On June 3, 2025, the California Senate unanimously voted to amend the California Invasion of Privacy Act (“CIPA”) to exclude cookies and other commonly used internet tracking technologies from CIPA under certain circumstances. The bill, Senate Bill 690, if passed
What is Agentic AI? A Primer for Legal and Privacy Teams
As companies begin to move beyond large language model (LLM)-powered assistants into fully autonomous agents—AI systems that can plan, take actions, and adapt without human-in-the-loop—legal and privacy teams must be aware of the use cases and the risks that come
Google Releases June Security Bulletin for Android Devices to Fix Vulnerabilities
Google recently issued its June Android Security Bulletin that is designed to patch 34 vulnerabilities, all of which Google designates as high-severity defects. The most serious flaw the patch is designed to fix in the Android system would allow threat
Adidas and UChicago Sued Over Data Breaches Caused by Third-Party Vendors
What do a global sportswear giant and a prestigious medical center have in common? Apparently, a shared struggle defending data breach lawsuits for breaches of sensitive personal information caused by third-party vendors.
This week, Adidas America and the University of
TikTok’s Motion to Dismiss Denied by NY State Court
New York Attorney General Letitia James and 13 other Attorneys General filed suit in October 2024 against TikTok “for misleading the public about the safety of its platform and harming young people’s mental health.” TikTok moved to dismiss the case
When Satire Meets Statute: The Onion’s VPPA Class Action
Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) class action lawsuits have been on the rise, and the owner of the The Onion, a popular satire site, finds itself the subject of a recent one. On May 16, 2025, a plaintiff-initiated litigation against
Is Your Website a Legal Target? Why Chatbots, Cookies + AdTech Are Drawing Lawsuits Under an Old California Law
It’s 2025, and somehow, we’re still dealing with lawsuits over a law that was born in the pen registers and rotary phones era. That law, the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA), a decades-old statute that’s suddenly found new life
State Lawmakers Oppose Proposed 10 Year Freeze on AI Laws + Regulations
On June 3, 2025, a bipartisan group of 260 state lawmakers sent a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives and the U. S. Senate expressing “strong opposition to the provision in Subtitle C, Part 2 of the tax and
DJI Says “Bring It On” to U.S. Drone Security Scrutiny
In a surprising move, China-based DJI, the world’s largest drone manufacturer, is not flinching at the prospect of tighter U.S. restrictions on Chinese drone companies. In fact, they’re embracing it.
Currently, the Trump administration is finalizing executive orders that would
Privacy Tip #446 – Department of Motor Vehicles Warns Drivers About Smishing Text Surge
Smishing schemes involving Departments of Motor Vehicles nationwide have increased. Scammers are sending SMS text messages falsely claiming to be from the DMV that “are designed to deceive recipients into clicking malicious links and submitting personal and/or financial information under