Florida enters the privacy enforcement arena: Why companies need to take note
12/1/25
By: Jacob Berlinger and Zohar Peleg
The Sunshine State has officially stepped into the privacy-enforcement arena. On October 13, 2025, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced that the Office of Parental Rights filed a …
Are you actually covered? A cyber insurance warning for real estate attorneys
12/1/25
By: William R. Covino and Nancy M. Reimer
For real estate practitioners, this might be the most important client alert you read this year. Imagine this scenario: you are a real estate closing attorney who …
11/19/25
By: Jacob Berlinger and Alexia Roney
In 2023, India enacted the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (“DPDP Act”), the first standalone data protection legislation governing the requirements for collection and processing of digitized …
Emerging issues in data breach litigation: Duty of care under Georgia law
11/19/25
By: Jacob Berlinger and David Cole
Beyond the familiar challenges of establishing standing and proving injury from a data breach, courts are increasingly grappling with threshold questions about the viability of plaintiffs’ legal theories. …
Hillsdale decision extends VPPA to free, educational content
11/17/25
By: Michael Brown and Emily Mayfield
A recent decision by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan has expanded the interpretation of who may qualify as a “video tape service …
AI-powered cyber threats: What everyone needs to know
11/6/25
By: Jason G. Weiss
A new report from Anthropic, a leading Artificial Intelligence (AI) company, highlights a troubling development in the cybersecurity landscape: threat actors are now using AI to automate nearly every step of a cyber …
CCPA/CPRA amended regulations approved and effective January 1, 2026
9/25/25
By: Danielle A. Ocampo
The California Office of Administrative Law (OAL) approved the most recent amendments to the CCPA regulations to take effect January 1, 2026.
How Did We Get Here?
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) …
“Juice jacking”: A hidden cyber threat in public charging stations
9/23/25
By: Jason G. Weiss
In today’s hyperconnected world, our mobile devices are lifelines for both personal and professional communication. When batteries run low, travelers often rely on the convenience of public-charging stations in airports, hotels, coffee shops …
Congress ready to implement new cyber incident and ransomware payment reporting legislation
9/8/25
By: Michele B. Focht and Jason G. Weiss
Cybersecurity is about to take a more prominent position within the Federal government. In 2022, the United States Congress passed critical legislation that includes new cybersecurity …
Connecticut’s first CTDPA enforcement action – a critical reminder for businesses
7/30/25
By: Michael R. Brown and David A. Cole
The Connecticut attorney general announced its first public enforcement action under the Connecticut Data Privacy Act (“CTDPA”), resulting in an $85,000 settlement with TicketNetwork, Inc., for …
And we’re off! America’s AI action plan to win the AI race*
7/25/25
By: Danielle A. Ocampo
*Text below not written by AI!
We’ve come a long way since the race to space. The track is now set for the world’s race to AI dominance. To win this race, the White House released “
7/21/25
By: Cory A. Chipman
Introduction
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), through its Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC), published the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Cybersecurity Collaboration Playbook (The Playbook)1 and a fact sheet2 on Jan. 14, …