Debevoise Data Blog

AUGUST 2, 2023

Although states continue to pass comprehensive privacy laws in 2023, Washington’s My Health My Data Act (“MHMDA”) deserves closer attention due to its breadth as well as its novel—and potentially onerous—provisions. state privacy continues to be at the forefront of legislative and policymaking activity.

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Inside Privacy

APRIL 27, 2023

On April 25, 2023, four federal agencies — the Department of Justice (“DOJ”), Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”), and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) — released a joint statement on the agencies’ efforts to address discrimination and bias in automated systems.

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Debevoise Data Blog

APRIL 24, 2024

Under federal law, whistleblowers who provide the SEC with original, timely, and credible information that leads to a successful enforcement action may be eligible for awards ranging from 10 to 30 percent of the money collected, when monetary sanctions exceed $1 million. [3] 1] SEC Administrative Proceeding No. 15, 2024). [4]

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Martindale-Avvo

MAY 7, 2024

In April 2023, popular Big Brother reality TV star Kyland Young sued NeoCortex, Inc. , the developer of Reface, a deep fake software program, claiming the product violates California’s right of publicity law. Also, Texas and California have passed laws restricting any deep fakes that could influence political campaigns.

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The Barrister

APRIL 24, 2024

Here, federal court defers to the administrative agency’s permissible construction of the statute. [5] Factual Background Loper and Relentless challenged the applicability of Chevron in a case surrounding enforcement of federal observers on commercial fishing vessels. W43 2023 (Study Aid). m)(4)(i) and (iii) (2023).

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Technology Law Dispatch

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The Court of Justice of the European Union (“ CJEU ”) issued a judgment on the 9 th of February 2023 (docket no. C-453/21) , which addresses the question of the dismissal of a Data Protection Officer (“ DPO ”) and the interpretation of Article 38 of the EU GDPR.

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Martindale-Avvo

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

In late 2023, The New York Times sued OpenAI alleging that it trained ChatGPT on copyrighted Times material without permission. As generative AI continues to roll out everywhere from Google search results to chatbots on law firm websites, more legal action over the training material is sure to arise.

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Inside Privacy

JANUARY 4, 2024

In late December 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) published a Report and Order (“Order”) expanding the scope of the data breach notification rules (“Rules”) applicable to telecommunications carriers and interconnected VoIP (“iVoIP”) providers.

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Martindale-Avvo

APRIL 18, 2024

A 2023 report in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) found that 90% of recent U.S. laws also less frequently mentioned MDMA, peyote/mescaline, ibogaine, LSD, and DMT/ayahuasca. In 2023 the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued guidance for researchers developing psychedelic drugs for medical use.

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Debevoise Data Blog

AUGUST 2, 2023

Although states continue to pass comprehensive privacy laws in 2023, Washington’s My Health My Data Act (“MHMDA”) deserves closer attention due to its breadth as well as its novel—and potentially onerous—provisions. state privacy continues to be at the forefront of legislative and policymaking activity.

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Clio

JANUARY 30, 2024

Law firm data security should be a top priority for any practice, and here’s why: Clients trust you with their most confidential information. Since clients entrust lawyers with so much of their sensitive data, law firms make prime targets for cybercrime. You don’t want your law firm to become part of that statistic.

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Legal Tech Monitor

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The Supreme Court’s version doesn’t urge Justices to “divest from financial interests ‘that might require frequent disqualification’” or to make financial disclosures required by federal law and Judicial Conference regulations, both of which are included in the lower courts’ version. justice system.

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Inside Privacy

JULY 20, 2023

On July 13, 2023 the White House issued the National Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan (“ NCSIP ”). Completion Date Line of Effort Lead Agency (coordinating agencies) Description Fiscal Year 2023 Q2 1.4.4 National Cybersecurity Strategy released earlier this year.

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Debevoise Data Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

state or federal privacy law, and companies should consider the evolving interpretation of automated decision-making , profiling, and other related concepts under the 2023 state privacy laws. These obligations may stem from U.S.

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Debevoise Data Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2021

At the state level, California has banned law enforcement from installing, activating, or using biometric surveillance with body cameras until 2023. Vermont and Virginia have banned law enforcement from using facial recognition technology pending further legislative action.

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Inside Privacy

OCTOBER 9, 2023

This quarterly update summarizes key legislative and regulatory developments in the third quarter of 2023 related to key technologies and related topics, including Artificial Intelligence (“AI”), connected and automated vehicles (“CAVs”), and data privacy and cybersecurity. Legislating on Artificial Intelligence ,” also on September 12, 2023.

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

While federal law governs people and businesses across the U.S., each state has developed its own set of laws in many areas. These range from employment and family law to personal injury and criminal law. State laws may resemble one another in some situations, but they may vary greatly in others.

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Debevoise Data Blog

APRIL 12, 2023

Due to the high volume of comments expressing concern over the Law’s lack of clarity, the DCWP issued a revised set of proposed rules on December 23, 2022, and held a second public hearing on January 23, 2023. After issuing the Final Rules, the DCWP delayed enforcement of the Law for the second time from April 15, 2023 to July 5, 2023.

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Inside Privacy

DECEMBER 22, 2023

On December 14, 2023, the U.S. Senate passed the Revising Existing Procedures on Reporting via Technology (“REPORT”) Act (S. 474), which, among other provisions, would impose new obligations on providers to report additional categories of online child sexual abuse material (“CSAM”) under 18 U.S.C. 2422(b).

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Clio

JUNE 14, 2023

TikTok bans: A brief summary The United States has enacted several laws that either outright ban TikTok or possess the potential to do so. As of June 2023, the RESTRICT Act has been read twice by the Senate and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Let’s delve into them in more detail.

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Debevoise Data Blog

JULY 12, 2022

The ADPPA places direct obligations on service providers, including obligations not found in other state privacy laws such as a prohibition on transferring data (except to another service provider) without affirmative express consent. ADPPA § 302(a). ADPPA § 404(b)(1)‑(3). ADPPA § 403(d).

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Richmond Journal of Law and Technology

JULY 24, 2023

4] Already, “three in four organizations boosted their purchase of talent acquisition technology” in 2022 alone and “70% plan to continue investing” in 2023, regardless of a recession. [5] 15] The city began enforcement of the ordinance for hiring and promotion decisions in July 2023. The case is currently pending. [34]

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Richmond Journal of Law and Technology

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

12] However, these apps may provide a false sense of autonomy, as there is currently not a single comprehensive federal law that gives Americans control over their own data. [13] have enacted laws to protect data, this creates confusion for businesses and consumers. [31] 10, 2023) [link] [9] Reproductive Health , Nat’l Inst.

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Berkley Technology Law Journal

OCTOBER 3, 2023

2023 In today’s digital age, personal information can be bought, traded, and sold by anyone with an internet connection. State and federal laws prohibit public and private entities from discriminating against individuals based on their race, age, national origin, religion, gender, disability, and sexual orientation.

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Debevoise Data Blog

MARCH 5, 2024

government; and (4) transactions required or authorized by federal law or international agreements. ◦ companies; (3) activities of the U.S. The regulations would generally apply only to transactions over certain bulk volumes, except for transactions involving U.S. government-related data, which may be restricted regardless of volume.

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Inside Privacy

APRIL 24, 2023

Comment Period Stakeholders interested in commenting on the Rule should submit their comments on or before June 16, 2023. care necessary to stabilize a patient). HHS nevertheless retained this right because it views the right of access as “paramount to an individual’s ability to make decisions regarding their own health care.”

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Eric Goldman

JULY 16, 2023

firearms dealers—will be held liable for meeting the requirements of state and federal law [This sidesteps the obvious question of whether Wisconsin could statutorily impose such duties on an online publisher like Armslist, an issue that probably will come up in other cases.] Armslist LLC , 2023 WL 3945516 (7th Cir.

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Eric Goldman

JUNE 5, 2025

Background In October 2023, two high school students became the victims of AI-generated NCII. As discussed, the definition of intimate imagery covers non-sexually explicit content, which covers content that is likely broader than existing CSAM or obscenity laws.

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Eric Goldman

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Federal Preemption The court then turns to arguments that federal law preempts Montana’s ban. Knudsen , 2023 WL 8270811 (D. 29, 2023) Conclusion I’m sure both of these rulings will be appealed. The court finds two places where it does: Foreign affairs preemption. Case Citation : Alario v. TikTok, Inc.

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