It seems like every newsletter update contains yet another enactment of a new state privacy law. And while this is great news for consumers, it can sometimes be difficult to keep track of whether your state has strong privacy laws. Recently, a new ranking of the best and worst states…
In previous newsletters, we have analyzed the possible privacy violations committed by ChatGPT’s parent company, OpenAI. Specifically, we noted that the company may have violated EU privacy laws. Potential privacy concerns were not properly assessed and addressed… the language model collects your account information, data from your device and browser…
We have all heard the saying that no two fingerprints are alike. And that’s true: even identical twins, who share the exact genetic material, will have different fingerprints. However, we are rarely taught that other aspects of our biology are unique as well. Our physical characteristics—such as our voiceprints, facial…
As we head into the last months of 2023, it is difficult to overstate the data privacy transformations the United States and other global governments are experiencing. This was best observed over the summer when the European Union reached a new agreement with the U.S. over the regulation of the…
Due to the sudden popularity of AI systems such as ChatGPT, many individuals view AI through the lens of user-generated inputs and commands. But AI applications have been employed by businesses for years—and we continually experience their effects in our everyday lives (e.g., Google Cloud or Microsoft Azure). This has…
In a previous article (The “California Effect,” Again), we observed the sudden rise in states making changes to their privacy laws: recently, California became the first in the nation to impose severe restrictions on internet companies’ interactions with minors. Although it will not go into effect until 2024, this law…
In 2020, the Federal Trade Commission sued Facebook (now Meta), alleging that “the company illegally maintain[ed] its personal social networking monopoly through a years-long course of anticompetitive conduct.” This decision was predicated on evidence that showed Meta was operating against the spirit of anti-trust legislation and resulted in a privacy…
In 2020, the prominent legal firm, Covington & Burling suffered a cyberattack in which a foreign actor may have accessed nonpublic information about clients, including 298 regulated companies. As a result of the attack, The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) opened an investigation to analyze who was affected, how, and…
At the end of 2020, the European Commission introduced a new EU Cybersecurity Strategy. This strategy was designed to build upon the previous NIS (Network and Information Systems) Directive, which is perhaps the most comprehensive cybersecurity directive in the world. Not only was it responsible for creating the foundation for…
When it comes to privacy law, as California goes, so does the nation. The Golden State is introducing a new child privacy law that could one day become the national standard. Although this legislation will not go into effect until 2024, it is the first in the nation to impose…