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Long maligned as innovation-shy, litigation practices are deploying emerging artificial intelligence technologies at a rapid rate. Technology’s ability to instantly synthesize and draw useful conclusions from large amounts of...more
Comprehensive state privacy laws often task a state regulator to promulgate accompanying regulations that clarify the law’s requirements and to enforce the law by providing further guidance through its enforcement actions....more
On February 10, 2025, a Washington state resident filed a lawsuit on behalf of herself and similarly situated individuals against Amazon under the Washington My Health My Data Act (MHMD). This is the first lawsuit brought...more
On January 17, the District of Columbia Circuit issued a pivotal opinion regarding the Fifth Amendment rights of a defendant-appellant compelled by the FBI to unlock his cellphone using his thumbprint. The D.C. Circuit’s...more
In December 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed changes to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule to address the increasing use and monetization of children’s data online. The COPPA Rule,...more
We are back for our sixth year of tracking proposed state privacy legislation and fifth year of providing weekly updates. As in past years, we will track proposed state privacy legislation through these weekly updates and our...more
As we enter the New Year, Wiley is looking ahead to the top privacy developments and trends to watch in 2025. On the state side, 2025 kicked off with several new privacy laws going into effect in January, and states continue...more
2024 was a year chock-full of data breaches and privacy violations. Many new data privacy and cybersecurity regulations were introduced (and became effective), and regulators sent a strong message to businesses that privacy...more
As the year comes to a close here are some of the highlights from the Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report with our most popular topics and posts from 2024. Expanding State Privacy Laws- This year saw a...more
Earlier this month, after the conclusion of the public comment period, the Colorado Department of Law adopted amendments to the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA), which grants rights to Colorado consumers concerning their personal...more
The Colorado Department of Law adopted new regulations governing the collection and use of biometric identifiers and information about those under the age of 18 and put in place a new mechanism through which businesses can...more
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has proposed a significant restriction on cross-border transfers of sensitive personal data to designated “countries of concern.” The goal is to address national security risks posed by...more
2024 was a banner year for state privacy legislation. This year saw seven new states pass comprehensive consumer privacy laws, joining the ranks of 12 other states that have previously passed similar laws. While other state...more
On Nov. 13, 2024, in Gregg v. Central Transport LLC, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois confirmed that Public Act 103-0769 (previously Senate Bill 2979), which amends Illinois’ Biometric Information...more
Takeaway: We have written before about the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) and the risk of annihilating damages in class actions if every alleged biometric scan or transmittal of that scan for a single...more
Approximately one year after the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) Rules went into effect, the Colorado Attorney General proposed draft amendments to reflect recent changes to the CPA. Recall that the CPA applies to "controllers"...more
On October 16, 2024, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) released guidance highlighting the cybersecurity risks associated with artificial intelligence (AI) and how covered entities regulated by NYDFS...more
Just over one year after the Colorado Privacy Act Rules took effect, the Colorado Attorney General’s Office filed a set of proposed draft amendments that, if implemented, would significantly modify the Rules to reflect recent...more
This series of blogs rounds up some of the key data protection regulatory trends we have seen during 2024, focused on the EU and UK. 2024 has seen behavioural advertising and cookies continue to dominate the agenda of...more
This series of blogs rounds up some of the key data protection regulatory trends we have seen during 2024, focused on the EU and UK. 2024 has seen behavioural advertising and cookies continue to dominate the agenda of data...more
It is often said that the law lags behind the pace of technological development. Yet, while computer chip implants and wearable brain activity monitors are only just starting to show technical viability, two states recently...more
The federal government is the biggest purchaser in America and that extends to the SaaS space. On September 24, 2024, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released Memorandum M-24-18, offering updated guidelines for the...more
The State of California, under the leadership of Governor Gavin Newsom, has taken the lead of its sister states in mobilizing resources to investigate the risks of the use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools...more
Cyber, Privacy, and Technology Report - Welcome to your monthly rundown of all things cyber, privacy, and technology, where we highlight all the happenings you may have missed....more