Key Point: In a significant win for electronic communication providers that utilize artificial intelligence (AI) as part of their core functions, the Northern District of Illinois held that a defendant’s AI transcription and analytics service operated in the ordinary course
This year, our focus is simple: privacy with a purpose.
For us, that means two things.
Key point: Kentucky attorney general files a lawsuit against an artificial intelligence chatbot company, eight days after the Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act went into effect.
On January 8, the Kentucky attorney general (AG) announced its first lawsuit for violations
Key point: With a new governor taking office in New Jersey later this month, the fate of rules proposed last year to implement the New Jersey Data Privacy Act (NJDPA) will be decided by the incoming administration.
On January 20,
Key point: Businesses operating companion chatbots in California or New York are subject to new legal obligations, including providing notices to users and ensuring protocols are in place to prevent self-harm.
On January 1, 2026, California’s companion chatbot law (
Key point: In this post: (1) “Broken banner” claims proceed past pleading stage; (2) Courts continue to reject arguments that pen registers are limited to telephones but hope remains; (3) Offering movie trailers on websites does not transform movie theaters
Key point: Businesses subject to the CCPA now must conduct risk assessments for certain types of processing activities and, starting in 2028, must certify to California regulators that they completed the assessments.
The California Consumer Privacy Act’s (CCPA) new regulations
In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape and expanded threat landscape, financial institutions feel at war and are under increasing pressure to balance innovation, data privacy, and regulatory demands. AI is accelerating that complexity, reshaping how organizations manage sensitive information and
Key point: Set to take effect on January 1, 2026, court blocks the Texas App Store Accountability Act on constitutional grounds.
A Texas federal district court granted a preliminary injunction enjoining the Texas App Store Accountability Act today, stating that
Key point: New York becomes the second state — after California — to enact an AI frontier model law, while the governor’s veto of the New York Health Information Privacy Act will be a welcome result for organizations that criticized
