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First 100 Days – Federal Privacy and Cybersecurity Regulation and Enforcement Under the Second Trump Administration

Alston & Bird on 5/8/2025

Our Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team highlights the shift in priorities for privacy and cybersecurity regulation and enforcement across U.S. agencies under the second Trump Administration....more

Privacy Tip #441 – Identity Theft Statistics Increasing in 2025

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 4/25/2025

Unfortunately, identity theft continues to increase, and according to Identitytheft.org, the statistics are going to get worse in 2025. Some of the statistics cited by Identitytheft.org include: 1.4 million complaints of...more

Privacy Tip #440 – Text Scam Proceeds Surpass $470M in 2024

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 4/21/2025

I have been getting a lot of texts that are clearly scams, and those around me have confirmed an increase in spammy texts. According to an FTC Consumer Protection Data Spotlight, individuals lost over $470 million...more

Cybersecurity Best Practices for AI-Powered Robotics Under State and Federal Privacy Laws

Cozen O'Connor on 4/21/2025

As robotics technology rapidly advances in connection with the use of artificial intelligence (AI), the collection, processing, and storage of personal information—including biometric data—will become increasingly common....more

2024 State AGs Year in Review - UPDATED 4/1/25

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 4/2/2025

In 2024, state attorneys general (“State AGs”) focused on a broad variety of areas and industries including, in particular, emerging industries such as artificial intelligence (AI) and privacy and social media protections....more

Privacy, Data and Cybersecurity Quick Clicks | Issue 27

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 3/27/2025

Katten's Privacy, Data and Cybersecurity Quick Clicks is a monthly newsletter highlighting the latest news and legal developments involving privacy, data and cybersecurity issues across the globe....more

Generative AI Risks: Legal and Compliance Insights - Part 1

Ankura on 3/20/2025

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming how businesses operate, from content creation to decision-making and even legal and compliance analysis. The use of machines to perform core deliberative and inventive...more

2024 Year in Review: Data Privacy and Cybersecurity

Goodwin on 3/17/2025

Welcome to the “Data Privacy and Cybersecurity” chapter of our annual report, Consumer Financial Services: 2024 Year in Review. Consumer financial services regulators are taking a keen interest in artificial intelligence...more

Inside TikTok’s U.S. Data Security Operation: A Rare Look at the Battle Over User Data

HaystackID on 3/14/2025

The controversy surrounding TikTok has dominated political discussions for years. Critics claim the app is a national security risk, a data funnel to the Chinese Communist Party, and a vehicle for foreign propaganda. TikTok,...more

Managing Data Security and Privacy Risks in Enterprise AI

Frost Brown Todd on 3/10/2025

Artificial intelligence (AI), particularly generative AI, thrives on vast amounts of data, fueling AI capabilities, insights, and predictions. But with this reliance on data comes potential privacy and security risks. And...more

Cyber - More Than Just Breach Response

BCLP on 3/7/2025

The vast majority of commentary and public advice concerning data breaches surround, deservedly, the breach itself. This focus is only natural; it is the breach itself that requires victims to bring enormous resources to bear...more

New DOJ Restrictions on Cross-Border Data Transactions Take Effect April 8: Ten Questions as Your Business Prepares to Comply

Wiley Rein LLP on 3/6/2025

The U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) sweeping new rule on cross-border data transactions is set to take effect in substantial part next month, with broad implications for companies that transfer U.S. personal data or...more

Data breach class actions – Northern District of Georgia dismisses four substantive claims, but two survive

Kilpatrick on 2/28/2025

Takeaway: Former FBI Director Robert Mueller once famously said, “There are only two types of companies: those that have been hacked and those that will be.” These days cyberattacks seem to happen all the time. And when a...more

The Digital Download – Alston & Bird’s Privacy & Data Security Newsletter – February 2025

Alston & Bird on 2/20/2025

Publications & Advisories - January 31, 2025 – Kathleen Benway, Maki DePalo, Jennifer Everett, and Hyun Jai Oh published “Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Advisory | FTC Finalizes Amendments to COPPA Rule.”...more

Do You Know Where Your Data Is Going? On April 8, New National Security Rules Take Effect

Troutman Pepper Locke on 2/19/2025

A groundbreaking new regulatory regime, imposing rules unlike any in existing U.S. law, may surprise many companies due to its sudden adoption and complexity. This article tries to simplify the changing regulatory landscape,...more

Right To Know - February 2025, Vol. 26

Clark Hill PLC on 2/14/2025

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

2024 Privacy, AI & Cybersecurity Year in Review

Troutman Pepper Locke on 2/13/2025

2024 was a pivotal year in the regulation of data practices, with increased scrutiny of artificial intelligence (AI), data brokers, and the ecosystem of commercial data, and the continued proliferation of comprehensive United...more

Congressional Investigations Outlook: What to Expect from the 119th Congress

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 2/5/2025

The 119th Congress is underway, and Republicans control both chambers. With President Trump in the White House, both the House and the Senate will focus more of their oversight on the private sector. Continuing a trend over...more

Privacy Tip #429 – Threat Actors Continue to Use QR Codes for Fraudulent Purposes

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 1/30/2025

We have repeatedly warned our readers about malicious QR codes and their use by threat actors. Threat actors are now using these codes to disguise packages as gifts....more

Hinshaw's 5 Data Privacy Day Regulatory and Litigation Predictions for 2025

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Privacy, Cyber & AI... on 1/30/2025

To commemorate Data Privacy Day, we are pleased to outline Hinshaw's top five privacy predictions for 2025. We covered our strategic recommendations for privacy planning in our earlier alert, and today, we provide some...more

Data Privacy Day Checklist: Top 10 ways to protect your organization's data

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 1/27/2025

Tomorrow is International Data Privacy Day, so a happy day to all! More seriously, data privacy concerns and legislation continue to rapidly increase. It has been estimated that by the end of 2024 more than 75 percent of...more

Privacy, Data and Cybersecurity Quick Clicks | Issue 25

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 1/23/2025

FTC Announces Proposed Settlement with GoDaddy Incorporating Prescriptive Cybersecurity Requirements

Alston & Bird on 1/22/2025

On January 15, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a proposed settlement with GoDaddy Inc. (GoDaddy) for making false or misleading representations about their security practices in violation of Section 5 of...more

The Major Developments in 2024 in Cybersecurity and Data Privacy

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 1/22/2025

Companies continue to face a patchwork of state data privacy laws, federal agencies targeted companies' collection of sensitive consumer information, and a handful of states passed artificial intelligence-related regulation...more

Sheppard Mullin’s 2024 Eye on Privacy Year in Review

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 1/22/2025

It is hard to believe that another year is upon us! As we have done in years past (including 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018), we have created a comprehensive resource of all our www.eyeonprivacy.com posts from 2024. As...more

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