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Texas Court Blocks Smart TV Data Collection

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A Texas state court has issued a temporary restraining order  (“TRO”) blocking Hisense, a major Chinese smart TV manufacturer, from collecting data on the content viewers watch via Automatic Content Recognition (“ACR”) technology. Background The TRO follows lawsuits that Texas Attorney General (“AG”) Ken Paxton filed on December 15, 2025, against Hisense and four other smart TV manufacturers. The complaints allege unlawful business practices related to the collection and use of sensitive ACR … [Read more] about Texas Court Blocks Smart TV Data Collection

How to Comply with the EU AI Act: Guidance from the Spanish AI Regulator

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On December 10, the Spanish supervisory authority for the EU AI Act (Agencia Española de Supervisión de Inteligencia Artificial, or AESIA) published a set of 16 detailed guidelines and non-binding checklists (available online here in Spanish) … [Read more] about How to Comply with the EU AI Act: Guidance from the Spanish AI Regulator

New EU Regulation Clarifies Cybersecurity Rules for IoT Devices and Other ‘Products with Digital Elements’

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On November 28 2025, the European Commission adopted a regulation implementing the Cyber Resilience Act (‘CRA’) – an EU-wide law which lays down cybersecurity requirements for companies that design and sell ‘products with digital elements’. PDEs can … [Read more] about New EU Regulation Clarifies Cybersecurity Rules for IoT Devices and Other ‘Products with Digital Elements’

California AG Announces $1.4 Million Settlement with Mobile App Provider for Alleged CCPA Violations

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On November 21, 2025, California Attorney General (AG) Rob Bonta announced a $1.4 million settlement with Jam City, Inc. (company), a mobile game app company, for alleged failures to enable in-app opt-outs from the sale and sharing of personal … [Read more] about California AG Announces $1.4 Million Settlement with Mobile App Provider for Alleged CCPA Violations