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. […]
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Multistate Privacy Investigative Sweep Targeting Website Global Privacy Control (GPC) Noncompliance
On September 9, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) announced a joint investigation sweep targeting businesses that may be failing to honor consumers’ opt-out requests submitted via Global Privacy Control (GPC) signals, in coordination with the Attorneys General of California, Colorado, and Connecticut. The CPPA’s announcement underscores a growing trend of multi-jurisdictional collaboration among […]
CPPA Board Votes to Adopt CCPA Regulations; Open DROP Rules to Public Comment
On July 24, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) Board voted to adopt draft regulations under the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) concerning cybersecurity audits, risk assessments, automated decisionmaking technologies, and the CCPA’s application to insurance companies. The approved regulations also include certain updates to the existing CCPA regulations. The CPPA will now submit […]
Texas Enacts Responsible AI Governance Act
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 […]
Back from the Brink: District Court Clears Air Regarding Individualized Damages Assessment in Data Breach Cases
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 […]