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Moore & Van Allen PLLC

Client Alert: HIPAA Covered Entities that Create, Maintain, or Receive Part 2 SUD Records Must Update Their Notice of Privacy...

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Overview of Required NPP Changes: 42 C.F.R. Part 2 applies to patient records created by, received or acquired by any federally assisted program that provides diagnosis, treatment or referral for treatment of a substance...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Tracking After Rejection? ATP Tour Complaint Highlights Risks of Misaligned Cookie Controls

California resident Nathaniel Bee filed a lawsuit this week alleging that the ATP Tour’s website used third-party tracking technology that captured details on how visitors interacted with the site, including what content they...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CIPA Lawsuits Keep Coming: Is Your Website in the Crosshairs?

A recently filed class action offers a snapshot of the ongoing wave of lawsuits under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) – something that has been a topic for a few years now. This latest case shows that CIPA...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

2026 Forecast: What’s Ahead in the Digital Sector

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It goes without saying that 2026 will see a whirlwind of legal developments in the areas of cybersecurity, data privacy regulation, and artificial intelligence. But which way will those winds blow?...more

Troutman Amin LLP

FOLLOW THE MONEY: Lending Company Sued For Sending Automated Text Messages

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Hi TCPAWorld! In the ever evolving landscape that is the TCPA, another big class action lawsuit against a lending company case was just filed this week in the U.S. District Court down in beautiful San Diego....more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Leveraging technology in internal investigations: The promise and potential of generative AI

Investigations today are defined by complexity, scale, and increasing diversity of data sources. Investigators face the challenge of reviewing thousands – sometimes millions – of documents and communications across email,...more

Cooley LLP

Florida Attorney General Launches ‘CHINA Prevention Unit’ Targeting Foreign Adversary Data Sharing

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On February 5, 2026, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced the creation of a dedicated “Consumer Harm from International Nefarious Actors” (CHINA) Prevention Unit within the Florida Office of the Attorney General....more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Protecting Your Business’ Social Media Accounts from Hackers

For small and medium-sized businesses, social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram are essential marketing tools. However, account takeovers by hackers pose a serious and growing threat that every business owner should...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

The Patchwork of Data Privacy Laws: Recent Developments and Implications

The data privacy landscape in the United States continues to evolve at a rapid pace, but state-to-state changes are seldom uniform. For businesses operating across multiple jurisdictions, the challenge of maintaining...more

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Groundbreaking Lawsuit Tests Whether AI Hiring Tools Trigger FCRA Compliance

A company selling artificial intelligence (AI)-powered applicant assessment tools has been hit with a lawsuit that may be the first of its kind to claim that such tools violate the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Federal Court Issues Mixed Decision on Illinois Interchange Fee Law

On February 10, Chief Judge Virginia M. Kendall of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order resolving cross-motions for summary judgment concerning the...more

Hogan Lovells

India introduces mandatory labelling for AI and 3-hour takedown for illegal content

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On 10 February 2026, India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (“MeitY”) notified amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (“IT Rules”),...more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

Privacy Returns to the Supreme Court: Geolocation, Video Data & What Clients Should Expect

The U.S. Supreme Court seldom takes up privacy cases, but the 2026 term includes two matters that could have profound implications for how businesses collect, retain, and disclose data. ...more

Clark Hill PLC

California Imposes Largest CCPA Fine to Date on Disney

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On Feb. 11, 2026, the California Attorney General’s Office announced a $2.75 million settlement with The Walt Disney Company, making it the largest fine imposed under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) to date. ...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

U.S. Congress reauthorizes cybersecurity information-sharing framework in omnibus bill

On February 3, President Trump signed an omnibus bill into law that, in relevant part, reauthorized Section 111(a) of the “Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015” (CISA) through September 30, after it expired on...more

Weintraub Tobin

Part Two: CCPA’s New Rules on Risk Assessments and Cybersecurity Audits

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California privacy law has entered a new phase. In Part Two of this two-part episode of The Briefing, Weintraub Tobin Partners Scott Hervey and Richard Buckley break down the CCPA’s new requirements for Risk Assessments and...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

FTC warns data brokers of possible violations of foreign adversary data protection law

On February 9, the FTC announced that it sent warning letters to 13 data brokers, notifying them of their obligation to comply with the Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024 (PADFAA). The letters...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

California’s Newest Surveillance Pricing Probe

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Two customers shopping for the same product on the same website at the same time may see two different prices. This scenario is a growing reality in today’s data-driven marketplace, and California regulators are paying...more

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Connecticut Signals Heightened Enforcement of Minors’ Data Privacy

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State privacy enforcement is entering a new phase, and Connecticut is quickly becoming a jurisdiction to watch. In its third annual Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CTDPA) enforcement report, the Office of Attorney General...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

California AG Announces Largest CCPA Enforcement Settlement to Date

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Key point: The California attorney general announced a $2.75 million fine against a company for CCPA violations for failing to honor requests to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information across all devices and...more

Dentons

Ep. 96 – Required Updates to Your HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices

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If you have not updated your HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices, now is the time! On the podcast this week we walk you through what you need to do to bring your Notice of Privacy Practices into compliance before the deadline....more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Surveillance Pricing: A Burgeoning Privacy Issue

Key Takeaways - Surveillance pricing is emerging as a frontline privacy and consumer protection issue. Regulators are scrutinizing how businesses use personal data to set individualized prices, raising risk under laws like...more

Troutman Amin LLP

JUST GETTING STARTED?: ETN America Settles TCPA Class Action With Wolf– Ordered To Give Up Name of Lead Supplier

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You folks might remember I covered a story about ETN America and officer Shlomi Cohen being sued by the Wolf in a TCPA class action. ETN responded by issuing a press release doubling down on its TCPA compliance efforts, which...more

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South Carolina’s New Age-Appropriate Code Design Act Signed into Law with Immediate Effect

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South Carolina’s Age-Appropriate Code Design Act (the “Act”) was signed into law with immediate effect on February 5, 2026, with no time for covered online services to develop the mechanisms to ensure compliance with the Act....more

K&L Gates LLP

Litigation Minute: Is AI-Generated Content Discoverable? What Companies Need to Know in 2026

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Artificial intelligence tools are rapidly reshaping how ESI is created and stored, particularly with respect to content generated by large language models. As companies adopt generative AI (GenAI) tools for drafting,...more

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