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HIPAA Enforcement: A Look Ahead at 2026 Informed by 2025's Inflection Points

The healthcare ecosystem has closed the book on a volatile 2025, and HIPAA enforcement has moved into 2026 with sharper edges, wider apertures, and higher stakes. Regulators spent 2025 refining the tools they use, broadening...more

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model

Illumination Zone: Episode 223 | Jeffrey Fleming and Aleida Gonzalez of HaystackID sit down with Mary Mack and Holley Robinson

Jeffrey Fleming and Aleida Gonzalez, Managing Directors for EDRM Trusted Partner, HaystackID sit down with Mary Mack and Holley Robinson. In this episode, Jeff and Aleida recount their journeys to cyber and eDiscovery as well...more

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FCC Urges Communications Providers to Strengthen Ransomware Defenses

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On January 29, 2026, the Federal Communications Commission’s (“FCC” or the “Commission”) Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau issued a Public Notice (DA 26-96) to highlight best practices that communications providers...more

K&L Gates LLP

Mixed Blessings: Decision on Appeal by Bunnings Against Privacy Commissioner’s Determination Re the Use of Facial Recognition...

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The Administrative Review Tribunal of Australia (Tribunal) has partially overturned the findings of the Privacy Commissioner on Bunnings’ use of facial recognition technology (FRT) in its stores....more

Troutman Amin LLP

NICE WIN!: LiveVox “Manual Click” Solution Determined Not to be an ATDS as PRA Earns Summary Judgment in TCPA Suit

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Honeymoon? What honeymoon. Let’s talk ATDS cases! Haven’t seen a good ATDS ruling in a while. Here’s one! In Wofford v. Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC 2026 WL 124312 (N.D. Cal. Jan. 16, 2026) the court ruled a LiveVox...more

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Flirting with Divorce: Social Media’s Silent Role in Broken Vows

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Valentine’s Day is marketed as a celebration of love—roses, cards, public tributes, and carefully curated posts declaring devotion. Yet before posting a perfectly worded caption, sending a private message, or striking up a...more

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HHS Signals Policy Direction to Accelerate Adoption of AI in Clinical Care

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On December 23, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") issued a request for information ("RFI") seeking input on ways it could accelerate the adoption and use of AI as a part of clinical care,...more

Hogan Lovells

Key updates on the amended cybersecurity law of China

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On October 28, 2025, China adopted the first major amendments to the 2017 Cybersecurity Law, which took effect on January 1, 2026. The revised Law establishes an additional tiered penalty regime featuring stricter fines for...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Competition Bureau Continues Focus on Financial Services: Market Study and Data Portability Report

The Canadian Competition Bureau (Bureau) continues to demonstrate its interest and focus on the financial services sector with two recent developments....more

Vedder

Long-Delayed Wave of CCPA Regulations Starts Crashing to Corporate Shores

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As of January 1, 2026, a revised and expanded set of regulations under the California Consumer Privacy Act (as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act) (CCPA) is officially in effect. Promulgated by the California...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

2025 CTDPA Enforcement Report Issued

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Key point: The Connecticut Office of the Attorney General issued the third annual enforcement report under the Connecticut Data Privacy Act, focusing on the office’s privacy and security efforts, consumer complaints, data...more

Estlund Law, P.A.

Lyon, France: INTERPOL’s CCF Annual Activity Report for 2024- Growing Requests(Post 1 of 3)

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This series of posts will focus on INTERPOL’s Commission for the Control of INTERPOL Files(CCF) 2024 activity report,* including the growth of  requests for access, deletion, and revision of INTERPOL notices....more

McCarter & English, LLP

One Month of Indiana’s Consumer Data Privacy Law . . . Where Do You Stand on Compliance?

Enforcement of the Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA) has begun, and its penalties can add up quickly. The CDPA was signed in 2023 and became effective January 1, 2026. The law governs how covered businesses collect,...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

The Fix Is In: New Jersey Tweaks Its Privacy Law

New Jersey’s existing, comprehensive privacy law was amended at the end of last month, with some tweaks that mirror changes seen in other privacy laws. (For example, changes that went into place for the Connecticut law last...more

Holland & Hart - Health Law Blog

Do the New Substance Use Disorder Record Rules Apply to You?

The revised federal rules for substance use disorder (“SUD”) records will be enforced effective February 16, 2026. (42 CFR part 2, hereafter “Part 2”). Failure to comply with the new Part 2 rules may subject healthcare...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Why Private Market Data Businesses Are in Demand for Investors

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Private markets data providers have become highly sought after targets, with numerous recent high-profile acquisitions making headlines. The investment case is compelling: Preqin forecasts global alternative assets to reach...more

Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

Consent Defeats Wiretapping Claims

As our readers know, the use of internet tracking technologies on consumer-facing websites is widespread. Utilization of these third-party tracking tools, however, has led to a proliferation of lawsuits alleging that...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Reforms to UK Data Protection and Privacy Laws Come into Force

On February 5, 2026, key reforms to the UK’s data protection regime came into force, effectuating a departure from certain aspects of the EU regime and underscoring an emerging divergence between the UK and EU frameworks....more

Hogan Lovells

UAE Introduces New Child Digital Safety Law - What Online Platforms Need to Know

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The United Arab Emirates (“UAE”) has introduced a new and wide-reaching framework for protecting children online under Federal Decree-Law No. 26 of 2025 Regarding Child Digital Safety (the “CDS Law”). The CDS Law entered...more

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Employers Turn to AI to Screen Candidates’ Social Media: Best Practices to Minimize Legal Threats

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Roughly 70% of employers now screen social media profiles as part of the applicant screening process – but manually scrolling through Facebook posts, X feeds, and Instagram photos is time-consuming and inconsistent. Enter...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Healthy AI: 2025 Year in Review

Artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare may have reached an inflection point in 2025. After being defined by proofs of concept and isolated pilots for more than a decade, recent advances signal that AI is moving decisively...more

Troutman Amin LLP

ODDBALL: Three Quick Take Aways You Might Have Missed from the Ninth Circuit’s Huge Ruling in Howard

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So the biggest new TCPA decision of 2026 so far is definitely Howard v. RNCC out of the Ninth Circuit. In that case the court held cold call video messages sent by Republicans to potential voters did NOT violate the TCPA...more

A&O Shearman

UK JMLSG Final Amendments To Part 1 of AML/CFT Guidance

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The UK Joint Money Laundering Steering Group (JMLSG) has published final amendments to Part I of its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT) guidance for the financial services sector. This follows the...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Healthcare Authority Newsletter - February 2026 #1

News Briefs - Physicians Seeing Major Benefits to Using Ambient AI Scribes - Ambient AI scribes are being hailed by physicians as a game changer that helps free them to focus on their patients rather than their computer...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Government...

Without Fanfare or Opportunity for Public Comment, GSA Changes Cybersecurity Requirements for Contractors

In a recent update to internal procedural guidance, the General Services Administration (GSA) has established a new framework of security requirements and privacy controls for contractor information systems that process,...more

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