In June 2025, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued draft updated guidance for public comment on the Minimum Elements for a Software Bill of Materials (SBOM), which the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) first published in 2021 for federal agencies in response to Executive Order 14028 on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity.
Last month, I had the opportunity to speak to entrepreneurs at Launch Dayton’s Startup Week regarding the positive effects that strong privacy and data governance practices have on business.
As regulations increase and complexity rises, many businesses remain hesitant to view privacy and security obligations as anything other than impediments to innovation. In practice, embedding
Businesses across many industries naturally want to showcase their satisfied customers. Whether it’s a university featuring successful graduates, a retailer highlighting happy shoppers, or a healthcare facility showcasing thriving patients, these real-world testimonials can be powerful marketing tools. However, when it comes to healthcare providers subject to HIPAA, using patient images and information for promotional
On September 30, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Request for Public Comment seeking input on “practical approaches to measuring and evaluating the performance of AI-enabled medical devices in the real-world,” including strategies for detecting, assessing, and mitigating performance changes over time (the “Request”).
The Request acknowledges the opportunities for AI,
On September 25, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) Board advanced OAL-approved updates to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the process of which we covered in detail here and here, that include long-awaited regulations on cybersecurity audits, risk assessments, and automated decision-making technology (ADMT). The CPPA Board also approved a $1.35 Million settlement with
On September 29, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 53, the Transparency in Frontier AI Act (TFAIA), the first-of-its-kind AI legislation in the U.S. that will require large AI developers to publicly disclose how they plan to mitigate potentially “catastrophic risks” posed by advanced frontier AI models. The law builds
The California Civil Rights Council and the California Privacy Protection Agency have recently passed regulations that impose requirements on employers who use “automated-decision systems” or “automated decisionmaking technology,” respectively, in employment decisions or certain HR processes. On the legislative side, the California Legislature passed SB 7, which would impose additional obligations on employers who
Key point: Recent legislative efforts in Massachusetts, seeking to add another comprehensive data privacy law to the national patchwork of state laws, and in California enacting a law to regulate AI development, occurred this week when the Massachusetts Senate unanimously sent Senate Bill 2608 to the state House, and California enacted the nation’s second substantive
California has passed a new AI safety law (“the Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act” or “TFAIA”) that requires developers of powerful AI systems to publicly share how they manage safety risks.
Data is fueling innovation like never before. From AI development to strategic decision-making, high-quality data is a powerful business asset. However, it also comes with significant legal considerations. Privacy laws, intellectual property rights, and ethical obligations are all evolving quickly, and businesses must stay ahead of the curve.
We’ve written about three areas companies should