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New CCPA Regulations Require Submission of Cybersecurity Audit Certifications

The new California cybersecurity audit regulations are effective on Jan. 1, 2026. The submission due dates of required cybersecurity audit certifications to the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) are based on...more

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OSC’s Proposed Priorities for 2026-2027

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The Ontario Securities Commission (“OSC”) released its proposed Statement of Priorities for 2026-2027, outlining the initiatives on which the OSC intends to focus its resources and activities over the next fiscal year....more

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Hong Kong Issues New PCPD Guidance and Leaflets on CCTV, Drones and In-vehicle Cameras

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The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data ("PCPD") updated the Guidance on the Use of CCTV Surveillance (the "CCTV Guidance") and issued a new Guidance on the Use of Video Cameras on Drones and Vehicles (the...more

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First Circuit Clarifies When Clinical Labs Can Rely on Physician Orders

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit recently provided important clarity—and welcome relief—for clinical laboratories facing False Claims Act (“FCA”) allegations based on a lack of medical necessity for processing...more

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Guidance on Rule 132 Declarations for Patent Eligibility

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Key Takeaways - Easier path to eligibility: The USPTO’s new guidance explains how to use sworn statements (SMEDs) to provide facts showing an invention is eligible for a patent....more

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Tech Federal Policy Update: Trump Signs EO On National AI Policy

Trump Signs EO On National AI Policy A Focus on Federal Preemption to Secure U.S. AI Dominance - The Executive Order (EO) titled "Eliminating State Law Obstruction of National Artificial Intelligence Policy," signed by...more

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White House Issues Executive Order to Establish Uniform National AI Standards

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The White House’s December 2025 executive order marks a major shift, seeking to preempt state artificial intelligence (AI) laws and move toward a unified national policy framework for artificial intelligence, with broad...more

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Fintech Bank Charters Back in the Spotlight

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The debate over the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) granting specialty limited bank charters for financial technology companies is back, now with the addition of cryptocurrency and a new regulatory approach....more

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Plenty at Stake in a Budget of Two Halves

As part of the UK Budget measures on 26 November 2025, two announcements were made by the UK Government concerning, respectively, the tax reporting of cryptoassets and the taxation of decentralised finance (“DeFi”) involving...more

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Navigating Bayh-Dole Compliance in 2025: Risks and Risk Mitigation Strategies

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A significant number of inventions made at academic and research institutions, non-profit research organizations and businesses are developed using some amount of federal government funding (e.g., from NIH, NSF, DOD, and...more

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Cyber Rules for Essential and Important Entities Take Effect in Germany (NIS2 Implementing Law)

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The national law implementing the NIS2 Directive (“NIS2”) in Germany entered into force on 6 December 2025. We discussed the key provisions of the NIS2 Directive in our previous Legal Update. In-scope entities should be aware...more

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Malaysia's Proposed Social Media Ban for Children: How It Compares with Australia and Singapore

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Malaysia plans to ban children under 16 (“Under-16s”) from having social media accounts beginning in 2026. The proposal, part of a wider Online Safety Act expected to start on 1 January 2026, foreshadows the implementation of...more

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President Trump’s Executive Order on “Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence”

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On December 11, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order titled, “Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence” (the EO), which is intended to “check the most onerous and excessive laws” regulating...more

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China Finalises Amendments to the Cybersecurity Law What Businesses Need to Know Before 1 January 2026

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China completed the first major overhaul of its Cybersecurity Law ("CSL") since it came into force in 2017, with amendments passed on 28 October 2025 and scheduled to come into force on 1 January 2026 (the "Amendments")....more

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UK Getty Images v Stability AI: What It May Mean for Singapore and Hong Kong

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The UK High Court's ruling in Getty Images v Stability AI [2025] EWHC 2863 (Ch) ("Getty v Stability") is a landmark on copyright and trade marks for Generative Artificial Intelligence ("GenAI"). A summary of this case and its...more

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China's Cybersecurity Incident Reporting Measures Come into Effect

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The Cyberspace Administration of China (the "CAC") released the Measures on the Management of Cybersecurity Incident Reporting (the "Incident Reporting Measures") which came into force on 1 November 2025. The Measures provide...more

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Cross-Examine Your AI: The Lawyer’s Cure for Hallucinations

I. Introduction: The Untested Expert in Your Office - AI walks into your office like a consulting expert who works fast, inexpensively, and speaks with knowing confidence. And, like any untested expert, is capable of being...more

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Confidence Meets Complexity: Full Results from the 2H 2025 eDiscovery Business Confidence Survey

ComplexDiscovery Editor’s Note: Confidence is rising fast across the legal data services landscape—but that confidence now demands accountability. The 2H 2025 eDiscovery Business Confidence Survey reveals an industry that has...more

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DCP+ Podcast Episode 4: Georgina Merhom on How Quality Data Can Transform Financial Services, Part 1

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In this episode, hosts Kaylee Cox Bankston and Boris Segalis discuss their latest favorite uses of AI and the new CCPA developments before sitting down with Georgina Merhom, data scientist and founder of Solo, for the first...more

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[Podcast] Episode 2: AI’s Role in the Evolution of Cyber Threats

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What happens when the familiar faces of trusted clients, coworkers, and peers turn out to be AI-generated imposters? In this episode of The Cyber Periscope, Pam Signorello sits down with Nate Lovett of Wiley's Cyber Insurance...more

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Year in review: Tech & data in Australia

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From the first set of changes to the Privacy Act to new rules on AI and cyber security standards, there has been a lot to keep up with this year....more

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FDA’s TEMPO Pilot Seeks to Expand Access to Chronic Disease Technologies in CMS Collaboration

On December 5, 2025, FDA announced its Technology-Enabled Meaningful Patient Outcomes (TEMPO) for Digital Health Devices Pilot, a new voluntary pilot that seeks to accelerate innovation and expand access to digital health...more

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Abbott to Expand Its Cancer Diagnostic Segment

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Abbott recently announced that it agreed to acquire Exact Sciences for approximately $21 billion to enter the fast-growing cancer diagnostic segment. Under the terms of the agreement, Abbott will acquire all outstanding...more

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OCC Conditionally Approves National Trust Bank Charter Applications and Issues Interpretive Letter 1188, SEC Issues Tokenization...

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Last week, federal regulators took several notable steps affecting digital asset markets. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announced conditional approval of five national trust bank charter applications. It...more

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Federal AI Executive Order Addresses State–Federal Regulatory Tensions

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On December 11, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order (the “Order”) addressing the relationship between federal artificial intelligence policy and state-level AI regulation. The Order does not invalidate existing...more

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