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Best Practices for Confidentiality in the Age of AI-Powered Legal Tools

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Artificial Intelligence is no longer an experiment in the legal industry—it’s here, and it’s changing how we serve clients every day. At the same time, it challenges us to safeguard a cornerstone of our profession:...more

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Updates to Children's Privacy Federal and State Laws

Over the past year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has implemented significant updates to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule meant to strengthen key protections for children’s privacy online. COPPA...more

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You’ve Got Mail: NYDFS Enforcement Action Highlights Cybersecurity Risk of Over-Retention and Other Risks

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On Aug. 14, 2025, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) issued a Consent Decree announcing that Healthplex, Inc. (Healthplex) has agreed to pay a $2 million fine, as a result of an investigation into a 2021...more

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When AI Conversations Become Compliance Risks: Rethinking Confidentiality in the ChatGPT Era

ComplexDiscovery Editor’s Note: AI is transforming the legal landscape—but at what cost to confidentiality? In a striking admission, OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman acknowledged that ChatGPT interactions lack the privacy protections...more

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When AI Conversations Become Compliance Risks: Rethinking Confidentiality in the ChatGPT Era

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What if your most sensitive legal strategy or personal dilemma—typed into an AI chatbot—could be just one Google search away from public view or subpoena in court? As artificial intelligence seamlessly permeates the legal...more

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New EDPB Guidelines: Processing Personal Data on Blockchain

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The European Data Protection Board recently published its draft Guidelines 02/2025, which remain open to consultation until 09 June 2025. Stakeholders in the blockchain industry are encouraged to submit any observations...more

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Data Governance: Practical Considerations for a Reasonable Security Program

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Imagine receiving an email from an unknown actor claiming to have taken approximately 2 terabytes of data from your organization’s network. The threat actor provides a file tree and sample files to substantiate its claim....more

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FTC Finalizes Amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule

On April 22, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) changes to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA Rule) were published in the Federal Register. The updates will go into effect on June 23, 2025, and...more

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Data Spring Cleaning: Minimize Your Liability

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When we are retained by clients to guide them through a cyber-attack in which information has been stolen by a threat actor, we almost always find that the client has unnecessarily stored sensitive information far beyond the...more

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Sweeping Changes to Children’s Privacy Law Will Affect Businesses

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On June 23, 2025, businesses will face a new world of children’s privacy regulation, with amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) imposing a host of requirements on operators. The sweeping new...more

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Germany: New Government Plans to Centralize Data Protection Supervision and Reduce Regulation for Small and Medium-Sized Companies

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On April 9, 2025, the coalition agreement of the future German Federal Government, consisting of the three German parties CDU, CSU and SPD, was published. The document entitled “Responsibility for Germany” contains several...more

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Belgian Data Protection Authority Issues Updated Guidance on Direct Marketing Rules

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On March 10, 2025, the Belgian Data Protection Authority (BDPA) updated its 2020 guidance on the processing of personal data for direct marketing purposes (see the updated guidance here in French and in Dutch)....more

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A Less is More Strategy for Data Risk Mitigation

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With new collaboration features, AI tools, and work technology developing at a dizzying pace, we know that the volume of data organizations must manage will only increase faster. What are the risks and costs involved with...more

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Hawaii Issues Guidance to State Agencies on AI

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Hawaii’s State Data Office recently issued a series of guidance documents for its state agencies on how to handle artificial intelligence. This includes guidance on data protection, data retention and use of Generative AI....more

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FTC Finalizes Long-Awaited Child Online Privacy Rule Amendments

On January 16, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) finalized amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule (Final Rule) relating to the collection, use and disclosure of personal information...more

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Staying Ahead of the Curve: Adapting to Evolving Cyber Regulatory Enforcement

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As calls for executive accountability for cybersecurity intensify, it is essential for companies to scrutinize the adequacy of ephemeral messengers, such as Signal, WhatsApp, WeChat, and Snapchat, in light of both present and...more

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Recent Enforcement Trends Regarding the Use of Off-Channel Communications on Personal Devices

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What U.K. Firms Need to Know - INTRODUCTION - Over the past decade, the use of messaging applications, such as WhatsApp, for business purposes as an alternative to traditional email has grown exponentially. Ease of use...more

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California Privacy Rights Act for Employers: The New “Notice at Collection” California Employers Must Distribute to the Workforce

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This is the third in a series of articles about the implications of the California Privacy Rights Act for employers. - On January 1, 2023, the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) will go into effect and California...more

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[Virtual Event] Advertising & Marketing Law - January 19th - 21st, 8:15 am - 1:15 pm EST

Be part of this renowned event which shape the law, policy and proceedings of Canadian advertising and marketing law. Attend the Canadian Institute’s 27th Annual Virtual Conference on Advertising & Marketing Law to delve...more

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U.S. Chamber’s AI Principles Latest Industry Effort to Push Policy

As Congress and the Administration continue to advance federal initiatives related to artificial intelligence (AI), private stakeholders also continue to make their voices heard. On September 23, 2019, the U.S. Chamber of...more

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