On October 14, 2026, a coalition of 40 state Attorneys General filed a Notice of Interest and Reservation of Rights in the bankruptcy proceeding involving debtor, Character Technologies, Inc. (Character) regarding its product Character.AI’s “outstanding regulatory, safety and privacy issues.”
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Alleged ShinyHunters’ Leader Detained by Law Enforcement
Maybe attacking the FBI was not such a brilliant idea. Following the FBI attack, one of the suspected leaders of ShinyHunters has been detained and is in custody. Apparently, there is no honor among thieves, as he is reportedly assisting…
Court Finds that MLB’s Arbitration Clause Doesn’t Cover the Bases
By Roma Patel
On September 30, 2026, a New York federal judge denied Major League Baseball’s digital-ticketing arm, MLB Advanced Media, L.P. (MLBAM), a chance to send to arbitration most claims over tickets that disappeared from the MLB Ballpark app after a cyberattack.…
Personalized Pricing Puts Data Practices and Disclosures Under the Microscope
The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) proposed enforcement policy statement on personalized pricing signals that businesses may face scrutiny when they use consumer-specific data to set different prices for different customers without disclosing that practice. The statement is not binding law,…
CA AG Subpoenas OpenAI
In the wake of two lawsuits against it, California Attorney General Rob Bonta recently served an investigative subpoena on OpenAI as part of the California Department of Justice’s (DOJ) ongoing investigation of incidents resulting from the operations of OpenAI…
The Problem With AI-Generated Privacy Policy Advice
Clients are increasingly turning to AI before they speak with outside counsel, and sometimes after, by pasting legal advice, contract language, or other work product into a public AI model to ask follow-up questions. Used thoughtfully, these tools can help…
California’s New AI Laws Put Workplace Safeguards on the Agenda
California is taking a leading role in regulating artificial intelligence at work. A newly signed package of laws limits employers’ use of AI in several high-stakes settings: employers may not rely entirely on AI to decide whether to fire a…
Privacy Tip #511 – The Dangers of Sharing Medical Information with AI Tools
I recently had the pleasure to participate in a podcast on Privacy Lawls about the dangers of sharing medical information with AI tools. In the September 21, 2026, episode, “The Dangers of Sharing Medical Information with AI,” Donata Stroink-Skillrud, President…
Fortune 500 Companies’ Credentials Leaking at an Alarming Rate
According to a new report from Nordlayer, a credential from an employee of a Fortune 500 company is posted on the dark web every 100 seconds. The report states that almost 10 million credentials, which include both usernames and…
What Counts as a VPPA Video?
By Roma Patel
A two-minute apartment tour may not sound like the kind of video Congress had in mind when it passed the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) in 1988, but that question was at the heart of the recent oral argument in…