On February 13, 2026, a putative class filed a Complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois alleging that Tempus AI, Inc. (“Tempus AI”) violated the Illinois Genetic Information Privacy Act (410 ILCS 513/1 et seq., … [Read more] about Genetic Goldmine or Legal Landmine? Tempus AI Confronts GIPA Exposure
On February 9, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) sent letters to thirteen data brokers reminding them of their obligations to comply with the Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024 (“PADFAA”). We previously wrote an … [Read more] about FTC Sends Letters Reminding Data Brokers of their Obligations under PADFAA
On 18 February 2026, the Spanish Data Protection Authority (Agencia Española de Protección de Datos or ‘AEPD’) published an 81‑page guidance document on the privacy aspects of AI systems operating as agents - commonly referred to as ‘agentic AI’. The … [Read more] about Spanish DPA Releases Agentic AI Guidance
On February 10, 2026, the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York held that a criminal defendant could not claim attorney-client privilege over documents he produced using a commercially available artificial intelligence (“AI”) … [Read more] about Federal Court Rules using AI Tools can Waive Privilege, Even if Privileged Information is Input into Them
On January 20, 2026, the New Jersey Governor signed Assembly Bill A5017 (“Amendment”), amending the New Jersey Data Protection Act (“NJDPA”). The Amendment exempts data that is not protected health information (“non-PHI”) from the NJDPA when it is … [Read more] about New Jersey Expands HIPAA-Based Exemptions Under Its Comprehensive Privacy Law