Technology Law Updates

10/22/2025 12:54:12 AM

Children’s Advertising Review Unit (CARU) Publishes New Risk Matrix on Generative AI & Kids

By Emma Smizer

Artificial intelligence is more than the usual topic du jour; it is a rapidly improving technology that has invariably seeped into every...

10/13/2025 10:35:18 PM

California Enacts Landmark Age Verification, Social Media Warning, and AI Chatbot Safety Laws

By Emma Smizer

Last month, I wrote about an age-verification law that made its way to California Governor Newsom. Today, that bill – and several other...

10/8/2025 9:30:39 PM

New Law and Regulations Expand California's Data Broker Oversight

By Andrew Folks

California continues to lead the nation in regulating the data brokerage ecosystem. On October 8, 2025, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB...

9/19/2025 8:38:46 PM

California Age Verification Bill Advances to Governor Newsom

By Emma Smizer

Good things comes in threes - or so they say. California might just be the third state to enact age verification laws for certain digital...

9/11/2025 11:15:03 PM

Joint State Action Raises Stakes for Global Privacy Control Compliance

By Andrew Folks

On Tuesday, September 9, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency and attorneys general from California, Connecticut, and Colorado...

8/22/2025 1:31:20 PM

Sovereignty, Security, and Speech: FTC Chair Pens Letter to Tech Companies

By Andrew Folks

On August 21, 2025, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson announced he had issued letters to top technology firms, warning...

7/24/2025 9:08:49 PM

CPPA Board Approves New Rules on Automated Decisionmaking Technology, Risk Assessments, Cybersecurity Audits, and More

By Andrew Folks

At its July 24, 2025 meeting, the Board of the California Privacy Protection Agency voted unanimously to finalize regulations on...

7/9/2025 8:02:28 PM

Cloudflare’s New Economic Model to Address AI Web Scraping

By Chloe Tepper

Last week, Cloudflare released a private beta version of “pay-per-crawl,” a technical solution designed to help websites using Cloudflare...

7/9/2025 7:59:46 PM

Connecticut AG Enforces Privacy Compliance Action Against TicketNetwork

By Rick Borden

On July 8, 2025, the Connecticut Attorney General (AG) publicly announced an enforcement action against TicketNetwork for violations of...

6/26/2025 8:23:30 PM

TCPA in Turmoil: Supreme Court Shifts Power from FCC to Courts

By Andrew Folks

If you thought for a moment that compliance with the Telephone Consumer Protection Act could not get more complex, the Supreme Court of...

6/26/2025 3:47:12 PM

The DOJ Bulk Data Rule and Ad Tech: What Every Advertiser Needs to Know

By Rick Borden

The Department of Justice’s Bulk Data Rule has fundamentally changed the landscape for advertising technology and digital marketing....

6/20/2025 2:43:14 PM

New York's New Rules for Processing Minor's Data

By Andrew Folks

On Friday, June 20, 2025, the New York Child Data Protection Act (“NYCDPA”) takes effect, bringing with it a slate of new...

6/9/2025 7:38:10 PM

Texas is Second State (After Utah) to Enact “App Store Accountability Act,” Targeting Mobile App Stores

By Emma Smizer

The Lone Star State is the latest to wade into the ongoing legal showdown for children's online safety. Somewhere, there's a great pun...

5/14/2025 6:44:24 PM

CFPB Withdraws Proposed Data Broker Rule

By Andrew Folks

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) has withdrawn its proposed rule that would have expanded the Fair Credit Reporting Act...

5/5/2025 2:44:39 AM

Apple violated U.S. court order, ending Apple’s 27% commission on external purchases

By Emma Smizer

As the saying goes, justice delayed is justice denied. Or perhaps more accurately, a bad apple spoils the bunch. On April 30, 2025,...

4/21/2025 6:24:53 PM

Countdown to Compliance Begins on FTC's New COPPA Rule

By Andrew Folks Maria Nava

On April 22, 2025 — just in time for Commissioner Andrew Ferguson’s keynote at the IAPP Global Privacy Summit — the Federal Trade...

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