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Litigators of the (Past) Week: Google Agrees to Delete User Data in 'Incognito' Browsing Privacy Settlement

Google agreed to delete billions of user records and block third parties from tracking "Incognito" mode browsing as part of a deal to resolve litigation brought by David Boies, Mark Mao and James Lee of Boies Schiller Flexner.
6 minute read

The Recorder

Court Reinstates CPPA Enforcement Authority and Confirms No Delay Necessary for Enforcement of Future CCPA Regulations

The court's ruling in California Privacy Protection Agency v. The Superior Court of Sacramento County overturned the lower court's June 2023 decision to temporarily strip the CPPA of its enforcement capabilities, thereby enabling the CPPA to immediately resume enforcement activities and, further, impacting future CPPA rulemaking and enforcement practices.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

'Ignore This Bill at Your Peril': Federal Privacy Legislation Has Teeth—and Real Shot at Passing

"That's what's most important to think about: What will this change about business models?" said Alysa Hutnik, a senior executive at the privacy software firm Ketch.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

The Masquerade Ball: When Plaintiffs Mask Claims to Get Around a Lack of a Private Cause of Action

Whether a particular law provides for a private cause of action can have huge consequences for potential corporate defendants. Such a right opens the floodgates to plaintiffs, often represented on a contingency fee basis, asserting claims that may be meritless. The crushing wave of privacy class actions in recent years—made possible by the private causes of action in the underlying state privacy laws—shows what can happen.
5 minute read

Legaltech News

IAPP Day 2: State Regulators Discuss Their Data Privacy Enforcement Strategies

During the second day of the IAPP's Global Privacy Summit, enforcers of state data privacy laws offered insights on the data collection practices on their offices' radar—and what's ahead for enforcement actions in Colorado, California, Oregon and Connecticut.
6 minute read

Legaltech News

IAPP Day 1: Regulators, Privacy Professionals Evaluate AI Regulatory Landscape

The first day of this year's International Association of Privacy Professionals' Global Privacy Summit in Washington D.C. saw regulators share ongoing efforts to collaborate within and between jurisdictions to ensure that AI governance frameworks are as comprehensive as possible.
5 minute read

Legaltech News

IAPP Day 1: The Privacy Sector's Most Entertaining Data Privacy Governance Metaphors

The first day of the IAPP Governance Privacy Summit 2024 in Washington D.C. focused on the integration of data privacy governance strategies within companies and among regulators as well.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Actor Deon Cole Files Suit Against Amazon After Delivery Driver Allegedly Took, Shared Photos of His Home

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM's source for immediate alerting on just-filed cases in state and federal courts. Law.com Radar now offers state court coverage nationwide.
3 minute read

Legaltech News

Grindr's Former CPO Talks Gen AI, Privacy Policy Mismatches, Practices, and More

Legaltech News sat down with Ron De Jesus, the industry's first field chief privacy officer, to discuss his new role at data privacy and compliance solutions firm Transcend and the issues top of his mind in the privacy space.
8 minute read

Legaltech News

Data Privacy, Governance Provider Mine Releases New Module Automating AI Mapping, Audits

Mine's new module, MineOS AI Asset Discovery, helps organizations scan their internal and external assets to identify where artificial intelligence is used and how, in order to comply with emerging regulatory standards.
4 minute read

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