As 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 practice of law for hundreds of years, apply when legal work is assisted by AI?
A recent memorandum from the Ethics Committee of the Israel…
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 possible direction for the future of privacy rights enforcement, in the US as well.
In this case, a credit reporting agency provided different answers…
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:
Regulators pay special attention to the content of marketing of the companies as evidence of knowledge or intent as well as evidence of audience-design. If…
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 headed to the Governor.
Unsafe AI Companion Features
The law, NY SB S9051B, applies to AI companions that provide ongoing, adaptive responses to user…
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 Privacy Act (CIPA), according to a recent decision from the Central District of California.
At issue was a wiretapping allegation arising out of call tracking…
An estimated 87% of companies now using AI-driven tools in their recruitment processes, and that figure has nearly doubled in just two years. AI-powered platforms can ingest millions of candidate profiles, enrich them with publicly available data, and deliver algorithmically ranked shortlists to employers far faster than a human recruiter. But, with that capability comes…
The plaintiffs’ bar has been ramping up lawsuits under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) and federal and state wiretapping statutes for years, and the wave is not receding. Tens of thousands of claims have been filed since 2022, with CIPA wiretapping continuing to accelerate in recent months. Meanwhile, plaintiffs are branching out beyond…
By Odia Kagan
How far does a platform’s responsibility extend when a user posts someone else’s personal data in a classified ad, especially one involving sensitive subject matter like sex work? The Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante) recently fined online classifieds platform Bakeca S.r.l. after an unknown user published two ads, including an explicit offer…
As hospitality businesses increasingly rely on digital tools, automation, biometrics, and AI‑enabled services, their collection and use of personal data has expanded significantly. With that expansion comes a corresponding rise in legal and regulatory obligations – and risks.
Below are key takeaways from a webinar I presented today with Carolyn D. Richmond on how privacy…
On March 18, 2026, Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) introduced the TRUMP AMERICA AI Act: formally, The Republic Unifying Meritocratic Performance Advancing Machine Intelligence by Eliminating Regulatory Interstate Chaos Across American Industry Act. This massive, 291 page bill sets out to establish the first comprehensive federal framework for artificial intelligence regulation in the United States.…
