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 alter the privacy landscape across the United States.
UK ICO Launches Latest Installment in the AI Consultation Series
On April 12, 2024, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office launched the third installment in its consultation series examining how data protection law applies to the development and use of generative AI.
How to Have an AI Strategy That Includes Privacy
Discussions on AI and data privacy frequently include doom-and-gloom scenarios. Think: expansive regulations, steep regulatory fines, and scary Ex Machina futures where sentient technology takes over the world. Not to mention… data privacy. (Or lack thereof.)
While there are real concerns regarding AI and data privacy, that doesn’t mean your business can’t find ways to
Proposed State Privacy Law Update: April 15, 2024
Keypoint: Last week, the Nebraska legislature passed a consumer data privacy bill.
Below is the twelfth weekly update on the status of proposed state privacy legislation in 2024.
Privacy Versus Cyber – What is the Bigger Risk?
“Cybersecurity” has emerged as one of top risks facing organizations. Considering the steady stream of massive data breaches affecting millions (sometimes billions), the debilitating effects of ransomware on an organization’s information systems, the intrigue of international threat actors, and the mobilization and collaboration of national law enforcement to thwart these attacks, it’s no wonder. Notions
Building Privacy Programs for Global Businesses
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Jordan Smith is the VP of Privacy Compliance for Peloton Interactive and is responsible for their global privacy program. Before joining Peloton, Jordan built compliance and global data privacy programs for startups as well as publicly
Privacy Litigation Alert: Two California decisions weigh in on pen registry and “tap and trace” tech claims – but reach different results
Keypoint: Two California state court decisions have addressed motions to dismiss claims under the novel “pen registry” and “tap and trace” theories, but reached different outcomes after finding different policy considerations more important.
In July 2023, a Southern District of California District Court denied a motion to dismiss in Greenley v. Kochava, 2023 WL 4833466
The Italian DPA Has Its Eyes on Biometric IDs – Another Fight on Tech or a Win for Privacy?
On 2 April 2024, the Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante) announced that on 21 March 2024, it issued a warning to Worldcoin Foundation regarding its intention to collect biometric data (via iris scanning) for digital identification, claiming that such data processing would violate the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR).
Worldcoin Foundation supports the Worldcoin project, launched
EHDS Series – 3: The European Health Data Space from the Health Data User’s Perspective
On March 5, 2025, the final text of the European Health Data Space (EHDS) was published in the EU Official Journal (see here). In early April 2024,we wrote several blog posts on EHDS based on a provisional compromise text. We have now updated those to reflect the final version and included references to the
White House Executive Order on AI Rulemaking Efforts Advances as NTIA and White House OMB Issue Reports and Guidance
On March 27, 2024, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (“NTIA”) issued its AI Accountability Report, and, on March 28, 2024, the White House announced the Office of Budget and Management’s (“OMB’s”) government-wide policy on AI risk management.