Privacy Dynamics Woven into Recent Foreign Aid Package
In April 2024, the "Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act" and "Protecting Americans' Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024" were signed into legislation, resulting in numerous data privacy matters being affected...
A Quick & Easy Guide to California’s Suite of Proposed AI Regulations
California rolled out 31 new Artificial Intelligence bills affecting almost every level of commerce. Find out how they may affect your business, human resource operations, healthcare, schools, and more.
Navigating the Updated OCR Guidance on Online Tracking Technologies: Key Insights
The recent update issued by OCR on March 18, 2024, revised the initial guidance from December 1, 2022, providing clearer directives for HIPAA covered entities and business associates regarding the deployment of online tracking tools.
A Closer Look: EU’s Finalized AI Act & What It Means for the U.S.
Touted as the world’s first comprehensive legal framework of its kind, the AI Act will go into effect in stages over the next three years. The AI Act will apply to both businesses operating within the EU and to any AI developers or creators wh
Meta’s “Pay or Consent” Model Instills Consumer Protection Issues in European Union
The EU Consumer Protection Agency has rallied against Meta's "Pay or Consent" model, claiming it is entirely too aggressive and coercive, fundamentally undermining the principles of GDPR.
Compromise Brings EU Artificial Intelligence Act One Step Closer to Final
On February 13, 2024, EU member states voted unanimously in favor of the proposed EU AI Act, the result of extensive negotiations and compromises between member states and is now expected to be formally adopted in March or April of this year.
LockBit Takedown & Pseudo-Reemergence Continue to Crystallize the Economic Impacts of Ransomware-as-a-Service
In the ongoing global hunt for cybercriminals, the past thirty days have been illuminating for some, unsurprising for others, and climactic for all following the takedown of LockBit.
FTC Moves to Modernize Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule
After almost four years of review and 175,000 public comments later, the FTC unveiled its plan to update the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA Rule) on December 20, 2023, after the Commission voted 3-0. The last COPPA revision w
EU’s Cookie Reduction Pledge: How It Affects Your Business
The EU's cookie reduction pledge represents a significant move towards enhanced digital privacy. While offering more control over cookies, the emergence of alternative tracking methods like device fingerprinting and contextual targeting highligh
Forecasting 2024 Global Privacy Legislative Developments
Global legislative developments in the privacy sphere were abundant in 2023. Privacy professionals from around the world predict that legislation pertaining to data privacy and cyber security will continue to flourish in 2024, and this post expl