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Privacy Law: Status of Legal Practice Area in 2025

Martindale-Avvo

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 and the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) of 1998 were significant federal advances in the areas of health information privacy and childrens online data. These few federal laws apply to only some kinds of information.

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Catching Up on the Heavyweight Scraping Battle Between X and Bright Data (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

Counterclaims On December 17th, 2024, Bright Data brought some claims of its own. Here, Bright Data has alleged many antitrust theories, under many state and federal laws. But thats what happened here. That further underscores the bizarre procedural posture of this order. Maybe one or two will stick.

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Building a Digital Future: Is America Ready for a Federal Digital Bill of Rights?

Richmond Journal of Law and Technology

In the wake of Governor Ron DeSantis signing Florida’s Digital Bill of Rights (“FDBR”) into law, the call for federal legislation aimed at protecting freedom of speech, privacy, and regulation of big technology companies in the digital realm has become louder than ever. [3] 9, 2024), [link]. [5] Kennedy Jr.’s & Tech.

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Balancing Rights and Public Health: Addressing America’s Gun Violence Crisis

The Barrister

2 In the summer of 2024, the Surgeon General issued a public health advisory, recognizing the escalating firearm violence as a critical threat to the nation’s public health. According to the 2024 advisory, firearm-related deaths became the leading cause of death for children and adolescents in 2022. Surgeon Gen.,

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The Highest-growth Legal Practice Areas in 2024 and Beyond

Clio

Read on to learn more about the highest-growth legal practice areas for 2024 and beyond. What areas of law are growing? The main areas of law that are growing are cybersecurity, cannabis, labor, elder law, energy, IP, health, and student loan law. CCPA laws ).

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2024 Law Firm Data Security Guide: How to Keep Your Law Firm Secure

Clio

Here, we’ll outline the fundamentals of law firm data security in 2024. Law Firm Data Security 101 Let’s start with the basics. These are the essential things you need to know about law firm data security in 2024. What is a law firm’s data security risk?

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California’s DELETE Act has come into force: what are the new requirements for data brokers?

Legal IT Group

As of 2024, the fine for failure to register will double to two hundred dollars ($200) in addition to the other fees described above. As early as 2024, brokers will have to provide data on handling consumer requests during registration and indicate them in their privacy policy on the website.