5/2/2025 2:01:00 PM Choose your GenAI model providers, models, and use cases wisely By Michael Justus Generative AI (GenAI) vendors, models, and uses cases are not created equal. Model providers must be trusted to handle sensitive data....
5/2/2025 1:31:04 PM US House of Representatives Pass the Take it Down Act By Trisha Sircar On April 28, 2025, the US House of Representatives voted 409-2 to pass S.146, the Take it Down Act. The bill aims to stop the misuse of...
4/29/2025 10:21:39 AM Byte-Sized Protection: Keeping Kids Safe Online, One Risk Assessment at a Time By Terry Green The protection of children on the internet has been a huge focus in the media lately, from calls for protection of children online from...
4/21/2025 6:09:39 PM Summer Concert (Seizure) Season By Matthew Messina David Halberstadter The summer concert season is almost here. As the weather warms, artists and fans alike are gearing up for highly anticipated tours, like...
3/19/2025 7:55:57 PM UK-Based Graffiti Artists Sue Vivienne Westwood in California for Misuse of Their Tags By David Halberstadter Asena Baran “In a culture where association with philistines is a death knell,” UK-based graffiti and street artists Cole Smith, Reece Deardon and...
3/19/2025 3:36:15 PM Canada Announces Refreshed Advisory Council on AI to Promote Safe and Responsible AI By Trisha Sircar On March 6, 2025, François-Phillipe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, announced a series of initiatives to support...
3/17/2025 2:55:21 PM Turning Up the Heat - Ofcom Ramps Up Pressure for Platforms under the Online Safety Act By Terry Green From today, online platforms are expected to have risk assessments in place to understand how likely it is for its users to encounter...
3/5/2025 11:46:48 PM NYDFS Annual Compliance Submissions Due April 15, 2025 and New Compliance Requirements Effective on May 1, 2025 By Trisha Sircar As we previously reported, in 2023 the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) amended its cybersecurity regulation, 23...
2/19/2025 11:42:12 PM New Data Privacy Working Group Created by US House Committee By Trisha Sircar On February 12, 2025, Congressman Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Congressman John...
2/19/2025 11:37:01 PM EDPB Adopts Statement on Age Assurance and Creates a Task Force on AI Enforcement By Trisha Sircar On February 12, 2025, during its February 2025 plenary meeting, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted a statement on...
1/30/2025 5:25:59 PM Two takeaways from the U.S. Copyright Office's Jan. 2025 report on AI-created works By Michael Justus The U.S. Copyright Office released Part 2 of its report on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence on January 29, 2025. Part 2 focuses on...
1/17/2025 3:06:46 PM CFPB Issues Order for Financial Data Exchange to Issue Standards under CFPB's Personal Financial Data Rights Rule By Trisha Sircar On January 8, 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an order recognizing Financial Data Exchange, Inc. (FDX) as a...
1/16/2025 10:02:17 PM FTC Finalizes Changes to Children's Privacy Rule By Trisha Sircar On January 16, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a press release confirming that it has finalized changes to the Children’s...
12/23/2024 8:27:24 PM Bipartisan Bill Introduced to Protect Consumers' Privacy and Vehicle Data By Trisha Sircar On December 18, 2024, Senators Mike Lee (R-UT) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) introduced the bipartisan Auto Data Privacy and Autonomy Act (the...
12/23/2024 8:22:49 PM The US Government Charges China-Based Hacker for Exploiting Zero-Day Vulnerability By Trisha Sircar On December 10, 2024, the federal government unsealed an indictment in federal court in Indiana, charging Chinese national Guan Tianfeng...
12/23/2024 6:03:38 PM The European Data Protection Board Releases Opinion on Artificial Intelligence By Trisha Sircar On December 18, 2024, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) issued an opinion on personal data use in artificial intelligence (AI) in...