The Latest Developments in Global Data Privacy Law, and Data Breach Prevention and Response
“It wasn’t me, it was the AI agent” may not help companies avoid civil or criminal liability under a new bipartisan legislative proposal.
U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Chris…
Continue Reading It Wasn’t Me, It Was the AI Agent” May Not Avoid Liability Under New Senate ProposalThe Croatian data protection authority (AZOP) imposed a €2.59 million fine on a casino company for collecting fingerprints and photographs in violation of the GDPR. The authority found that the…
Continue Reading Biometric Consent Cannot Cure Excessive Data Collection: Lessons for U.S. Companies from a €2.59 Million GDPR FineCalifornia has enacted a new law requiring healthcare providers using artificial intelligence to keep clinical decision-making human.
AB 1979, signed by Governor Gavin Newsom on September 30, 2026, requires…
Continue Reading New California AI Law Requires Healthcare Providers to Keep Clinical Decision-Making HumanThe new law eliminates private pen register claims against private actors involving websites and apps but does not end CIPA litigation. Plaintiffs are already pivoting to other causes of action.…
Continue Reading California Enacts SB 690: What Happens to Website-Tracking Litigation Now?A new law signed by Governor Newsom, AB 1609, requires large private businesses to disclose when the customer service agent they are using is an AI bot and provide…
Continue Reading California AB 1609 Requires Large Businesses to Disclose AI Customer Service Bots and Provide Human SupportOn September 27, 2026, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 923, the Expanding Privacy Rights Act, which significantly expands the deletion right under the California Consumer Privacy Act. What does…
Continue Reading California SB 923 Expands CCPA Deletion Rights: How It Compares to the DELETE Act and DROPWith the growing wave of letters alleging violations of the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA), Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has issued a letter urging businesses and nonprofit organizations…
Continue Reading Texas Attorney General Issues Warning on CIPA Website Tracking Demand LettersA recent decision from a German labor court offers an interesting perspective on the use of personal information collected from publicly available social media profiles. While the case arose in…
Continue Reading What a German Court’s Ruling on a Public Facebook Profile Means for U.S. Data BrokersAs lawyers increasingly incorporate generative AI into everyday practice, bar associations around the world are considering the same question: how do longstanding professional and ethics rules that have governed the…
Continue Reading AI in Legal Practice: What the Israel Bar Association’s Guidance Means for LawyersA new decision from the Central District Court for Central District of California Judge Fred Slaughter in Reisberg v. Renaissance Learning may provide insight into what website and app tracking…
Continue Reading Beyond CIPA: New California Federal Court Decision Provides a Roadmap for Tracker Litigation Post-SB 690