Recent Rulings Could Signal Expansion of California Consumer Privacy Right of Action -
Judges in two separate cases in the U.S. Northern District of California (“N.D. Cal.”) recently ruled that class actions brought by...more
5/2/2025
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English High Court Rules that "Relatively High" Consent to Cookies and Profiling is Required Where Individual is Vulnerable -
In a dispute between an individual claimant who was a recovering gambling addict and two...more
2/28/2025
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Illinois Courts Split over Whether Biometric Privacy Law Amendment Applies Retroactively -
Two federal judges in the Northern District of Illinois have taken conflicting views on the issue of whether the Illinois...more
12/13/2024
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X Agrees to Stop Processing EU Data to Train its Grok AI -
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (“DPC”) recently filed an urgent High Court application against X (formerly Twitter) for using the personal data of European...more
9/13/2024
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CFPB Director Chopra Emphasizes “Pressing Need” for Data Protections -
On June 12, 2024 and June 13, 2024, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra appeared before the Senate Banking Committee and the...more
7/1/2024
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Biden Administration Issues Executive Order Restricting Bulk Transfers of U.S. Citizens' Personal Data to “Countries of Concern” -
On February 28, 2024, President Biden issued an Executive Order (“EO”) to address the...more
3/15/2024
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Cybersecurity Alert: Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank Fallout -
Undoubtedly, cyber criminals are out in full force with phishing links and other scams trying to capitalize on the disruption and panic that many...more
3/17/2023
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Less than two months after the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA” or “Agency”) formally took over rulemaking for the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act...more
6/8/2022
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