compliance Audits to Take Effect in China in 2025

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The Measures outline requirements and procedures for self-initiated and regulator-mandated compliance audits from May 1, 2025....more

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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

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Former OCR Director Fontes Rainer Reflects On ‘Imperfect’ RSP Law, Urges Final Security Reg

In October, the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) fined Providence Medical Institute (PMI) $240,000, an amount that reflected a 20% discount for having “recognized security practices” (RSPs) in place. But many more covered...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

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

New Era of Collaboration? States Team Up to Coordinate on Privacy Laws

The California Privacy Protection Agency announced this month that it, along with six other states, will be forming a new group called the “Consortium of Privacy Regulators.” (The other states are Colorado, Connecticut,...more

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