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Texas Expands Data Broker Act Requirements

September 12, 2025 By Maki DePalo and Hyun Jai Oh

On September 1, 2025, the amendments to the Texas Data Broker Act (the Act) became effective. The Act, which originally came into effect on September 1, 2023, defines “data brokers” as business entities that derive their principal source of revenue from collecting, processing, or transferring personal data that they did not collect directly from consumers. […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, Legislation, Privacy Tagged With: Data Protection, Privacy, US State Law

CPPA Board to Discuss Draft CCPA Regulations, DROP Requirements

July 23, 2025 By Dorian Simmons

The California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) Board will meet on Thursday, July 24 to discuss the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) draft regulations on cybersecurity audits, risk assessments, automatic decisionmaking technology (“ADMT”), the CCPA’s application to insurance companies, and updates to the existing CCPA regulations. Ahead of the meeting, the CPPA re-issued the draft regulations […]

Filed Under: AI, Artificial Intelligence, California, CCPA, CPRA, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity Audit, Data Protection, Data Security, ePrivacy, Privacy, Regulation Tagged With: Artificial Intelligence, California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA), California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), Cybersecurity, Data Protection, US State Law

Back from the Brink: District Court Clears Air Regarding Individualized Damages Assessment in Data Breach Cases

July 3, 2025 By Gavin Reinke, Ashley Miller and Amanda Wellen

On June 27, 2025, the District Court for the Middle District of Florida, on remand from the Eleventh Circuit, reversed course when it denied class certification to a group of plaintiffs who were purportedly impacted by a spring 2018 cyberattack on Brinker International, Inc., the parent company of the popular chain restaurant, Chili’s. The recent […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Data Protection, Data Security, Privacy Tagged With: Class Action, Cybersecurity, Litigation, Privacy

CPPA Issues Revised Draft CCPA Regulations; Votes to Initiate Public Comment Period

May 9, 2025 By Dorian Simmons

On May 1, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) Board convened to discuss revisions to the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) draft regulations on cybersecurity audits, risk assessments, automatic decisionmaking technology (“ADMT”), insurance, and updates to the existing CCPA regulations. The revisions were informed by comments received by the CPPA during the formal public […]

Filed Under: AI, Artificial Intelligence, California, CCPA, CFAA, CPPA, CPRA, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity Audit, Data Protection, Data Security, ePrivacy, FTC, Legislation, Online Privacy, Privacy, Regulation Tagged With: Artificial Intelligence, Behavioral Tracking, California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA), California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), Cybersecurity, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Tracking, US State Law

DOJ Settles False Claims Act Case with MORSECORP Over Cybersecurity Program

May 6, 2025 By Kim Peretti, Andrew Liebler, Lance Taubin and Andrew Rice

On March 26, 2025, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it had reached an agreement with MORSECORP Inc. (MORSE) to settle alleged violations of the False Claims Act (FCA), specifically regarding MORSE’s cybersecurity program.  The DOJ and MORSE—a government contractor that provides services to both the Departments of the Army and Air […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, Data Protection, Data Security, FCA, National Security

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