News & Analysis as of

Privacy law-news Communications & Media

Read Privacy Law updates, news, and legal commentary from leading lawyers and law firms:
ModeOne

BYOD Collection Without the Drama

ModeOne on

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) is no longer a trend. It’s the default. But while the way we work has evolved, the way we collect mobile data in litigation and investigations… hasn’t....more

Holland & Knight LLP

Congress Poised to Consider FISA Extension in April

Holland & Knight LLP on

Republican leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives announced in March 2026 their intention to bring a bill to the floor to extend, for 18 months, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act's (FISA) Section 702...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Your Cookie Banner Might Be Working Against You: Two Compliance Traps to Avoid

Fox Rothschild LLP on

The plaintiffs’ bar has been ramping up lawsuits for alleged violations of state and federal wiretapping laws (e.g., California CIPA, Florida SCA, Federal ECPA) for many months now. Historically, the main issue has been that...more

Fisher Phillips

10 Biggest Mistakes Businesses Make When Deploying AI Chatbots – And 10 Fixes You Can Make Today

Fisher Phillips on

Your business is probably already using AI-powered chatbots to handle customer service inquiries, screen job applicants, answer employee HR questions, and manage internal workflows. But legal exposure is growing fast,...more

Troutman Amin LLP

STOP IT: AliBaba Big TCPA Loser After Making Absurd Argument that Maybe a Different AliBaba Made Harassing Robocalls

Troutman Amin LLP on

A consumer received an allegedly unwanted call from “Alex from Alibaba.” So he sued Alibaba. Alibaba’s literal response: it could have been any Alibaba, how do you know it was us?...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

From Policies to Practice: What Regulators Expect from Privacy Programs

During a panel at the IAPP’s Global Privacy Summit, privacy regulators offered candid insights into how they are enforcing privacy laws and laid breadcrumbs for building a compliance program that minimizes legal risks....more

Buchalter

Hidden Risks in Medical Technology Contracts — Evergreen Clauses and Undisclosed AI Use

Buchalter on

Many healthcare providers assume their technology contracts are static—negotiated once and largely administrative thereafter. That assumption is increasingly risky. Vendors are rapidly embedding artificial intelligence (AI)...more

Fisher Phillips

5 Things Your School Needs to Know About the PowerSchool Naviance Wiretapping Settlement

Fisher Phillips on

A popular digital ed-tech platform recently paid $17.25M to settle a class action lawsuit filed by Chicago’s Board of Education that alleged it illegally tracked confidential student information through third-party analytics...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Takeaways: Navigating the Global Digital Regulatory Landscape

Fenwick & West LLP on

The rapid digitization of the global economy and the explosive growth of artificial intelligence have created an increasingly complex regulatory environment. For U.S.-based global tech companies, the intersection of...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Le gouvernement du Manitoba entend interdire la tarification personnalisée au moyen du projet de loi 49

Le 12 mars 2026, le gouvernement du Manitoba a présenté le projet de loi 49, Loi modifiant la Loi sur les pratiques commerciales (le « projet de loi »). Ce projet de loi, qui a trait à l’utilisation croissante de la...more

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Washington State Takes on AI “Deepfakes”

Washington state joined Tennessee in amending existing law to prohibit AI deepfakes. Whereas Tennessee added the prohibition to its right of publicity law, Washington modified its existing property rights law. The amendment...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

Beware of Fraudulent Emails Posing as the USPTO

We have been notified about phishing emails that appear to be from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Please delete any such emails that you may receive....more

Ice Miller

Employers Beware: You Could Be Liable Under GIPA for a Third-Party Provider Requesting Genetic Information During an Employee’s...

Ice Miller on

The Illinois Genetic Information Privacy Act, (GIPA) has recently become one of the plaintiff class action bar’s favorite causes of action. GIPA regulates the collection, use, disclosure, and storage of genetic information....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Decrypted Podcast | Decoding NIS2: Europe's New Cybersecurity Playbook

In this episode of "Decrypted," Skadden's cybersecurity and data privacy team tackles the EU's Network and Information Security Directive 2 (NIS2) — one of the most consequential cybersecurity regulations now reshaping how...more

Morgan Lewis

Navigating the Evolving Foreign NGO Regulatory Landscape in China

Morgan Lewis on

China’s rules for international NGOs are shifting, and the stakes are high. This Lawflash breaks down what is changing, what regulators now expect, and how NGOs can adjust their strategy to protect programs, partnerships, and...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Digital Omnibus: The European Commission's Reform Proposals for EU Digital Laws - German Language Version

In the current edition of the German law journal Betriebs-Berater (16/2026), Dr. Daniel Ashkar and Dr. Christian Schröder discuss the European Commission’s reform proposals for EU digital legislation in the course of the...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Client Alert: Artificial Intelligence (AI) Is Supposed to Reduce Risk. Why Does It Feel Like the Opposite?

Last month, I wrote about a question many general counsel are beginning to hear from business leadership: If our outside counsel is using AI, should our legal spend be going down?...more

Burr & Forman

What You Should Know About CCPA Compliance After the California Attorney General’s 2024 Investigative Sweep

Burr & Forman on

For businesses across the globe, collecting consumer data plays an integral role in various strategies related to increasing a business’ value. For example, businesses that collect consumer data may use such data to engage in...more

Alston & Bird

Top AI, Privacy, and Cyber Enforcement Takeaways from the 2026 IAPP Global Summit

Alston & Bird on

Regulators at the 2026 IAPP Global Summit signaled a shift toward more coordinated, outcomes-based enforcement, with increased scrutiny of governance, operational execution, and accountability across privacy, cybersecurity,...more

BCLP

Cyber Resilience in Financial Services: Navigating Rising Risks and the 2026 Regulatory Shift

BCLP on

UK regulators have not yet fully exercised the breadth of their powers to address shortcomings in organisational cyber‑security measures—but that restraint is unlikely to continue. The policy statements published on 18 March...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 vs. the GDPR: A Comparison - April 2026

Latham & Watkins LLP on

The Parliament of India enacted the country’s first comprehensive data protection law, the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 (the DPDPA), on 11 August 2023. The DPDPA replaces India’s existing patchwork of data...more

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Oklahoma Adopts Broad Consumer Privacy Framework

On March 20, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt signed Senate Bill 546, the Oklahoma Data Privacy Act, creating a broad state privacy framework that gives Oklahoma consumers new rights over how certain businesses collect, use, and...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

For Whom the Discovery Tolls: Your Privacy Notice May Help Time-Bar Website Wiretapping Claims

Fox Rothschild LLP on

In a recent decision out of the Northern District of California, the court held that a website operator’s privacy policy, even one presented in a passive, browse wrap-style hyperlink, can defeat the delayed discovery doctrine...more

King & Spalding

From Sand to Silicon: The GCC’s Strategic Pivot to Artificial Intelligence

King & Spalding on

Across the Middle East, and the GCC in particular, AI has become embedded in long-term national visions and digital strategies. This is based on the premise that AI is a key tool and facilitator for the economic...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Four Connecticut Bills That Could Impact Employer Operations in 2026

Jackson Lewis P.C. on

The Connecticut legislature’s current session is scheduled to adjourn May 6, 2026. Several labor and employment bills under consideration could affect employers’ operations and compliance obligations. “An Act Concerning...more

45,142 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1,806

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide