X Agrees to Stop Processing EU Data to Train its Grok AI -
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (“DPC”) recently filed an urgent High Court application against X (formerly Twitter) for using the personal data of European...more
9/13/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
Fines ,
Ireland ,
Liability ,
Personal Data ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
Twitter ,
Uber
U.S. Court Axes Most of SEC's SolarWinds Data Breach Suit -
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York recently dismissed much of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) suit against...more
8/2/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Audits ,
Automated Decision Systems (ADS) ,
COPPA ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Dismissals ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Instant Messaging Apps ,
Misleading Statements ,
Regulation Technical Standards (RTS) ,
Risk Assessment ,
ROSCA ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Settlement ,
SolarWinds
European Parliament Approves EU AI Act -
On March 13, 2024, the European Parliament approved the EU Artificial Intelligence Act (“AI Act”). A first of its kind legal framework for AI, the AI Act has extraterritorial effect,...more
3/29/2024
/ Appeals ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) ,
Consent ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Cybersecurity Framework ,
Data Brokers ,
Data Collection ,
European Parliament ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Foreign Adversaries ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Popular ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
Strategic Planning ,
Transparency
FTC Proposes New Protections to Guard Against AI Impersonations of Individuals -
Amidst growing concerns that emerging technology—including AI-generated deepfakes—threaten to increase the prevalence of impersonation fraud,...more
3/1/2024
/ Anti-Terrorism Financing ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Cybersecurity ,
Deep Fake ,
EU ,
European Convention on Human Rights ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Human Rights ,
Russia ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Terms of Service
FTC Settles with Rite Aid on its Use of AI and Processing of Biometric Information -
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), on December 19, 2023, announced that it had reached a settlement with Rite Aid Corporation (“Rite...more
1/19/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biometric Information ,
COPPA ,
Data Brokers ,
Data Retention ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Inventors ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Opt-In ,
Patents ,
Rite Aid ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
Settlement ,
UK
President Biden’s recent Executive Order on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence:
Establishes a federal government-wide effort to mitigate risks of improper AI development and use....more
12/21/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Executive Orders ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Machine Learning ,
National Security ,
New Guidance ,
NIST ,
Personal Data ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
EU AI Act: Political Agreement Reached on Terms of Landmark Legislation -
Negotiators for the European Council and the European Parliament have reached political agreement on the provisions of the EU Artificial...more
12/15/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) ,
Compliance ,
Cookies ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
EU ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Fines ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Neglect ,
New Legislation ,
UK
UK-U.S. Data Bridge Approved -
The UK has approved an extension to the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF) called the ‘UK-U.S. Data Bridge,’ which facilitates data flows from the UK to the U.S. From October 12, 2023...more
10/6/2023
/ Amazon ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cross Border Privacy Rules (CBPR) ,
Delaware ,
EDPS ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Framework Agreement ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
State Data Privacy Laws ,
UK ,
UK GDPR ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
Cybersecurity Alert: Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank Fallout -
Undoubtedly, cyber criminals are out in full force with phishing links and other scams trying to capitalize on the disruption and panic that many...more
3/17/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Banking Sector ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Phishing Scams ,
Privacy Legislation ,
Security Risk Assessments ,
Software Developers