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Consent re-examined: Objective standards after RTM v Bonne Terre and the position in Guernsey

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Consent requires a positive opt in; pre ticked boxes or implied consent are insufficient. Consent must be granular, unbundled from other terms and clearly distinguishable from general contractual acceptance....more

Bennett Jones LLP

Global Privacy Sweep Highlights Growing Expectations for Children's Privacy Online

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Children's privacy is once again the focus of attention from privacy authorities. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC), along with data protection and privacy authorities from around the world, recently...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Stolen Hotel Reservation Data Used in Targeted Phishing Scams

A new report by Wired states that customer data from “more than 350 hotels around the world may have been accessed as part of realistic reservation-hijacking scams.” According to the report, travelers’ information and booking...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

YellowKey Zero-Day and the BitLocker Bypass: Compliance and Incident Response Implications

A publicly disclosed and widely unpatched zero-day vulnerability, named YellowKey, permits anyone with physical access to a device running Windows 11 or Windows Server 2022/2025 to bypass BitLocker full-disk encryption...more

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Contracting for AI Model Training: Key Considerations for Customer Data Rights

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As laws and market expectations regarding AI continue to evolve, so do contracting considerations associated with AI-enabled products and services. While contract language permitting vendors to use customer data for...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

New Jersey’s Proposed Data Privacy Regulations Have Expired

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Regulations proposed in June 2025 to implement the New Jersey Data Privacy Law expired on June 2, 2026, when the regulations were not adopted within a year of the proposal. The path forward for future rulemaking to implement...more

Hogan Lovells

Economic simplification act: long-awaited reform and positive developments for clinical research in France

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Law No. 2026-403 of 26 May 2026 on the simplification of economic activity introduces several measures that have long been awaited by stakeholders in the healthcare sector. Against a backdrop of increasing competition among...more

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Cyber Litigation in Financial Services: Managing the Evolving Risk

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Cyber incidents are increasingly giving rise to complex, long‑tail litigation risk, particularly for financial services firms. As regulators place growing emphasis on operational resilience, outsourcing governance and...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #494 – Signal Users Targeted with Phishing Scam

If you are a Signal user, be on the alert for a new phishing campaign that attempts to steal recovery keys used to access cloud backups. If successful, the attackers could have access to entire message archives,...more

Fisher Phillips

Delaware’s Privacy Law is About to Expand: 6 Steps Employers and Businesses Should Take to Prepare

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Just over a year after Delaware’s privacy law took effect, state lawmakers are close to expanding its reach by passing a bill that could soon cover more businesses, narrow a key exemption, and expand the definition of...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Privacy and Cybersecurity Client Alert | The Bayou Twist: Louisiana’s $25 Million Question

Same privacy playbook, bigger audience: Louisiana’s new law expands coverage because it applies to any company with more than $25 million in revenue. With a fast-approaching effective date and a short cure period, now is the...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Quantum Computing Is Here — and So Are Compliance Risks for Government Contractors

Quantum computing has moved from the laboratory into the national security conversation — and the regulatory landscape is shifting fast....more

MoFo Tech

AI Practices To Protect Trade Secrets Amid Unstable Case Law

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A growing body of law indicates that inputting proprietary information into public artificial intelligence tools may undermine the reasonable measures and confidentiality requirements that are central to trade secret...more

Littler

Italy Implements the EU Pay Transparency Directive: A Guide to the Final Decree

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With the publication in the Official Gazette on June 1, 2026 of Legislative Decree No. 96 of 7 May 2026, Italy has become one of the first EU member states to formally implement the EU Pay Transparency Directive...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Compliance Edge: Turning Digital Regulation into Competitive Advantage

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As state and federal requirements continue to evolve — and in some cases conflict across industries — building an agile compliance program that is also future proof can feel overwhelming. Twenty-one states have their own...more

Cozen O'Connor

States Push Back on Proposed Federal Privacy Law

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California AG Rob Bonta led a coalition of 18 AGs and state privacy and consumer-protection authorities urging Congress to reject the SECURE Data Act, arguing the proposed federal privacy bill would preempt stronger state...more

Blank Rome LLP

The BR Privacy, Security & AI Download: June 2026

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Welcome to this month’s issue of The BR Privacy, Security & AI Download, the digital newsletter of Blank Rome’s Privacy, Security & Data Protection practice. STATE & LOCAL LAWS & REGULATIONS - Colorado Repeals and Replaces...more

Mayer Brown

AI Notetakers: Productivity Tool or Emerging Legal Risk?

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At some point, most people have almost certainly encountered an AI notetaker in a virtual meeting. These tools function as automated participants, joining calls to record, transcribe, and summarize discussions, often...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

More than just maple syrup: Vermont passes consumer privacy bill

On May 29, 2026, Vermont’s legislature passed S71, the Vermont Data Privacy and Online Surveillance Act (the Act). The Act is now pending Vermont Governor Phil Scott’s signature....more

Cooley LLP

Calif. Ruling Lowers Bar For Health Data Breach Claims

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On May 14, the California Supreme Court issued its opinion in J.M. v. Illuminate Education Inc., delivering an important and nuanced ruling for companies that maintain health-related data but do not consider themselves...more

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Connecticut Broadens Data Privacy Act Requirements Effective July 1, 2026

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Effective July 1, 2026, the CTDPA’s existing applicability thresholds are reduced, resulting in the CTDPA covering businesses processing personal data of at least 35,000 Connecticut residents or selling personal data of at...more

A&O Shearman

UK Pensions: Joint DB and DC trustee agenda—June 2026

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Welcome to our monthly update on current legal issues for trustees of DB and hybrid pension schemes, designed to help you stay up to date with key developments between trustee meetings and to support the legal update item on...more

Morgan Lewis

Privacy and Data Security in M&A Transactions: Five Legal Requirements and Practical Deal Considerations

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Privacy and data security have become central considerations in mergers and acquisitions, reflecting both regulatory expansion and the growing role of data as a core business asset. What was once a niche diligence topic now...more

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Louisiana Enacts Consumer Data Privacy Law

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Key point: Louisiana becomes the 22nd state — and third this year — to enact a consumer data privacy law, adopting a law similar to Texas’ law. On May 29, 2026, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry signed the Louisiana Data...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Decoded - Technology Law Insights, V 7, Issue 5, 2026

Welcome- Welcome to our fifth issue of 2026 of Decoded -- our technology law insights e-newsletter. During the summer months, our firm is pleased to host a talented group of law students, who get the opportunity...more

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