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On October 30, 2025, California Attorney General Bonta announced a $530,000 settlement related to allegations that Sling TV, an internet-based live TV service, violated the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) and the California Unfair Competition Law. This is the first enforcement action arising from the California Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) investigative sweep of streaming services…

Last week, the Global Privacy Enforcement Network (“GPEN”)—a global network of over 30 national data protection authorities—announced the launch of its annual privacy sweep. The purpose of the sweep is to examine how websites and mobile applications commonly used by children handle minors’ personal information. Members of GPEN include regulators who have long prioritized…

Over the past few months, there have been several notable developments in the cross-border data frameworks of the U.S., EU, UK, Brazil, and several Asia Pacific (“APAC”) countries. These developments reflect evolving regulatory approaches to international data flows, trade agreements, and national security priorities—each with certain nuances and particularities that multinational companies need to understand…

On September 23, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency announced that the state’s Office of Administrative Law approved regulations that update existing California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) regulations and introduce new regulations covering cybersecurity audits, risk assessments, and automated decision-making technology.  The updates to the existing regulations—which take effect on January 1, 2026—expand business obligations…

On October 14, 2025, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) announced that its 2026 coordinated enforcement action (“CEA”) will focus on transparency and information obligations — the rules that require organizations to clearly explain how they collect, use, and share personal data — under Articles 12-14 of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”).…

On October 21, 2025, the New York State Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) issued an industry letter (the “Guidance”) highlighting the cybersecurity risks related to Covered Entities’ use of Third-Party Service Providers (“TPSPs”) and providing strategies to address these risks. The Guidance is addressed to all Covered Entities subject to NYDFS’s cybersecurity regulation codified at…

Over the past few months, Chinese regulators have taken steps to update the country’s cybersecurity framework, with a particular focus on artificial intelligence (AI) safety and clarifying incident reporting obligations for onshore infrastructure. These developments reflect a broader trend toward more proactive AI and cyber governance and could signal priorities for the year ahead.…

By December 9, 2026, all EU Member States must update their product liability laws to align with the (new) Product Liability Directive (EU) 2024/2853 (“PLD”). The PLD imposes liability on manufacturers of products (and other relevant parties) for harm caused by defective products, regardless of fault. The PLD modernizes the current EU product liability framework…

On September 17, 2025, the German Supervisory Authorities (Konferenz der unabhängigen Datenschutzaufsichtsbehörden des Bundes und der Länder, DSK) published new guidelines and recommendations addressing the complex requirements for transferring personal data, particularly health data (including health data contained in biomaterials), to countries outside of the European Economic Area for scientific research purposes under the GDPR.…

Recently, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law several privacy and related proposals, including new laws governing browser opt-out preference signals, social media account deletion, data brokers, reproductive and health services, age signals for app stores, social media “black box warning” labels for minors, and companion chatbots. This blog summarizes the statutes’ key takeaways.

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