All aspects of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ)’s final rule, “Preventing Access to U.S. Sensitive Personal Data and Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern or Covered Persons,” are now in force.
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11/11/2025
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Compliance ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Data Brokers ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Final Rules ,
FinCEN ,
Foreign Adversaries ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Restricted Transactions ,
Risk Management ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
Vendors
On September 23, 2025, the California Office of Administrative Law (OAL) approved the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA)’s new California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regulations covering cybersecurity audits, risk...more
Mark Zuckerberg and other current and former Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta) executives have reached a settlement with a group of Meta shareholders. The parties reached this settlement at the beginning of the second day of an...more
A unanimous three-judge panel of the Eighth Circuit has vacated the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) final rule of amendments to the Negative Option Rule days before the rule’s scheduled July 14, 2025 effective date. The...more
7/17/2025
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Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
Plaintiffs’ attorneys are continuing to aggressively pursue mass arbitrations in privacy litigation. The latest challenge came when Judge Beth Labson Freeman in the Northern District of California ruled last month that...more
3/7/2025
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California ,
Class Action ,
Class Members ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Data Privacy ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Google ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Laws
On February 18, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order (EO), entitled, “Restoring Democracy and Accountability in Government,” which asserts greater authority over all federal agencies, including those...more
2/28/2025
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Constitutional Challenges ,
Executive Orders ,
FCC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Government Agencies ,
NLRB ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Trump Administration