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 […]
Privacy & Cyber Regulatory Enforcement
California Attorney General Targets Location Data in New Investigative Sweep
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
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 […]
New York Passes Health Privacy Law – Your Questions Answered
The New York State legislature passed the Health Information Privacy Act (“NYHIPA”) on January 22, 2025, marking the second state to introduce a comprehensive consumer health data law. If passed, the NYHIPA imposes more stringent obligations on organizations that handle “regulated health information. (“RHI”). You’ve got questions – we’ve got answers. How is “regulated health […]
Virginia Legislature Passes Second US AI Governance Act behind Colorado: Comparing the AI Acts
On February 20, 2025, the Virginia legislature passed the High-Risk Artificial Intelligence Developer and Deployer Act (House Bill 2094, the “VA AI Act”) that mandates developers and deployers of high-risk artificial intelligence systems (“HRAI systems”) to adhere to specific governance requirements. The VA AI Act will come into effect on July 1, 2026 (if Virginia […]