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Jennifer Everett

Jennifer Everett

About Jennifer Everett

Jennifer Everett focuses on regulatory compliance, enforcement, and transactions in data privacy, cybersecurity, health care, and emerging technologies. Jennifer offers strategic guidance to public and private companies across several sectors, including life sciences and health technology, when navigating state, federal, and international privacy regulations.

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FTC Cracks Down on Messaging App Operator on Child Data Exploitation

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On September 29, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a legal action against the operator of the anonymous messaging app Sendit and its CEO for violations of multiple consumer protection and privacy laws. The complaint, filed in the United States District Court for the Central District of California by the Department of Justice at […]

Microsoft Announces Two New On-Premises SharePoint Vulnerabilities

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  Introduction On July 19, 2025, Microsoft announced two new vulnerabilities that are actively being exploited (CVE-2025-49704 and CVE-2025-49706) and that relate to on-premises Microsoft SharePoint instances that are exposed to the internet. CVE-2025-49704 is a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability, which allows an attacker to run malicious code on a target system. CVE-2025-49706 is […]

Texas Enacts Responsible AI Governance Act

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On June 22, 2025, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed House Bill 149, the Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act (“TRAIGA”), into law. TRAIGA imposes on businesses and governmental entities obligations and prohibitions for certain uses of artificial intelligence (“AI”), amends the Texas Capture or Use of Biometric Identifier Act (“CUBI”) to include certain exemptions, and […]

New Artificial Intelligence Laws in Effect in Utah

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Utah Governor Spencer J. Cox signed three state AI bills into law that took effect May 7, 2025. These laws require businesses to make “you’re talking to a bot” disclosures and comply with privacy requirements when using AI in connection with consumer transactions, mental health chatbots, and certain content used for advertising, fundraising or endorsements. […]

NY Passes Law Governing Personalized Algorithmic Pricing; AI Companions

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[THIS POST HAS BEEN UPDATED TO REFLECT CHANGES TO THE LEGISLATION PRIOR TO SIGNING.] On May 9, 2025, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed Assembly Bill A3008 into law. The omnibus legislation mandates transparency in personalized algorithmic pricing. The new law also requires operators of AI companions to implement safety protocols and disclose bot usage […]