Hyun Jai Oh

About Hyun Jai Oh

Hyun Jai Oh is an associate in Alston & Bird’s Technology & Privacy Group in the Atlanta office. Before joining the firm, Hyun Jai worked as an intern researching a multitude of industries involving artificial intelligence solutions, environmental justice, and COVID-related state health regulations. Hyun Jai previously served as a sergeant in the Republic of Korea Army, working in the logistics department of the 21st Infantry Division Reconnaissance Unit.

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New York AG Announces $650,000 Settlement with Social Media App Developer for Students’ Privacy and Safety Concerns

March 12, 2025 By Alex Brown, Maki DePalo and Hyun Jai Oh

On March 7, 2025, the Office of the New York State Attorney General (NY AG) published an Assurance of Discontinuance (Assurance) settling claims against Saturn Technologies, Inc. (company), a developer of a social media app for high school students. The NY AG found that the company made unsubstantiated claims about the app’s privacy and safety […]

California Attorney General Targets Location Data in New Investigative Sweep

March 12, 2025 By David Keating and Hyun Jai Oh

This week California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a new investigative sweep under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). We have anticipated this sweep for some time based on the focus and the direction of a number of inquiries, investigations, and enforcement proceedings initiated by Attorney General Bonta’s office over the past 12-24 months. The […]

California Attorney General Delays Enforcement of CAADCA Amidst Legal Challenge

March 6, 2025 By Maki DePalo and Hyun Jai Oh

On March 4, 2025, the California Attorney General (AG) announced a further delay in the enforcement of the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (CAADCA) until April 5, 2025. Initially operative on July 1, 2024, CAADCA’s enforcement had already been postponed to March 6, 2025, due to a trade association’s challenge to the statute’s validity. This […]

FTC Finalizes COPPA Rule Amendments

January 17, 2025 By Maki DePalo and Hyun Jai Oh

On January 16, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 5-0 to approve the finalized amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA Rule) that would offer additional privacy safeguards for children under the age of thirteen. The amened COPPA Rule will require operators to obtain separate verifiable parental consent before disclosing personal information […]

New York AG Seeks Comments on Rulemaking for Minors’ Online Protection Laws

August 12, 2024 By Maki DePalo, Dorian Simmons and Hyun Jai Oh

On August 1, 2024, New York Attorney General (“AG”) Letitia James issued two advanced notices of proposed rulemaking (“ANPRs”) for the Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids Act (the “SAFE Act”) and the Child Data Protection Act (the “CDPA”), both of which New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law on June 20, 2024. […]