Following on the heels of major developments coming out of the Senate last week to advance privacy protections for children online, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) officially filed a lawsuit on Friday against TikTok, Inc., its parent company, ByteDance, and
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Cybersecurity Law Enters Into Force
On July 17, 2024, Law No. 90/2024 containing provisions for strengthening national cybersecurity and addressing cybercrime (the “Cybersecurity Law”) entered into force.…
FTC Announces Reforms to the Health Breach Notification Rule
On April 26, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC” or the “Commission”) announced changes to the Health Breach Notification Rule (“HBNR”), which requires certain entities not covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) to notify consumers, the…
EHDS – The EU Parliament formally adopts the Provisional Agreement: Key Takeaways and Next Steps
In our Alert Memorandum of 19 July 2022 (available here), we outlined the European Commission’s (the “Commission”) proposal for a regulation on the “European Health Data Space” (the “Regulation” or the “EHDS”). The proposal, which was published in May…
Congress Releases American Privacy Rights Act Discussion Draft
After years of fits and starts—including failed attempts to pass the American Data Privacy and Protection Act in 2022—Congress has renewed its attempt to nationalize privacy protections for American consumers with introduction of the American Privacy Rights Act (the “APRA”…
EU Court of Justice confirms earlier case law on broad interpretation of “personal data” and offers extensive interpretation of “joint controllership”, with possible broad ramifications in the AdTech industry and beyond
On March 7, 2024, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the “CJEU”) handed down its judgment in the IAB Europe case, answering a request for a preliminary ruling under Article 267 TFEU from the Brussels Market Court.[1]…
Biden Administration Executive Order Targets Bulk Data Transactions
The Biden administration recently issued Executive Order 14117 (the “Order”) on “Preventing Access to Americans’ Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern.” Building upon earlier Executive Orders[1], the Order was motivated by…
New Privacy Laws Enacted in New Jersey and New Hampshire
On January 16, 2024, New Jersey officially became one of a growing number states with comprehensive privacy laws, as Governor Phil Murphy signed Senate Bill 332 (the “New Jersey Privacy Act”) into law.[1] New Hampshire followed closely behind,…
Proposed Rulemaking by U.S. Department of Commerce Introduces New Obligations on U.S. IaaS Providers and Foreign Resellers to Curb Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities
On January 29, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (the “Notice”) seeking comments on proposed rules promulgated by Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) and newly-created Office of Information and Communications Technology…
Nexus of AI, AI Regulation and Dispute Resolution
The rapid development of AI is introducing new opportunities and challenges to dispute resolution. AI is already impacting the document review and production process, legal research, and the drafting of court submissions. It is expected that the use of AI…