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Hudson Cook, LLP

State Watch: Consumer Protection Enforcement Update - October 2025 #2

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New Jersey Attorney General Platkin entered into a $2.8 million settlement with a Florida-based realty company over a product the company described as a "Homeowner Benefit Agreement" or "HBA." ...more

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EU Regulator Cookie Sweep Shows Importance of Website Tracking Compliance in the EU and US

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New enforcement sweep on cookie banners, conducted by Netherlands privacy regulator, shows both EU and US companies that the need to prioritize website tracking hygiene and transparency. In Europe: Netherlands privacy...more

Paul Hastings LLP

California Enacts New AI Safety and Transparency Laws While Vetoing ‘No Robo Bosses Act’

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In the absence of comprehensive federal legislation addressing artificial intelligence (AI) safety and permissible uses in the workplace, state legislatures and agencies continue to promulgate bills and regulations that would...more

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DOJ Data Security Program compliance: Key considerations for organizations

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All aspects of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ)’s final rule, “Preventing Access to U.S. Sensitive Personal Data and Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern or Covered Persons,” are now in force. Also...more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

California Enacts AB 656: Enhancing Account Deletion Rights for Social Media Users

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California once again sets the pace in consumer privacy and digital-platform regulation with the enactment of Assembly Bill 656 (“AB 656” or the “Act”), detailing new obligations for large social-media platforms to facilitate...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Two more states join Consortium of Privacy Regulators

The Consortium of state privacy regulators just got stronger. On October 8, the California Privacy Protection Agency announced that Minnesota and New Hampshire have officially joined the Consortium of Privacy Regulators,...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Biometric Data: Privacy Compliance in Practice

Businesses are increasingly adopting biometric technologies for a wide range of uses, from controlling access to digital and physical spaces and verifying identity online, to detecting customer sentiments and estimating user...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

How AI Could Revolutionize the Construction Industry

Artificial intelligence (AI) and its actual and potential applications are a hot topic, including use in construction. One court has defined AI "as any technology that uses machine learning, natural language processing, or...more

Bracewell LLP

Google Agrees to $1.375 Billion Settlement as Texas Attorney General Continues Data Privacy Push

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On October 31, 2025, the Office of the Texas Attorney General announced the execution of a $1.375 billion settlement agreement with Google regarding privacy claims originating from two lawsuits filed by Texas against Google...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

CFPB Inspector General says bureau’s information security program is ineffective

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The quality of the CFPB’s information security program “has decreased since last year, leading us to conclude the program no longer is effective,” the bureau’s Inspector General (IG), said in a report. The bureau’s overall...more

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Changes in the Rules for Disclosure for Substance Use Disorder Treatment Records: 42 CFR Part 2: What Changed, Why It Matters, and...

42 CFR Part 2: What Changed, Why It Matters, and What to Do Now - On November, 7, 2025, I spoke to the Massachusetts Health Information Management Association about the federal government’s sweeping updates to 42 CFR Part...more

Morgan Lewis

California Court Requires Insurer to Defend Privacy Class Action Despite Coverage Exclusions

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The US District Court for the Northern District of California recently held that an insurer had a duty to defend an online therapy company in a privacy class action, rejecting arguments that “related acts” and “prior...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

District Court Dismisses Telephone Consumer Protection Act Text Message Claim, Finds Statute Does Not Cover Texts

On October 24, a judge in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida dismissed a lawsuit alleging promotional text messages sent to a consumer’s phone violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The...more

Alston & Bird

Navigating Minors’ Privacy and Online Safety Laws: A Strategic Guide for Businesses

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Recent bipartisan privacy and online safety initiatives reflect growing concern over youth mental health, online exploitation, and manipulative digital design. Our Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team outlines how companies...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

GA Tech ‘Worked Hard to Educate’ DOJ; At $875K, FCA Amount Is Surprisingly Small

Three years after two Georgia Tech cybersecurity officials filed suit claiming the institution had fabricated scores submitted to the Department of Defense (DOD) regarding its safeguards for federal research projects, the...more

Dickinson Wright

Preparing for CMMC: Navigating DoD’s New Cybersecurity Rules

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After half a decade of development and review, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) will implement contracting regulations, effective November 10, 2025, making the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Program a...more

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EDPB and European Commission Issue Joint Guidelines on Intersection of DMA and GDPR

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On October 9, 2025, the European Data Protection Board ("EDPB") and the European Commission issued (for public consultation) joint guidelines clarifying how the EU’s Digital Markets Act ("DMA") and General Data Protection...more

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Italy's AI Law: A National Framework Bounded by the EU AI Act

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On October 10, 2025, Italy became the first EU member state to enact comprehensive national AI legislation when Law No. 132/2025 entered into force. The law establishes governance structures, sector-specific rules, and...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

State AG’s Ramping Up Enforcement of Student Data Privacy with new Landmark Settlement

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The Attorney’s General of Connecticut, California and New York reached a $5.1 million settlement with Illuminate Education, for failing to implement proper information security measures to protect data of students that it was...more

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California Attorney General Rob Bonta has reached a $530,000 settlement with Sling TV

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California Attorney General Rob Bonta has reached a $530,000 settlement with Sling TV, marking the first enforcement action under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) against a streaming service....more

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Insights from FTC Commissioner Holyoak at Recent ANA Conference

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We recently had the great good fortune to host a live AD Nauseam podcast at the 2025 ANA Masters of Advertising Law conference with Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Commissioner Melissa Holyoak and National Advertising Division...more

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California attorney general settles with media companies for alleged privacy act violations

On October 31, the Superior Court of the State of California approved the attorney general’s proposed settlement with an internet-based live TV company and media streaming service resolving allegations that the companies...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

HIPAA, but for non-Covered Entities?

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New bill, proposed by Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (HELP), purports to apply the privacy and security practices under the HITECH Act, to entities that process non...more

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New York's Novel Algorithmic Pricing Disclosure Law Takes Effect

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A new law in New York requires companies to disclose use of personalized algorithmic pricing. On November 10, 2025, New York's Algorithmic Pricing Disclosure Act (the "Act"), a first-of-its-kind statute, takes effect. The Act...more

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[Webinar] ADventures in Law CLE: AI in Advertising — Legal Risks and Compliance Realities - November 20th, 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm ET

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With AI rapidly transforming how ads are created, targeted, and delivered, legal risks are evolving just as fast. In this webinar we’ll help you stay ahead of the curve by unpacking how AI intersects with existing laws (e.g.,...more

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