It is hard to believe that we are starting the 25th year of the 21st century. The rapid evolution that technology, privacy and data security have undergone these last 25 years is mindbending. Yet, as we enter 2025, it still...more
2/6/2025
/ Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Laws ,
Privacy-By-Design ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Technology ,
Technology Sector ,
Tracking Systems ,
VPPA ,
Web Tracking ,
Websites ,
Wiretapping
What’s Happening?
On October 16, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) finalized a rule that, once effective, requires businesses to provide their customers with an easy method of cancelling or terminating “negative...more
Whether or not you are a TikTok user, you have likely heard about how the platform allows creators to combine music clips with original content to create viral videos. The ability for users to leverage an extensive music...more
2/7/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Contract Disputes ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Mobile Apps ,
Music ,
Music Industry ,
Musical Sound Recordings ,
Online Platforms ,
Social Media ,
TikTok
In October 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill (S.B.) 362 into law, amending California’s data broker registration law. By January 31, 2024, qualifying data brokers must register with the California...more
1/18/2024
/ California ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Brokers ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
New Legislation ,
Registration Requirement ,
Regulatory Requirements
The long battle between the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and Ripple reached a partial resolution with the Court ruling the digital asset at issue (“XRP”) is not itself a security and certain sales of the...more
2022 has seen a new wave of class action lawsuits targeting companies that use technology to track consumers’ interfaces on their websites. These lawsuits generally allege that the use of technologies such as session replay...more
4/3/2023
/ Bots ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Electronic Communications ,
Electronic Monitoring ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
PHI ,
Popular ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Third-Party Service Provider ,
Website Owner Liability ,
Websites ,
Wiretap Act ,
Wiretapping