On June 22, 2025, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed the Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act (TRAIGA or the Texas AI Act) into law. The new law goes into effect January 1, 2026. The law places obligations...more
6/24/2025
/ Algorithms ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Biometric Information ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Privacy ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Governance Standards ,
Government Agencies ,
Governor Abbott ,
Machine Learning ,
New Legislation ,
NIST ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Texas
On June 2, the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs (Division) published proposed regulations to implement the New Jersey Data Privacy Act (NJDPA). Of note, these rules were proposed months after the NJDPA went into effect...more
6/17/2025
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Compliance ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) ,
New Jersey ,
Notice Requirements ,
Personal Data ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State Privacy Laws
On May 27, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Foreign Adversary NPRM or NPRM) that seeks to promote U.S. national security by providing “a new and...more
5/29/2025
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China ,
Comment Period ,
Cybersecurity ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
FCC ,
Foreign Adversaries ,
Foreign Ownership ,
National Security ,
NPRM ,
Proposed Rules ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Russia ,
Telecommunications ,
VoIP
State enforcement agencies are keeping the pressure on businesses, with two new enforcement actions announced this week in California and Texas. This activity signals to companies – both within and outside of the United...more
IAPP’s Global Privacy Summit in DC this week has featured panels with several state regulators charged with enforcing their state’s privacy laws, including regulators from California, Colorado, Connecticut, and Oregon. The...more
IAPP’s Global Privacy Summit kicked off on April 22 with keynote remarks from Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Commissioner Melissa Holyoak, who highlighted her top priorities for privacy enforcement and the digital economy. ...more
Virginia recently amended its Consumer Protection Act (the Act) to provide enhanced protection for reproductive and sexual health information. These protections take effect on July 1, 2025.
The amendment prohibits a...more
On April 7, 2025, the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (Bureau) of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) issued an Order (Extension Order) granting a limited waiver of a new Telephone Consumer...more
On April 3, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released two much-anticipated memos that will impact the use and procurement of artificial intelligence (AI) by the federal government, signaling an appetite to move...more
On January 8, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (Department or DOJ) issued new rules required by then-President Biden’s February 2024 Executive Order (EO) 14117 to establish a new regulatory framework aimed at “Preventing...more
4/4/2025
/ Biometric Information ,
China ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Data Privacy ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Executive Orders ,
Final Rules ,
National Security ,
New Regulations ,
Popular ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Sensitive Personal Information
This week in our March Privacy Forecast, we discuss privacy and data security enforcement trends at the state and federal levels. Particularly as state privacy laws continue to expand and evolve, companies should understand...more
This week in our March Privacy Forecast, we discuss a growing trend at both the federal and the state level – new laws and regulations that specifically target data brokers.
At the federal level, two new legal frameworks...more
With 13 comprehensive state privacy laws already in effect, the state privacy law landscape is complex. While there are several common threads throughout many of these frameworks that can allow companies to implement a...more
On March 12, 2025, the California Consumer Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA or Agency) announced a settlement with an auto manufacturer, marking the Agency’s first enforcement action under the California Consumer Privacy Act...more
Welcome to our new series, the March Privacy Forecast. In this weekly series, during the month of March, we will delve into the evolving landscape of data privacy, explore new laws, proposed legislation and enforcement...more
3/10/2025
/ Consent ,
COPPA ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
New Legislation ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Laws ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
State Privacy Laws
The U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) sweeping new rule on cross-border data transactions is set to take effect in substantial part next month, with broad implications for companies that transfer U.S. personal data or...more
3/6/2025
/ Compliance ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Export Controls ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
National Security ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Sensitive Personal Information
On February 27, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) adopted an Eighth Report and Order (Order) expanding the Commission’s rules targeting illegal robocallers. The Order extends the requirement to...more
On February 4, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (NAL) against voice service provider Telnyx LLC (Telnyx) for alleged violations of the...more
2/7/2025
/ Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Compliance ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FCC ,
Fraud ,
Know Your Customers ,
Penalties ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Robocalling ,
Statutory Violations ,
TCPA ,
Telecommunications ,
Telemarketing ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) is seeking input on the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan being developed by the Administration, in a Request for Information (RFI) published on February...more
2/6/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Controls ,
Machine Learning ,
National Science Foundation ,
National Security ,
OSTP ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Request For Information ,
Technology Sector ,
Trump Administration
As expected, President Trump took action on the first day of his new term to revoke the landmark 2023 Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence (AI) that was the centerpiece of the Biden Administration’s approach to AI....more
1/28/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
Cybersecurity ,
Executive Orders ,
Government Agencies ,
NIST ,
OMB ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Risk Management ,
Technology Sector ,
Trump Administration
While Monday was the original compliance deadline for the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) new one-to-one consent requirement under its Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) regulations, a decision...more
1/28/2025
/ Auto-Dialed Calls ,
Compliance ,
Consent ,
Data Privacy ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FCC ,
Marketing ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Robocalling ,
Statutory Authority ,
TCPA ,
Telecommunications ,
Telemarketing
The Trump Administration has issued a new Executive Order (EO) on Artificial Intelligence (AI) that previews the new direction for federal AI policy.
As we noted in a recent update, one of President Trump’s first actions in...more
1/27/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
Executive Orders ,
Machine Learning ,
National Security ,
OMB ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Rescission ,
Technology Sector ,
Trump Administration
On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued a Presidential memorandum entitled Regulatory Freeze Pending Review (Freeze Order). This action is unsurprising, as previous Presidents have consistently issued similar memoranda at...more
1/27/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Executive Orders ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) ,
Government Agencies ,
OFR ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Freeze ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Telecommunications ,
Trump Administration
The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) new Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) one-to-one consent rule takes effect in less than one week – on January 27, 2025. The new rule, once effective, will...more
1/22/2025
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Consent ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Enforcement ,
FCC ,
Marketing ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
TCPA ,
Telecommunications ,
Telemarketing ,
Text Messages
Amidst the buzz of artificial intelligence innovation, new laws and regulations are quickly emerging in the European Union, United Kingdom, and United States, including the trailblazing EU AI Act and the Colorado AI Act. In...more