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Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

WhatsApp Patches Vulnerability That Facilitates Remote Code Execution

WhatsApp users should update the application for vulnerability CVE-2025-30401, which Meta recently patched when WhatsApp was released for Windows version 2.2450.6....more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

AppLovin & Its AI: A Lesson in Accuracy

Last week, we explored a recent data breach class action and the litigation risk of such lawsuits. Companies need to be aware of litigation risk not only arising from data breaches, but also from shareholder class actions...more

Vondran Legal

Tackling mobile application takedowns - the Musi vs Apple case

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It's never fun to see years and years of hard work go to waste. In particular, when you build an eCommerce site on a site like Etsy, Shopify, Amazon, or eBay, and get an email message or a letter informing you that you have...more

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First Lawsuit Filed Under Washington’s My Health My Data Act

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The first class action complaint was filed under Washington’s My Health My Data Act (“MHMDA”) on February 10, 2025, more than a year after the law’s passage. When the law passed in April 2023, MHMDA was novel for its broad...more

Cooley LLP

Stand-Alone Software, Including Games and Apps, in Scope of GPSR as of December 13, 2024

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The European Commission has provided its strongest indication yet that its new rules on product safety, the General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR), will apply to stand-alone software – even though this is not expressly...more

BakerHostetler

The Next Chapter of CIPA Litigation: The Pen Register and Trap and Trace Device

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For the past two years, hundreds of class action lawsuits alleging violations of the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) have plagued California retailers and consumer-facing service providers. These lawsuits claim,...more

Ankura

Ankura CTIX FLASH Update - December 2023

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Malicious Android Apps Used to Target Iranian Banks - An ongoing Android malware campaign targeting users of Iranian financial institutions has expanded to include new abilities to target an even greater number of people...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Things to Consider When Determining the Regulatory Requirements for Software (Hint: It’s More Than the Device Classification)

The capabilities and sophistication of digital health technologies are constantly expanding, especially with the integration of artificial intelligence and machine learning. Many companies, both existing and start-up, are...more

Vondran Legal

Red Points sued for Defamation over DMCA takedown notice

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In an interesting case from New York Federal court, a judge denied a motion to dismiss by Defendant Red Points (an anti-piracy protection company) for submitting a take down alleging the sale of counterfeit products by the...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Medical Device Legal News with Sam Bernstein: Episode 10

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A mobile application developer of ovulation and period tracking software agrees to pay civil penalties and 20 years of independent monitoring for violating the Health Breach Notification Rule for sharing sensitive personal...more

Legal Internet Solutions Inc.

Frequently Asked Questions About Google Analytics 4 (G.A.4)

May 16, 2023 | Video Google will be shutting off Google Analytics Universal Analytics (U.A.) on July 1, 2023, which means you need to upgrade to Google Analytics 4 (G.A.4) as soon as possible. Have questions? We have the...more

J.S. Held

Litigation Surge From the Use of Tracking Technology & the Sharing of Healthcare and Personal Data

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Introduction: Tracking Software in the Healthcare Industry - Privacy-related concerns have become increasingly prominent in recent years, especially with the widespread use of third-party tracking tools such as tracking...more

BakerHostetler

Latest FTC Health Privacy Case Sheds Light on Agency Health Privacy Approaches

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Health privacy has been a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) priority for decades, and indeed, one of its very first privacy cases, in the early 2000s, involved the inadvertent sharing of user health data. Fast-forward a few...more

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Artificial Intelligence Now Powers Orthodontics

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Align Technology, the manufacturer of the Invisalign system of orthodontic braces, recently announced the release of an improved artificial intelligence-assisted smartphone app that can direct an Invisalign wearer when to...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Apple Users, Beware: Apple Security Vulnerabilities

Vulnerabilities in software and hardware are as common as weather changes in Northeast Ohio, and they aren’t going away any time soon. A few years ago, Intel announced vulnerabilities in virtually every computer processor...more

White and Williams LLP

Oh Snap! Georgia Supreme Court Revives Suit Against Snapchat for Alleged Faulty Speed Filter

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In Maynard v. Snapchat Inc., No. S21G0555, 2022 Ga. LEXIS 68, the Supreme Court of Georgia reversed and remanded an appellate court decision that dismissed the popular mobile app Snapchat from suit. Plaintiffs Wentworth and...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Snapchat’s ‘Speed Filter’: Georgia Supreme Court Revives Negligent Design Claim

On March 15, 2022, the Georgia Supreme Court revived a negligent design claim that had been brought against Snapchat, Inc. (n/k/a Snap, Inc.) involving Snap’s “Speed Filter.” As one of the few decisions across the country...more

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Privacy Update: FCC Seeks Public Comment on the Current and Future Regulation of the "Internet of Things"

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FCC Seeks Public Comment on the Current and Future Regulation of the “Internet of Things” - The FCC is requesting public comment in a proceeding that will help determine the scope and nature of regulation of the “Internet of...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

News Scan Finds Multiple Threats to Your Privacy

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Your personal information is threatened by more pernicious tools and attacks each year. While this blog often describes poorly written privacy laws stifling business and dangerous bureaucratic overreach by privacy...more

Lippes Mathias LLP

Medical Devices in the App Store? U.S. Regulation of Mobile Medical Applications

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Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, more people than ever have downloaded and used mobile applications, or apps, to communicate with their doctors, manage prescriptions, and streamline much of the healthcare activity...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - July 2021 #2

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CYBERSECURITY - Microsoft Issues Emergency Software Update for PrintNightmare Zero Day Vulnerability - Following the release of a U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (US-CERT) Coordination Center...more

Jones Day

Recent Executive Actions Represent Latest Evolution of U.S.-China Relations

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President Biden's Executive Orders on China underscore the need for experienced counsel in U.S.-China transactions as the two countries' relations continue to impact the regulatory landscape. On June 9, 2021, President Biden...more

Stinson - Government Contracting Matters

Biden’s Executive Order on Protecting Americans’ Sensitive Data from Foreign Adversaries

Published on June 9, 2021, President Biden’s Executive Order on Protecting America’s Sensitive Data from Foreign Adversaries is the latest Executive Order seeking to strengthen national security by improving public and...more

Hogan Lovells

Biden Administration issues New Executive Order to protect Americans’ sensitive data

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On January 9, 2021, the Biden Administration issued Executive Order (EO) 14034, to further address the declared national emergency with respect to the information and communications technology and services (ICTS) supply...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Biden Administration Revokes Trump EOs Targeting TikTok, WeChat, and Other Chinese Software Apps; Initiates Broader Investigations...

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On June 9, 2021, the Biden Administration issued an executive order (EO) entitled “Executive Order on Protecting Americans’ Sensitive Data from Foreign Adversaries.” This EO revoked three prior Trump Administration EOs aimed...more

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