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All dispatches →How B2B Companies Are Closing Deals Faster With Privacy Documentation
Most companies treat privacy as a cost center. A compliance obligation. Something the legal team handles, funded reluctantly, measured by whether anything…
Grady Hospital Accused of Sharing Patient Data With Google Through Website Tracking Tools
A new proposed class action lawsuit against Grady Memorial Hospital should get the attention of every hospital and healthcare company as we’ve…
GOVERNANCE RISK AND COMPLIANCE Florida Sues OpenAI Over Alleged ChatGPT Risks to Children and Public Safety
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, alleging that ChatGPT poses risks to children…
GOVERNANCE RISK AND COMPLIANCE Amazon’s Ring Faces New Facial Recognition Lawsuit as Smart Doorbell Privacy Concerns Grow
Amazon’s Ring is facing a new privacy lawsuit over its facial recognition technology, adding to years of scrutiny around how smart doorbell…
CALIFORNIA PRIVACY – CPRA Panel Counsel Insurance for Data Privacy Lawsuits
When a company receives a data privacy lawsuit, demand letter, regulatory inquiry, or cyber claim, one of the first questions is not…
GDPR for US Companies Expanding to the EU: DPO & EU Rep
US tech companies expanding into Europe face two distinct GDPR obligations that are easy to confuse: the EU Representative under Article 27…
LAW FIRMS Zimmerman Reed LLP: Inside the Firm Turning Session Replay and Pixel Tracking Into Billion-Dollar Class Actions
There is a technology sitting on your website right now that your marketing team considers indispensable and your legal team may…
CALIFORNIA PRIVACY – CPRA California AG Sues 23andMe New Owner Over 2023 Genetic Data Breach
Once again…. California Attorney General Rob Bonta is at it as we broke the news that he has filed a lawsuit against…
COMPLIANCE Records Management Consulting: The Complete Guide to Organizing, Protecting, and Optimizing Your Business Records
Every organization — from a five-person startup to a Fortune 500 enterprise — generates a continuous stream of records: contracts, invoices, emails,…
AI Medical Records, AI Platforms, and the Legal Protection That Vanishes at Upload
When a patient downloads their medical records and uploads them to ChatGPT to ask about a diagnosis, something legally significant happens at…
GDPR Social Media Bans, DSA Enforcement, and the EU’s Push for Age Verification
The European Commission has a problem. Individual member states are moving toward social media bans for minors at different ages, using different…
LAW FIRMS Privacy Threat Landscape Escalates: Inside Kiesel Law LLP’s Heavyweight Pivot Into Tracker Litigation
The corporate compliance world is familiar with boilerplate demand letters under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA).