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Maryland Passes Age-Appropriate Design Code

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On May 9, 2024, Maryland Governor Wes Moore signed HB 603, the Maryland Age-Appropriate Design Code (Maryland AADC). The Maryland AADC builds on Maryland’s Online Data Privacy Act, which was signed into law the same day and...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - May 2024 #2

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CYBERSECURITY - Health Care Entities Continue to Get Pummeled by Cybersecurity Attacks - The newest health care entity to be hit by a cyberattack is Ascension Health, which operates 140 hospitals and 40 assisted living...more

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Congress Proposes New Comprehensive Privacy Legislation: The American Privacy Rights Act

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On April 7, 2024, Representative Cathy McMorris Rogers (R-WA) and Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) announced that Congress will once again consider a comprehensive federal data privacy bill that, if passed, would dramatically...more

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Beyond TikTok: Unraveling the American Data Dilemma

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The recent passage of H.R.7521, the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (the “Act”), by the House of Representatives aims to restrict TikTok to U.S. users unless the platform’s parent...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Privacy Litigation Trends - Back to the Future

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Plaintiffs look to the past to take action against modern web tracking - As states rapidly enact new consumer privacy legislation, businesses have been working tirelessly to comply with extensive new data protection...more

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Texas’ SCOPE Act Puts Focus on Social Media and Minors

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Texas has joined Arkansas and Utah as the third state to impose requirements on social media accounts for those under 18. Namely, with the Securing Children Online through Parental Empowerment Act (“SCOPE Act”), Texas will...more

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DSIR Deeper Dive: Plaintiffs’ Attorneys Are Trying to Assert a New Cause of Action Against Universities Based on an Old Law...

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As set forth in BakerHostetler’s 2023 Data Security Incident Report, privacy litigation is on the rise. Indeed, 2023 saw a nearly 100 percent increase from 2022 in the number of lawsuits filed in connection with data security...more

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Texas enacts new data privacy rules focused on protection of minors

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As a former Special Agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation who investigated cybercrimes involving children, I know from experience that the topic of increasing online protections for minors provoked intense debates...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Privacy Briefs: April 2023

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Personal information from federal lawmakers and congressional staff members was available on the dark web following a breach of DC Health Link, the health insurance marketplace for Washington, D.C. In an internal memo sent to...more

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Will the U.S. Ban TikTok? New Legislation That Could Impact Your Data Privacy

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A new bill was introduced last week that would ban TikTok and other foreign technology. The bipartisan bill would provide the federal government with the authority to restrict or ban the Chinese-owned video app TikTok, along...more

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I Always Feel Like AI Is Watching Me: Artificial Intelligence and Privacy

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ChatGPT got the early press, and every day we learn of new generative artificial intelligence products that can create new and creative visual and text responses to human input. Following on ChatGPT’s fame, Google’s Bard and...more

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235 Million Twitter User Email Addresses Posted on Hacking Forum

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Israeli cybersecurity firm Hudson Rock has reported that the email addresses of more than 235 million Twitter users have been stolen and posted by more than one hacker on an online hacking forum. According to the security...more

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Social media users denied preliminary injunction in privacy suit

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On December 22, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California denied plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary injunction in a privacy suit. According to the order, the plaintiffs alleged that the social media...more

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Twitter Data Breach Nightmare – Millions of Subscribers' Data Remains at Risk

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Earlier this year, a massive Twitter data breach occurred. Researchers are learning that the data breach was significantly more severe than initially reported. In the first reports, one hacker was suspected of exploiting a...more

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Online safety and social media regulation gains momentum on both sides of the Atlantic – are tech giants ready?

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When the UK Government first introduced the Online Safety Bill (the "Bill") to Parliament, it lauded the Bill as creating "world-leading online safety laws" which "marked a milestone in the fight for a new digital age". The...more

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Social Media Unmasking: Removing Anonymity from Digital Bullies and Cyber Criminals

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Whether or not Elon Musk’s recent acquisition of Twitter is a good thing or bad thing for the future of social media (Twitter accepts buyout, giving Elon Musk total control of the company – The Verge), one aspect of social...more

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Texas AG Sues Meta, Alleging Massive Collection of Face Geometries Without Consent

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Texas enacted a biometric information privacy law way back in 2001, which was amended in 2009. That was a long time ago in the context of the development of privacy laws, and even longer when it comes to biometric information...more

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Privacy Tip #319 – How Facial Recognition Technology Works and Why You Should Care

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I have written about the privacy concerns of facial recognition technology many times before. Many individuals are unaware of how facial recognition technology works, who is collecting their facial geometry, and how...more

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New State Privacy Laws Impose Higher Restrictions on Processing Sensitive Personal Data

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With the passage of the Colorado Privacy Act, Colorado joins Virginia and California as early adopters of state-level privacy legislation. These laws impose higher restrictions on companies processing specific sensitive...more

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Meta Announces the End of Facial Recognition Technology on Facebook

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The Facebook company now known as Meta announced this week that it is shutting down the Face Recognition system on Facebook.  Meta stated that this is part of a company-wide move to limit the use of facial recognition...more

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Through Rain, Sleet, Snow, Hail and Social Media?

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An Internet privacy watchdog organization filed a lawsuit recently in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia against the United States Postal Service. In Electronic Privacy Information Center (“EPIC”)...more

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The Impact of the CARU Advertising Guidelines Change On Privacy

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As discussed in our sister blog, CARU’s revised Ad Guidelines go into effect on January 1, 2022. While the core principles of the guidelines have not changed, they now include new content to account for today’s advertising...more

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AD-ttorneys@law – July 2021 #2

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‘Blessing Loom’ Club Just a Pyramid in Drag? FTC says BINT was fleecing participants while demanding vows of silence - Migraines in No Time - There are all sorts of new-agey trappings that accompany the “Blessing Loom” known...more

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Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2021

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Intending to strengthen the privacy of consumers’ online data, U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), John Kennedy (R-LA), Joe Manchin (D-WV), and Richard Burr (R-NC) have reintroduced the Social Media Privacy Protection and...more

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Privacy Tip #275 – Think Twice Before Posting Your Vaccine Card on Social Media

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Some of those who are fortunate enough to have received the COVID-19 vaccine are so excited that they have been posting their vaccine card on social media accounts. ...more

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