In its first major initiative, on March 21, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s) newly formed Council on National Security (Council) launched an investigation into the “ongoing U.S. operations” of businesses...more
In this month’s Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we analyze recent fines against Meta and their impact on the future of behavioral advertising, the timeline for the California Privacy Rights Act’s regulations to become...more
2/1/2023
/ Advertising ,
California ,
California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
Class Action ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
FCC ,
Fines ,
Investigations ,
Metaverse ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Settlement Agreements ,
State and Local Government ,
State Privacy Laws ,
UK
In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine the National Institute of Standards and Technology's four principles of the "explainability" of artificial intelligence and the U.K. Information...more
9/1/2020
/ Anti-Drone Technology ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
Compliance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Drones ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
FCC ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
International Data Transfers ,
NIST ,
Office of Administrative Law ,
Personal Information ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Risk Mitigation ,
UK ,
UK ICO
Since the beginning of 2020, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) has issued numerous regulations to implement fully the Foreign Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (FIRRMA) on behalf of the Committee on Foreign...more
5/27/2020
/ Amended Rules ,
Annual Reports ,
Bulk Electric System ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
FCC ,
Filing Fees ,
FIRRMA ,
Foreign Investment ,
Huawei ,
Imports ,
Investment Funds ,
ITAR ,
Mandatory Declarations ,
NAICS ,
National Security ,
Nuclear Regulatory Commission ,
Proposed Rules ,
Section 232 ,
Technology Sector ,
Telecommunications ,
Trump Administration
On April 4, 2020, President Donald Trump signed an executive order clarifying and formalizing the role of the ad hoc interagency body currently known as “Team Telecom.” Team Telecom, an executive branch group comprising the...more
4/9/2020
/ Administrative Authority ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Executive Orders ,
FCC ,
Foreign Ownership ,
General Licenses ,
Modernization ,
National Security ,
Team Telecom ,
Telecommunications
On November 27, 2019, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) published a proposed rule that would establish a new and especially broad power for the U.S. government to review and potentially block or unwind transactions...more
12/13/2019
/ Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Executive Orders ,
FCC ,
Foreign Acquisitions ,
Foreign Adversaries ,
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) ,
National Security ,
NDAA ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Secretary of Commerce ,
Technology Sector ,
Telecommunications ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department