What has often been considered to be one of the most heavily litigated privacy laws over the last decade, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act’s (“TCPA”) applicability (or lack thereof) to many modern text message dialing technologies has been significantly curtailed
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The 2023 AI Boom Calls for Further Regulation of the Use of AI Tools in the Health Care and Life Sciences Industries
The past year has seen unprecedented growth and development of artificial intelligence (“AI”) tools, which have been significantly propelled by the rapid deployment of generative AI (“GenAI”) tools. The health care and life sciences industries have increasingly sought the use…
Jingle All the Algorithms: Automated Decisionmaking Amidst a Blizzard of State Privacy Laws
Decisions, decisions. We are deluged by decisions. What present should I buy? Is the small cheese plate enough for my party guests, or should I go with the large? How much of my bonus should I set aside for retirement…
AI Regulation in 2024 – Will The UK Continue to Remain The Outlier?
Earlier this year, the UK government released an AI white paper outlining its light-touch, pro-business proposal to AI regulation. Eight months on, and the UK appears to be sticking firm with this approach, with Jonathan Camrose (UK First Minister for…
Making a List and Checking it Twice: The Impact of Cybersecurity Regulations on Financial Services in 2023
Not that long ago, financial sector regulations seldom mentioned cybersecurity expressly, instead addressing the issue indirectly through restrictions focused on general system safeguards and omnibus reporting requirements. Gone are those days. Over the past few years, federal and state regulators…
Naughty or Nice: Children’s Online Privacy and Safety Developments and Expectations
Last holiday season, we were looking under the tree to see if President Biden and the U.S. Congress would leave the gift of a new national children’s online privacy and safety law—and whether it would turn out to be a…
Unpacking India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act
For the second day of data, we are taking a look around the world. The most significant new international data protection law of 2023 is probably India’s long-awaited comprehensive data protection law, the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (the…
Walking in a Data Wonderland: A Look Back at the FTC’s 2023 Privacy Enforcement Actions
On the first Day of Data, we recap a busy year for the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), highlighting key enforcement decisions from 2023 and reading the tea leaves for what promises to be an equally active 2024 for the agency…
‘Tis the Season for Data Protection: Unwrapping the 12 Days of Data
As the year draws to a close, we’re excited to kick off the third annual installment of the 12 Days of Data, our favorite holiday tradition.
Join us for a festive journey over the next few weeks, as we count…
New York State Proposes New Cybersecurity Program and Incident Reporting Requirements for Hospitals
On November 13, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced the release of proposed statewide hospital cybersecurity regulations that would require state-licensed hospitals to establish cybersecurity programs, policies and procedures (the “Proposed Regulations”). The Proposed Regulations feature requirements regarding cybersecurity…