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Perkins on Privacy

Perkins on Privacy keeps you informed about the latest developments in privacy and data security law. Our insights are provided by Perkins Coie's Privacy & Security practice, recognized by Chambers as a leading firm in the field.

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November 7, 2024

FTC and State Coalition Settle Data Breach Cases with Marriott

In 2018, Marriott announced a data breach affecting its Starwood reservation system, thought at the time to have affected up to 500 million people worldwide. These settlements arise from that incident, as well as two smaller incidents that also affected Starwood and Marriott. The FTC alleges these incidents exposed payment card information, unencrypted passport numbers, and loyalty account information, along with other information like names, dates of birth, and contact information.

Artificial Intelligence Robotics Wave

November 6, 2024

California Governor Signs a Raft of AI and Privacy Bills

California’s legislative session came to a close with the adoption of a torrent of bills concerning artificial intelligence (AI) as well as updates to the state’s broad consumer privacy law, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Conversely, other AI and privacy legislation did not make it out of the legislature or was vetoed. In all, Governor Newsom signed over a dozen AI and privacy bills, while vetoing a handful. Below we summarize some of the most notable AI and privacy bills enacted and vetoed.

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November 1, 2024

Supreme Court To Review FCC Authority Over Junk Faxes

In what is shaping up to be an increasingly active term for judicial scrutiny of agency deference, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in McLaughlin Chiropractic Assoc. v. McKesson Corp., No. 23-1226 (U.S. Oct. 4, 2024)—a case which appears primed to address how much deference federal courts must give to agency interpretations of the law.

Computer Lock Security

October 28, 2024

UK Online Safety Act: A Look Ahead

Ofcom, the U.K. Online Safety Act (the Act) regulator, released an updated roadmap on the timing of obligations for covered services on October 17, 2024.

Artificial Intelligence Brain Compute

October 7, 2024

AB 2013: New California AI Law Mandates Disclosure of GenAI Training Data

In the last 30 days, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed 17 artificial intelligence (AI) bills and vetoed AI safety bill SB 1047. One of the AI-related bills signed into law, AB 2013 “Generative Artificial Intelligence: Training Data Transparency,” imposes new disclosure requirements on the developers of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) systems and services that are made available to Californians.

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October 7, 2024

Implications of California Governor Newsom’s Veto of AI Safety Bill SB 1047

Governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed SB 1047, the Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act, marking a significant development in California’s approach to AI regulation. Both the tech industry and policymakers had closely watched the bill due to its potential impact on the development and deployment of frontier AI models.

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September 30, 2024

2024 Breach Notification Law Update: Unique New State Obligations and Widespread New Federal Obligations

Amid intense focus on AI and a flurry of consumer privacy law updates, legislative activity has continued to change data breach notification requirements in a variety of ways. Similar to 2023, a handful of changes to generally applicable state breach notification statutes were accompanied by steady sectoral activity at the state level and significant updates at the federal level, including new obligations from both the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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September 25, 2024

Cybersecurity for Lawyers: The NIST Cybersecurity Framework as a Tool and Reference

In this post in our series on basic cybersecurity concepts for lawyers, we delve into the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0.

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August 30, 2024

Cybersecurity for Lawyers: Open-Source Software Supply Chain Attacks

In this post in our series on basic cybersecurity concepts for lawyers, we address open-source software (OSS) supply chain risk.

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August 14, 2024

FTC Order Bans Anonymous Messaging App from Serving Minors

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Los Angeles County District Attorney announced a complaint and proposed stipulated order concerning the “NGL: ask me anything” anonymous messaging app.

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August 9, 2024

Cybersecurity for Lawyers: A Series

If you are an attorney covering cybersecurity, not only do you have to stay on top of ever-evolving legal obligations and risks, you have to be able to speak competently with your technical counterparts.

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August 9, 2024

Illinois’ Plan to Limit Privacy Violation Damages Opens New Door

Changes to Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act are awaiting Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s (D) signature.

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July 25, 2024

CPPA Regulatory Delays and Enforcement Updates: Takeaways from July Board Meeting

On July 16, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) held a public meeting of its Board (the Board).

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July 9, 2024

A Midsummer State Privacy Law Update

In an active summer on the privacy front, we share a few recent updates.

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June 27, 2024

California Attorney General Announces Children’s Privacy Settlement with Mobile Game

The California Attorney General announced a settlement with Tilting Point Media LLC resolving allegations of unauthorized disclosure of children's personal information.