Fashion, beauty, and wearable technology brands are heading into 2026 with a lot more to think about concerning data privacy. What used to feel like a back-end legal issue is now shaping how companies design products, personalize experiences, and build
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Privacy Tip #490 – Dating App Hijacks + Repurposes College Student’s TikTok Video
In the category of how technology can be fun, yet dangerous, a 19 year old college student alleges that the dating app Meete took a video she innocently posted on TikTok of her high school graduation, then “overlayed it with
Phishing Now Top Method for Initial Unauthorized Network Access
According to Cisco Talus researchers, phishing is the primary method threat actors use to gain unauthorized access to networks, accounting for more than one-third of all incidents in the first quarter of 2026. This increase is attributed to threat actors
SCOTUS Hears the Next Big Fourth Amendment Fight Over Digital Location Data
Earlier this year, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that users generally lack a reasonable expectation of privacy in unprotected Google search records, underscoring how aggressively some courts are still applying third-party doctrine principles to digital data. Commonwealth v. Kurtz, 348
CCPA Employee Data Rulemaking Could Reshape Employer Privacy Compliance in California
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) continues to stand apart as the only comprehensive state privacy law in the U.S. that applies to personal information relating to employees, job applicants, and independent contractors. Since that coverage expanded in January 2023,
Tempus AI Faces Class Action Cases for Collection of Genetic Information in Acquisition
Multiple class action cases have been filed against Tempus AI alleging that, during its acquisition of Ambry Genetics, the company improperly collected and disclosed genetic information without obtaining prior written consent from individuals during its acquisition of Ambry. Tempus acquired
EU AI Act Update: Omnibus Talks Stall, but Clock Is Still Ticking
Talks between European Union legislators broke down on Wednesday as they tried to agree on proposed amendments to the EU AI Act. At the center of the debate is the Digital Omnibus on AI, first introduced in November 2025, which
What Legal AI Is Really Changing in Law Firm Economics
Legal commentary on artificial intelligence in law practice often focuses on speed: drafts that once took days can now be produced in hours, and research that once took hours can now be narrowed in minutes. Those gains are real, but
Privacy Tip #489 – Social Media Scams #1 in 2025
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently reported that, in 2025, social media scams were the costliest of all scams against consumers, with a whopping $2.1 billion lost. Thirty percent of those who reported losing funds in 2025 indicated that the
DOJ’s Big Win in North Korean IT Worker Fraud Scheme
On April 15, 2026, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that two U.S. nationals, Kejia Wang and Zhenxing Wang, were sentenced for facilitating a North Korean IT worker scheme that compromised over 80 U.S. identities, with sentences of 108 and