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FTC Launches Investigation into Creator of ChatGPT

July 25, 2023 By Kim Peretti, Kathleen Benway, Daniel Felz and Kristen Bartolotta

In mid-July, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reportedly opened an investigation into OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, sending the company an extensive Civil Investigative Demand (CID). While FTC investigations are normally non-public, the Washington Post published what appears to be part of the CID sent from the FTC to OpenAI. This investigation comes on the […]

Filed Under: Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Data Protection, Data Security, Enforcement, FTC, Privacy, Uncategorized Tagged With: Artificial Intelligence, Civil Investigative Demand, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Privacy

Chinese Hackers Exploit Gap in Cloud Environment Used by U.S. Government

July 20, 2023 By Kristen Bartolotta and Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

According to recent reports issued by Microsoft and U.S. government agencies, hackers recently exploited a gap in Microsoft’s cloud environment, enabling the malicious actors to access the email accounts of employees at the United States Commerce and State Departments. Including the U.S. government, around 10 organizations were victimized in the U.S. and about 25 were […]

Filed Under: China, Cyber Espionage, Cybersecurity, Data Security, National Security, Uncategorized Tagged With: China, Cybersecurity, Espionage, Hacking, National Security

International Data Transfers: Lessons from the EDPB’s “101 Task Force”

April 24, 2023 By Wim Nauwelaerts

In August 2020, privacy activist organization NOYB – European Center for Digital Rights filed 101 complaints with the EU Supervisory Authorities (‘SAs’) in connection with the transfer of personal data from Europe to the U.S., by companies that had implemented “Google Analytics” and “Facebook Business Tools” on their websites. Following these complaints, the European Data […]

Filed Under: Data Breach, Data Security, EDPB Tagged With: EU Data Protection

CPPA Anticipates April Effective Date for CPRA Regulations

December 21, 2022 By Hyun Jai Oh

The California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) announced during its Board meeting on December 16, 2022 that the regulations implementing the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”) will not likely go into effect until April 2023. CPPA Executive Direct Ashkan Soltani stated that the CPPA Staff plans to publish the final draft of the CPRA regulations in […]

Filed Under: California, CCPA, CPRA, Data Protection, Data Security, Privacy, Regulation Tagged With: California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA), California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), Regulations, US State Law

European Commission Takes Significant Step Towards New Solution for Transatlantic Transfers of Personal Data

December 13, 2022 By Paul Greaves and Wim Nauwelaerts

What Happened? On December 13, 2022, the European Commission (the “Commission”) took a significant step towards the adoption of the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (“DPF”). The DPF is a new framework designed to replace the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield (“Privacy Shield”), which was struck down by Court of Justice of the European Union in the Schrems […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, Data Security, International Tagged With: Cross-border, EU Data Protection, EU Privacy, EU Regulation, International Data Transfers

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