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Colorado Amends its Artificial Intelligence Law, Substantially Reducing Obligations on Employers

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Colorado’s governor has signed an amendment (S.B. 26-189) to Colorado’s artificial intelligence law, substantially reducing the compliance burden on employers. The Colorado General Assembly passed the bill one day before the...more

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UK Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2025/2026: Key Takeaways

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The UK Government has published its 2025/2026 Cyber Security Breaches Survey, which is drawn from information received from thousands of UK businesses....more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Active Enforcement of Saudi Arabia Privacy Regime: Implications for Businesses

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Organizations should prioritize compliance efforts in light of mounting regulatory scrutiny and potential fines....more

White & Case LLP

FTC settles with data broker Kochava over sale of sensitive location data: Key takeaways for businesses

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On May 4, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced a proposed settlement resolving its long-running litigation against Idaho-based data broker Kochava Inc. (“Kochava”) and its subsidiary, Collective Data...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

California Announces Largest CCPA Penalty to Date and First Data Minimization Enforcement Action

On May 8, 2026, California Attorney General Rob Bonta, together with several county district attorneys (DAs) and the California Privacy Protection Agency (CalPrivacy), announced a $12.75 million settlement with General Motors...more

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Seventh Circuit Weighs in on Critical BIPA Retroactivity Question

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Since its enactment in 2008, Illinois’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) has been recognized as a pioneering law in biometric privacy, imposing strict requirements on private entities that collect or use biometric...more

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May 19 Deadline for TAKE IT DOWN Act Compliance: Is Your Company Prepared?

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is poised to begin enforcement of the TAKE IT DOWN Act (the “Act”), the first comprehensive federal enforcement scheme to address nonconsensual intimate imagery ("NCII") appearing on online...more

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European Commission announces digital age verification app

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On April 15, 2026, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen issued a statement (the Statement) announcing that the European Commission has developed a digital age...more

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Malaysia issues three data protection risk management guides

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Malaysia’s Personal Data Protection Commissioner (“PDPC”) has recently issued three new guidelines clarifying key concepts under the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (“PDPA”), covering: • Data Protection Impact...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Confidentiality, Privilege, and Work Product AI, Liability, and Discoverability for Corporate Legal Departments

AI does not change the fundamental dynamics of managing liability and discoverability. The duties of confidentiality, the rules of attorney-client privilege, and the work product doctrine all operate on the principles they...more

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The Long Arc of Data Breaches: 2006-2026

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Try to recall your privacy practice 20 years ago, in May 2006. The California breach notification statute, the first one in the country, had become effective on January 1, 2003. The California Online Privacy Protection Act...more

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The Era of AI-Driven Data Breaches Has Arrived

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A recent lawsuit signals the rapid convergence of issues relating to artificial intelligence, vendor‑managed platforms, and individual arbitration in the data breach ecosystem. In Woodard v. OpenAI, Inc. & Mixpanel, Inc.,...more

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Connecticut Passes Law Significantly Regulating Use of AI in Employment

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On May 11, 2026, the Connecticut General Assembly passed Senate Bill 5, and Governor Lamont is expected to sign it into law. The law is a comprehensive online safety law with significant requirements relating to Automated...more

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Why AI is Forcing Privacy and Security Teams Back Together — And What That Means for Your Organization

One of the most consequential structural decisions facing organizations today is whether to continue operating privacy and security as separate functions or to begin integrating them in anticipation of the AI-driven...more

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Canvas Cybersecurity Incident: Key Facts, Risks, and Immediate Considerations for Affected Organizations

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Education institutions using the Canvas learning management system (LMS), operated by Instructure, may be impacted by a recently disclosed cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access to customer-associated data. The...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Proposed Changes to the EU AI Act – Practical Implications for Israeli Companies

The European Union announced that agreement had been reached on material amendments expected to be introduced into the EU AI Act as part of the Digital Omnibus legislative amendment intended to simplify data-related...more

Cozen O'Connor

California Steers GM Into $12.75 Million Privacy Settlement

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California AG Rob Bonta, with several California district attorneys and investigative support from the California Privacy Protection Agency, reached a $12.75 million settlement with General Motors and OnStar resolving...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

AI: It’s Infrastructure | RSAC Field Notes, Part 2

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The legal architecture for AI governance is no longer about policy adoption but about whether an organization can produce evidence that traces from board-level authorization to production inference, drift event, prompt or...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

A First Among OCR Enforcements: Publicly Traded Energy Co. Pays $245K After Employer Plan’s Breach

For most of its HIPAA enforcement history, the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has engaged in a remarkably similar pattern with (allegedly) noncompliant healthcare organizations:...more

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Colorado Repeals and Replaces AI Act

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On May 9, 2026, the Colorado General Assembly passed Senate Bill 26-189 (the "Bill"), which repeals and reenacts the previously passes SB 24-25 (Colorado's “AI Act") with comprehensive new requirements governing the use of...more

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Oklahoma Says Temu’s Data Deals Are No Bargain

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Oklahoma AG Gentner Drummond sued Temu and related entities for allegedly violating the Oklahoma Consumer Protection Act through undisclosed data collection and deceptive retail practices....more

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Maryland’s dynamic pricing crackdown: A win for fair competition or a recipe for higher shelf prices?

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Maryland Governor Wes Moore recently signed HB 895, the Maryland Protection From Predatory Pricing Act, into law, making Maryland the first state in the nation to restrict personalized, data-driven pricing in the grocery...more

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Key Takeaways from the 2026 MBA Legal Issues and Regulatory Compliance Conference

A group of our Hinshaw colleagues had a front-row seat as the Diamond Sponsor firm at last week’s Mortgage Bankers Association Legal Issues and Regulatory Compliance Conference in Miami from May 4–7, 2026. Several of our team...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

[Webinar] Health Law Executive Briefings: Examining AI in Health Care, a Review of Key Strategic, Legal, and Regulatory...

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On Thursday, May 28, in the next installment of Rivkin Radler’s Health Law Executive Briefings, Ashley Algazi and Tim Gonzalez will present “Examining AI in Health Care, a Review of Key Strategic, Legal, and Regulatory...more

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UK data protection: implications of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 for pension scheme trustees

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The provisions of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (DUAA) have come into force gradually, via a phased introduction, in the months since the Act received Royal Assent on 19 June 2025. This briefing summarises key changes...more

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