The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Los Angeles County District Attorney on July 9, 2024, announced a complaint and proposed stipulated order against NGL Labs, LLC, and two NGL co-founders concerning the “NGL: ask me anything” anonymous messaging app.
Introduction
If you are an attorney covering cybersecurity, not only do you have to stay on top of ever-evolving legal obligations and risks, you have to be able to speak competently with your technical counterparts. While there are plenty of
Changes to Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act are awaiting Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s (D) signature. The legislation offers much-needed clarity for businesses but has raised questions about whether courts would apply the changes retroactively to past or ongoing lawsuits.
On July 16, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) held a public meeting of its Board (the Board). Four days before the meeting, the CPPA released revised draft rulemaking totaling several hundred pages—including a revised combined draft rulemaking package on
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an opinion in Zellmer v. Meta Platforms, Inc., on June 17, 2024, affirming dismissal of a putative class action filed under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act. In what is expected to
APRA Cancellation, Rhode Island’s Privacy Act, and CPPA’s International Cooperation
In an active summer on the privacy front, we share a few recent updates:
Cancellation of APRA House Markup
On the morning of June 27, 2024, as congressional staffers and
Building on its renewed jurisdictional authority over broadband internet access service providers following the reinstatement of net neutrality, the Federal Communications Commission has adopted proposed internet routing security rules in a notice of proposed rulemaking designed to prevent foreign manipulation
The Texas Data Protection and Security Act goes into effect on Monday, July 1, 2024. Eliminating any speculation that this omnibus consumer privacy law might sit on the cupboard shelf, unenforced, the Texas attorney general announced that his office has
On June 18, 2024, the California Attorney General announced a settlement with Tilting Point Media LLC, the developer and publisher of the mobile game “SpongeBob: Krusty Cook-Off” (SpongeBob app), resolving allegations of unauthorized disclosure of children’s personal information under the
The end of Maryland’s legislative session has ushered in one of the year’s most ambitious and comprehensive consumer privacy laws. Maryland Governor Wes Moore officially signed into law the Maryland Online Data Privacy Act (MODPA) on May 9, 2024. Set