Automated decision-making, or ADM, is used for a wide range of use cases that impact individuals — from processing insurance claims and credit scoring, to ranking job candidates and offering personalized pricing or targeted...more
3/27/2025
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On March 10, the California attorney general’s office announced an “ongoing investigative sweep into the location data industry” (“investigative sweep”) for compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act’s (“CCPA”)...more
3/17/2025
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“Our modern means of consuming content may be different, but the Video Privacy Protection Act (“VPPA”)’s privacy protections remain as robust today as they were in 1988,” wrote Second Circuit Judge Beth Robinson in the...more
10/21/2024
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On July 7, the FTC and the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Central District of California against the developer of an anonymous messaging app (NGL Labs,...more
8/5/2024
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A federal court in California largely rejected the workplace screening company WorkDay’s motion to dismiss a hiring discrimination lawsuit brought against the company for its role in screening and evaluating job applicants....more
An Internet Protocol (IP) address is a unique identifier assigned to a device that is connected to a computer network. In the internet ecosystem, the IP allows a network host to communicate with a network participant and...more
Laws prohibiting the use of a person’s likeness for commercial gain have been in effect for some time, testing everything from the value of an influencer’s endorsement to “freemium” reports by people search companies....more
2023 saw a continued uptick in privacy litigation filings throughout the United States, with Plaintiffs counsel taking aim at cookies, session replay, video URLs, online “doxing” and the use of other online tracking...more
1/24/2024
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ChatGPT’s recent public debut caused a public stir with commentators imagining the tool’s ability to both streamline individual workflows and reduce workforces. ChatGPT is one type of a large language model (LLM) that...more
Before a business deploys an Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) or automated technology, there are three critical considerations: Contracts, Compliance, and Culture. This article is the second in a series and...more
C #1: Contracts: Top Considerations for AI Vendor Management and Negotiating AI Contracts In the age of innovation, many businesses are leveraging AI/ML technologies and automated decision-making tools to advance business...more
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) issued guidance regarding the obligations of HIPAA Covered Entities and Business Associates under the HIPAA Privacy, Security, and...more