If a user sets a privacy preference, an operating system or app cannot change that setting without the user’s explicit consent, says new bill, AB 2561, that passed the
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Italy’s €400,000 Credit Scoring Fine: What U.S. Companies Should Know About the Next Phase of DSAR Enforcement
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400,000 EUR fine by the Italian DPA for a credit agency Cerved Group S.p.A’s failure to provide sufficient responses to a data access requests (DSARs) provides some insight into a…
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The large wave of cookie wiretapping lawsuits does not seem to be subsiding, but a plaintiff-favorable outcome is far from assured.
A new decision by the US District Court in…
Continue Reading Cookie Wiretapping Lawsuits: Delaware Court Highlights Class Certification and Ascertainability HurdlesPennsylvania AG’s Lawsuit Against Snap Highlights Growing Risks for Companies with Child and Teen Audiences
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New lawsuit by the PA Attorney General against Snap (fka Snapchat) provides some potential lessons to companies that have child or teen audiences for their services.
1. Mind your Marketing:
… Continue Reading Pennsylvania AG’s Lawsuit Against Snap Highlights Growing Risks for Companies with Child and Teen AudiencesConnecticut’s New Data Broker Law (SB 4): What Businesses Need to Know
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Connecticut has enacted a sweeping new data broker law (SB 4, as amended by HB 5222), making it one of a growing number of states to regulate the collection, sale…
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If you list cellphone numbers in a directory for a commercial purpose without consent, you could be liable under the Colorado Prevention of Telemarketing Fraud Act, Colo. Rev. Stat. §…
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New York just is set to become the first state in the US to outright prohibit certain AI companion features for minors. The bill has passed both houses and is…
Continue Reading New York Set to Ban Key AI Companion Chatbot Features for Minors in First‑of‑Its‑Kind LawVermont Amends Its Data Broker Law: What Do You Need to Know?
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Last week, Governor Phil Scott signed Act 138, amending Vermont’s data broker law. The operative provisions go into effect January 1, 2027.
So what should companies be focusing on?…
Continue Reading Vermont Amends Its Data Broker Law: What Do You Need to Know?CIPA Personal Jurisdiction: Nationwide Call Recording and Analytics Deployment Fails “Express Aiming” Test in Central District of California
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A nationwide call recording and analytics service, uniformly deployed nationwide, that merely operates in California is not sufficient, standing alone, to establish specific personal jurisdiction under the California Invasion of
… Continue Reading CIPA Personal Jurisdiction: Nationwide Call Recording and Analytics Deployment Fails “Express Aiming” Test in Central District of CaliforniaData Minimization Under Scrutiny: Hungarian DPA Decision Signals Risk for U.S. Employers
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A recent decision by Hungary’s Data Protection Authority (NAIH) offers a deceptively modest outcome, a €5,000 fine, but sends a much stronger signal on the evolving expectations around data minimization…
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