The 2026 World Technology Law Conference organized by the International Technology Law Association (ITechLaw), starts next week. Squire Patton Boggs is a proud sponsor of this year’s conference and two PrivacyWorld.blog authors are speaking.
On May 14th at 4:30pm, Julia
The Colorado AI Act (SB24-205) is effectively frozen just weeks before its June 30, 2026 effective date, following a stay in enforcement of the law by a Magistrate Judge in the District of Colorado on April 27, 2026.
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Can a data controller reject a data subject’s first data access request on the basis that it is “excessive”? Until recently, many organisations were cautious and adopted an agnostic view about the intentions behind first access requests. However, the EU
Our team members will be participating in several speaking engagements over the coming months, sharing perspectives on emerging trends, regulatory developments, and practical challenges across the global data privacy, AI, and cybersecurity landscape.
Over the years, we have followed unsuccessful attempts by Congress to develop a national consumer privacy law. Each time, two key issues have frustrated passage, (1) the degree to which, if at all, a federal law should preempt state consumer privacy
In case you missed it, below are recent posts from Privacy World covering the latest developments on data privacy, security and innovation. Please reach out to the authors if you are interested in additional information.
On April 16, 2026, Governor Kay Ivey signed into law the Alabama Personal Data Protection Act (“APDPA”) after a unanimous vote in favor from both chambers of the Alabama legislature. The APDPA is the 22nd state consumer privacy law overall
Recently, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, in a unanimous decision, prevented plaintiffs from imposing massive liability on a company accused of violating the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) and held that Illinois’ 2024
The Maryland Online Data Privacy Act (MODPA) is, as of April 1 of this year, now enforceable (subject to a potential cure opportunity until April 1, 2027). MODPA is amongst the strictest state consumer privacy laws (CPLs), and outright bans
On March 31, 2026, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) released its much-anticipated Exposure Draft of the Privacy (Children’s Online Privacy) Code (Draft Code). It introduces a number of novel concepts in addition to drawing from the UK
