Mar 25, 2023 Bogus claims of cybersecurity incidents used to launch cybersecurity attacks By Steve Millendorf It's bad enough when you are the victim of a ransomware attack and you get an email saying you've been hacked and you need to pay up or...
Feb 28, 2023 European Data Protection Board expresses concerns over non-binding adequacy decision for EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework By Steve Millendorf The proposed EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF) has hit yet another stumbling block on its road to an adequacy decision and toward...
Feb 17, 2023 EU Parliament Committee opposes adequacy decision on EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework ("Privacy Shield 2.0") By Steve Millendorf In another chapter in the saga of cross-border transfers of personal data between the EU and the U.S., the Members of the European...
Feb 08, 2023 FTC Launches New Digital Health App Tool By Aaron Maguregui In a follow up to the FTC's Mobile Health Best Practices Guide published in December 2022, the FTC has now launched a Mobile Health App...
Feb 07, 2023 Biden's State of the Union Address to call for enhanced privacy By Steve Millendorf President Biden will address privacy in his State of the Union Address on Tuesday, Feb. 7 - not only for children, but for all adults. In...
Feb 07, 2023 CPPA votes to submit proposed rulemaking package to OAL for final approval. By Steve Millendorf And the first set of regulations are now off to the races for OAL approval. But the CPPA also made it clear that this is not the end....
Feb 06, 2023 Generative AI Innovation: Capturing Value Throughout the Tech Stack By Nikhil Pradhan Generative AI technologies, perhaps most prominently ChatGPT, have captured the world's attention in ways that cannot be dismissed as...
Feb 01, 2023 California Privacy Protection Agency releases final version of the CPRA regulations By Steve Millendorf The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) released additional materials for their upcoming February 3, 2023 meeting. Among the...
Jan 30, 2023 California attorney general conducts another CCPA/CPRA compliance sweep By Steve Millendorf Following previously announced enforcement sweeps and the settlement with Sephora, the California State AG announced it is cracking down...
Jan 25, 2023 European Data Protection Board issues guidance on the use of cookies By Steve Millendorf A European Data Protection Board (EDPB) task force has issued guidance regarding the use of cookies, particularly cookie consent banners....
Jan 17, 2023 Whole Foods Market Settles Biometric Information Case for $300,000 By Steve Millendorf A reminder that the Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) requires that companies obtain consent before using biometric...
Jan 12, 2023 Asking Questions to Improve Innovatation By Colleen McKnight So much of the modern world is aimed at getting to a quick, reliable, and concise answer. Surrounded by data, lightening fast algorithms,...
Jan 05, 2023 ChatGPT as a Replacement for Human Lawyers? By Gregory Heinen As experimentation with the ChatGPT bot continues, articles have started to abound suggesting that an AI replacement for lawyers is much...
Dec 29, 2022 Make Cybersecurity a Priority in the New Year with CISA's Cross-Sector Cybersecurity Goals By Steve Millendorf The new year is coming and if history is any indicator, new cybersecurity threats will arrive with it. If you are a small business, you...
Dec 20, 2022 Current CPRA regulations not expected to be finalized until late January or early February - would be effective in April By Steve Millendorf The California Privacy Protection Agency announced in their December 16, 2022 meeting that they do not expect to post a final version of...
Dec 16, 2022 European Commission issues draft adequacy decision on EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. By Steve Millendorf The European Commission has issued its draft adequacy decision on the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF) on December 13, potentially...