Cybersecurity & Privacy

  • February 07, 2025

    Virginia Senate Looks To Ban Sale Of People's Location Data

    Virginia is on its way to banning the sale of data that can pinpoint a person's location, even if they consented to it, after the state's Senate voted 35-5 to tweak its privacy statute to outlaw the purchase of precise location data.

  • February 07, 2025

    CFPB's Medical Debt Rule Halted For 90 Days By Texas Judge

    A Texas federal judge has issued a 90-day halt on an approaching effective day for a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule banning medical debt from credit reports, a day after the agency's new leadership said it needed time to consider the rule trade groups have sued to end.

  • February 07, 2025

    Meta's $725M Deal Downplays Potential Liability, 9th Circ. Told

    A group of objectors urged the Ninth Circuit on Friday to vacate Meta Platform Inc.'s $725 million settlement resolving privacy claims over the Cambridge Analytica data harvesting scandal, arguing the trial judge failed to fully consider the minimum $250 billion statutory damages award that could have been awarded if class counsel won at trial.

  • February 07, 2025

    Insurers Say Meta MDL Row Should Be In Del. State Court

    Coverage litigation with Meta over underlying claims that it deliberately designed its platforms to be addictive to adolescents ought to take place in Delaware state court, units of Chubb and Hartford told a Delaware federal court, arguing the court need only examine the fact that Meta is a Delaware citizen.

  • February 07, 2025

    Cybersecurity & Privacy Group Of The Year: Latham

    Latham & Watkins LLP delivered a heavy hit last year to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's efforts to expand regulatory authority over public companies' cybersecurity practices, winning a landmark victory for SolarWinds Corp. and landing it a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Cybersecurity & Privacy Groups of the Year.

  • February 07, 2025

    2nd Circ. Doubts Police Misused 'Sense-Enhancing' iPhone

    Judges of the Second Circuit sounded highly skeptical Friday that police in Connecticut had illegally searched a suspect's car by using an Apple iPhone's camera function to peer through his tinted windows, comparing the technology to commonplace methods of enhancing vision like flashlights.

  • February 06, 2025

    State AGs To Sue Over DOGE Access To Payment Systems

    Over a dozen state attorneys general are set to file suit challenging Elon Musk and Department of Government Efficiency staffers' access to people's sensitive personal information through government payment systems, New York Attorney General Letitia James' office announced Thursday.

  • February 06, 2025

    House Bill Aims To Ban DeepSeek On Gov't Devices

    A pair of U.S. House lawmakers on Thursday rolled out bipartisan legislation that would prohibit the installation of Chinese company DeepSeek's chatbot app on government-issued devices, citing "alarming" national security threats similar to those that have propelled efforts to ban video app TikTok nationwide.

  • February 06, 2025

    Fla. Panel Rules Atty Imposter Scam Suit Had Invalid Service

    A Florida appellate court has reversed a judgment against a New Jersey real estate agent who was accused in a lawsuit of posing as an attorney and intercepting a $930,000 wire transfer meant to close on a Miami-area property, saying service was invalid.

  • February 06, 2025

    Travelers' $6M Data Breach Settlement Nabs Final OK

    A New York federal judge gave a final stamp of approval to a $6 million deal ending a proposed class action alleging Travelers failed to protect people's personally identifiable information prior to a 2021 data breach.

  • February 06, 2025

    ​​​​​​​Top Groups Lobbying The FCC

    The Federal Communications Commission heard from interest groups and companies around two dozen times in January, on issues ranging from consumer consent to receive telemarketing calls to UScellular's contested $4.4 billion plan to sell its wireless operations to T-Mobile.

  • February 06, 2025

    Sam Altman Calls Musk's Claim Of Ban On Rivals 'False'

    OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the key claim made in a preliminary injunction request from Elon Musk in their ongoing investment spat is false, saying in a new declaration that he never told OpenAI investors that they wouldn't be able to invest in the company if they also invested in Musk's xAI.

  • February 06, 2025

    Western Digital Seeks To Toss SPEX $553M Patent Verdict

    Western Digital asked a California federal judge Wednesday to throw out a jury's $316 million verdict that was later increased to $553 million, which held that the data storage company infringed a SPEX Technologies' patent related to hardware encryption technology, saying SPEX did not prove infringement.

  • February 06, 2025

    JPMorgan's State Trade Secret Data Row Claim Axed, For Now

    A federal judge in Delaware has ruled that JPMorgan Chase & Co. sufficiently alleged Argus Information & Advisory Services violated a federal trade secrets law by allegedly misusing anonymized credit card data collected from banks, but said JPMorgan's contention Argus violated a Delaware trade secret law could not stand.

  • February 06, 2025

    FTC GOP Focusing On Merger 'Friction,' AI, 'Censorship'

    Federal Trade Commission Republicans are beginning to signal their Trump-era policies, including a friendlier approach to mergers with fewer challenges based on "weak or factually unsupported theories," a more hands-off take on artificial intelligence, and a heavy emphasis on combating alleged online censorship of conservatives.

  • February 06, 2025

    Texas' Google Ad Tech Trial Delayed From March To August

    A Texas federal judge has pushed back the trial date for a group of Texas-led states' antitrust suit against Google over its digital advertising business, moving the scheduled start from March to August.

  • February 06, 2025

    Allstate Collected, Sold Driver Data, Suit Alleges

    Allstate unlawfully collected the driving data of at least 45 million policyholders through software integrated in third-party mobile apps, using information about their driving behavior as a basis for denying coverage, hiking up auto insurance premiums, or dropping them from coverage altogether, according to a proposed class action filed in Illinois federal court Wednesday.

  • February 06, 2025

    US To Appeal Block On Corporate Transparency Act

    The federal government plans to challenge an order preventing it from enforcing the Corporate Transparency Act's reporting requirements for businesses, following the U.S. Supreme Court's pause of another nationwide block on the law in a separate case, according to a notice filed in a Texas federal court.

  • February 06, 2025

    Musk's Access To Records Blocked In DOGE, Treasury Suit

    A Washington, D.C., federal judge on Thursday approved a consent order blocking Elon Musk and additional Department of Government Efficiency employees from accessing the federal government's payment systems, although a "special government employee" will have limited access as the Treasury Department and suing plaintiffs spar over a preliminary injunction.

  • February 06, 2025

    Cybersecurity & Privacy Group Of The Year: Keker

    Keker Van Nest & Peters LLP successfully secured a $62 million settlement while resolving six proposed class action suits against Google, freeing the tech giant from many consumer privacy claims and pumping vast funding to internet privacy nonprofits, earning it a spot among the 2024 Law360 Cybersecurity & Privacy Groups of the Year.

  • February 06, 2025

    Carr Names Project 2025 Co-Author As FCC General Counsel

    A Michigan State University law professor and onetime Jones Day litigator known for his involvement in Project 2025 and criticism of Big Tech will serve as the Federal Communications Commission's top lawyer.

  • February 06, 2025

    Trump's Federal Worker Buyout Plan Put On Hold

    A Massachusetts federal judge on Thursday put on hold the Trump administration's "deferred resignation" program for federal employees, delaying the deadline for workers to accept the offer until Monday while the court weighs the legality of the move.

  • February 05, 2025

    Bill To Restrict Kids' Social Media Use Heads To Full Senate

    The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday easily advanced legislation that would ban kids under 13 from accessing social media and prevent providers from feeding personalized content to users under 17, although the measure faces opposition from advocacy groups that say the proposal would unconstitutionally restrict free speech. 

  • February 05, 2025

    FCC To Launch Spectrum Sale, Eyes More C-Band Use

    The FCC's new Republican chief said Wednesday the agency will kick off rules for a new spectrum sale authorized by Congress and consider a plan to eventually open more midband airwaves in the C-band for private sector use.

  • February 05, 2025

    ACLU Warns Schools Should Hire Counsel Before ICE Raids

    The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio has called on Ohio school districts to hire counsel now to develop procedures to respond to the Trump administration's rescission of policy that limited U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions at schools, while noting that all children have a constitutional right to attend public schools.

Expert Analysis

  • Deepfakes In Court Proceedings: How To Safeguard Evidence

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    The legal community can confront the risks that deepfake technology poses to the integrity of court proceedings by embracing the latest detection technologies, developing comprehensive legal frameworks and fostering education and collaboration, say Daniel Garrie and Jennifer Deutsch at Law & Forensics.

  • The AI Consumer Class Action Threat Is Not A Hallucination

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    As regulators scrutinize whether businesses can deliver on claims about their artificial intelligence products and services, the industry faces a wave of consumer fraud class actions — but AI companies can protect themselves by prioritizing fundamental best practices that are often overlooked, say Ronald Levine at Herrick Feinstein and Richard Torrenzano at the Torrenzano Group.

  • A Look At The Hefty Demands In Calif. Employer AI Draft Regs

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    California's draft regulations on artificial intelligence use in employment decisions show that the California Privacy Protection Agency is positioning itself as a de facto AI regulator for the state, which isn't waiting around for federal legislation, says Lily Li at Metaverse Law.

  • Series

    Being A Navy Reservist Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Serving this country in uniform has not only been one of the greatest honors of my life, but it has also provided me with opportunities to broaden my legal acumen and interpersonal skills in ways that have indelibly contributed to my civilian practice, says Phillip Smith at Weinberg Wheeler.

  • Video Privacy Law Claims After 2nd Circ. NBA Ruling

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    The Second Circuit's recent ruling in Salazar v. National Basketball Association expanded the definition of what constitutes a consumer under the Video Privacy Protection Act, breathing new life into the law by making any newsletter subscriber to a platform that hosts video content a potential plaintiff, say attorneys at Clark Hill.

  • What To Expect From State AGs As Federal Control Changes

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    Under the next Trump administration, Democratic attorneys general are poised to strengthen enforcement in certain areas as Republican attorneys general continue their efforts with stronger federal support — resulting in a confusing patchwork of policies that create unintended liabilities for businesses operating in multiple jurisdictions, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

  • So You Want To Move Your Law Practice To Canada, Eh?

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    Google searches for how to move to Canada have surged in the wake of the U.S. presidential election, and if you’re an attorney considering a move to the Great White North, you’ll need to understand how the practice of law differs across the border, says David Postel at Henein Hutchison.

  • A Look At Similarities Between SOX And SEC's Cyber Rule

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    Just as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act paved the way for greater transparency and accountability in financial reporting, the SEC's cybersecurity rule is doing much the same for cybersecurity, ensuring that companies are resilient in the face of growing cyber threats, says Padraic O'Reilly at CyberSaint.

  • DOD Cybersecurity Rule Will Burden And Benefit Contractors

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    The U.S. Department of Defense’s cybersecurity certification program, finalized in October, will pose tricky and expensive challenges for contractors, given its many requirements and the scarcity of third-party assessors who can provide certification, but companies may ultimately benefit from a narrower pool of competitors, say attorneys at Miles & Stockbridge.

  • US Intellectual Property-Based Sanctions Could Be Imminent

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    A recent presidential delegation suggests that regulators may be ready to wield the sanctions authority found in the Protecting American Intellectual Property Act, which has been unutilized for the first 22 months of its life, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

  • 9 Considerations Around Proposed Connected Vehicle Ban

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    Stakeholders should consider several aspects of the U.S. Department of Commerce's recent proposal to ban U.S. imports and sales of vehicles incorporating certain connectivity components made in China or Russia, including exempted transactions and vehicle hardware imports, say attorneys at Blank Rome.

  • Legislation Most Likely To Pass In Lame Duck Session

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    As Congress begins its five-week post-election lame duck session, attorneys at Greenberg Traurig break down the legislative priorities and which proposals can be expected to pass.

  • Putting NYDFS AI Cybersecurity Guidance Into Practice

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    New guidance from the New York Department of Financial Services explains how financial institutions should assess and mitigate cybersecurity risks associated with artificial intelligence, focusing on four main threats and highlighting how varying environments require specific mitigation measures, say attorneys at Saul Ewing.

  • Promoting Diversity In The Selection Of ADR Neutrals

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    Choosing neutrals from diverse backgrounds is an important step in promoting inclusion in the legal profession, and it can enhance the legitimacy and public perception of alternative dispute resolution proceedings, say attorneys at Lowenstein Sandler.

  • Series

    Playing Ultimate Makes Us Better Lawyers

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    In addition to being fun, ultimate Frisbee has improved our legal careers by emphasizing the importance of professionalism, teamwork, perseverance, enthusiasm and vulnerability, say Arunabha Bhoumik and Adam Bernstein at Regeneron. 

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