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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Show Me the Money: B.C. Court of Appeal Affirms Privacy Breach Damages Without Proof of Consequential Loss

On April 23, 2025, in Insurance Corporation of British Columbia v. Ari, the British Columbia Court of Appeal affirmed a class action judgment awarding aggregate damages of C$15,000 per class member without proof of...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Eight-State Consortium of Privacy Regulators Marks Shift Toward Coordinated Enforcement

In a major development for businesses subject to state data privacy laws, eight state privacy regulators have joined forces to form the “Consortium of Privacy Regulators,” a bipartisan coalition aimed at coordinating...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Protection de la vie privée au Canada : Nouvel outil d’autoévaluation des risques d’atteinte à la vie privée

Le 26 mars 2025, le Commissariat à la protection de la vie privée du Canada (le « CPVP ») a déployé, à l’intention des organisations, un outil d’autoévaluation du risque réel de préjudice grave à la vie privée (l’« outil »)....more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Privacy Commissioner of Canada Releases Privacy Breach Risk Assessment Tool

On March 26, 2025, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) released a privacy breach real risk of significant harm assessment tool (Tool) for organizations....more

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Arkansas Becomes First State to Enact a COPPA 2.0 Inspired Privacy Law

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On April 7, 2025, Arkansas passed the Arkansas Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act (HB 1717) - a state law modeled closely after the federal Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act (widely referred to...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Court Expands Scope of Private Actions Under California Consumer Privacy Act to Include Pixel Tracking Practices

On March 3, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued a significant ruling that has the potential to broaden the risk of liability under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). ...more

Alston & Bird

Arkansas Enacts Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act

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On April 21, 2025, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed into law the Arkansas Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act (Act), which will become effective on July 1, 2026. It draws inspiration from the...more

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China Finalises the Measures for Personal Information Protection Compliance Audits

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On 14 February 2025, the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”) issued the “Administrative Measures for Personal Information Protection Compliance Audits” (the "Measures"), which will take effect on 1 May 2025. The...more

Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

CIPA and CCPA – Worlds Are Colliding!

Topics that we often discuss on this blog are the use of third-party tracking tools and the California Invasion of Privacy Act (“CIPA”). Less discussed of late, however, is the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) which,...more

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model

When AI Gets Personal: Legal Implications of Artificial Intimacy

ComplexDiscovery Editor’s Note: Emotional bonds with AI are no longer speculative—they’re shaping user behavior and redefining the risks legal professionals must address. This thoughtful exploration of artificial intimacy...more

WilmerHale

State Comprehensive Privacy Law Update - April 2025 #2

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While March featured a flurry of newly introduced comprehensive privacy bills, state legislatures now appear to be primarily focused on pushing existing proposals through the chambers. ...more

Woods Rogers

Heightened U.S. Border Scrutiny Poses Increased Digital Privacy Risk for Entrants to U.S.

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Foreign nationals visiting the United States, and even returning U.S. citizens and other legal residents (with valid visas), face increasing digital privacy risks and potential entry challenges when arriving at U.S. ports of...more

Foley Hoag LLP

23andMe Bankruptcy Update: U.S. Trustee and Texas Seek Consumer Privacy Ombudsman, While Debtors Aim for Less Oversight with...

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As noted in our last two client alerts, the issue as to who should be the watchdog to protect consumer personal data is coming to a head in the chapter 11 bankruptcy cases of 23andMe Holding Co and its affiliated debtors...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Fourth Circuit grants stay pending appeal in federal privacy case involving unions and individuals

On April 7, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit entered an order staying a district court’s preliminary injunction pending appeal, and denied a request for an initial hearing en banc. The plaintiffs, constituting...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

23andMe Bankruptcy Raises Legal Concerns Over Genetic Data Privacy

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23andMe’s recent Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing has sparked significant concerns over the privacy and security of genetic data belonging to its 15 million customers. Founded in 2006, 23andMe built its business around...more

McCarter & English, LLP

Follow the Breadcrumbs: Where Does Consumer Data Go as 23andMe Goes Bankrupt?

23andMe, a pioneer in the DNA testing kit industry, announced that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and recently asked to select an independent customer data representative regarding any sale of user data....more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Yahoo ConnectID Faces Class Action Over Email Address Tracking as Alleged Wiretap Violation

Yahoo’s ConnectID is a cookieless identity solution that allows advertisers and publishers to personalize, measure, and perform ad campaigns by leveraging first-party data and 1-to-1 consumer relationships. ConnectID uses...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

FAA Implements Section 803's Data Privacy Provisions

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As required by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2024, codified at 49 U.S.C. § 44114(b), the FAA implemented Section 803 Data Privacy (and issued a notice describing such implementation) on...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

EdTech and Privacy of Student Information: A Case Study

On March 27, 2025, a class action lawsuit was filed against the education technology (EdTech) company Instructure, the parent company of Canvas, a popular learning management system. The complaint alleges that Instructure...more

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México Tiene Nueva Ley en Materia de Protección de Datos Personales

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El pasado 20 de marzo de 2025 se publicó la nueva Ley Federal de Protección de Datos Personales en Posesión de los Particulares (“LFPDPPP”) que entró en vigor el 21 de marzo del presente año y que contiene importantes cambios...more

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Mexico Has a New Law on Personal Data Protection

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On March 20, 2025, the new Federal Law on the Protection of Personal Data Held by Private Parties (FLPPD) was published. This law came into force on March 21, and contains important changes in terms of privacy....more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Low-Budget, High-Impact Ways to Reduce Privacy and Cybersecurity Risks in 2025‎

1. Know What Laws Apply to your Organization It’s not surprising many leaders are unsure about which new laws or regulations apply to their organization. Privacy and security laws, particularly in the U.S., have changed...more

King & Spalding

Going for Broker: California’s CPPA Issues First Ban of Data Vendor Under Registration Statute

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Late in February, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) ordered the shutdown of Background Alert under the state’s Data Broker Registration Law. Background Alert aggregated public records to create detailed profiles...more

Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

Daniel’s Law Update

Our readers may recall a prior piece in which we discussed a New Jersey federal district court (“District Court”) decision denying constitutionality-related challenges to a New Jersey privacy law known as Daniel’s Law. Below,...more

Lathrop GPM

Federal “Information Silos” Protect Privacy - A New Executive Order Threatens Them

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On March 20, President Trump signed an Executive Order titled Stopping Waste, Fraud, and Abuse by Eliminating Information Silos, which calls for federal officials “to have full and prompt access to all unclassified agency...more

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