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home inside privacy skip to content menu current page home audiocast library about us contact search close enter search terms search subscribe inside privacy updates on developments in data privacy and cybersecurity the latest kenya issues new cross border data transfer guidance familiar concepts but important local differences by dan cooper deon govender ahmed mokdad on september 16 2026 on september 8 2026 kenya s office of the data protection commissioner odpc published new guidance notes for cross border data transfers guidance providing organizations with more detailed guidance on the application continue reading kenya issues new cross border data transfer guidance familiar concepts but important local differences california legislature advances ai employment bills by lindsey tonsager carolyn rashby bryan ramirez on september 15 2026 posted in state privacy at the end of august the california legislature passed three bills that would regulate the use of ai in the employment context these bills are now on governor newsom s desk and he has until september 30 to sign or veto below is a summary of the three bills continue reading california legislature advances ai employment bills email this post tweet this post like this post share this post on linkedin topics topics select category advertising marketing aerospace defense airlines algorithmic management algorithmic pricing artificial intelligence ai asia automated decision making autonomous vehicles big data brexit california consumer privacy act ccpa california privacy rights act canada centre for data ethics and innovation children s privacy china cloud computing colorado privacy act committee on standards in public life competition congress consumer protection covid 19 creditors critical infrastructure cross border transfers cybersecurity cybersecurity dark patterns data data breaches data privacy data protection officer data security data transfers delaware personal data privacy act department of 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recent months children s online safety and privacy have moved to the top of the eu s digital agenda the european commission is expected to outline its proposal on minors access to social media this week a potentially significant development that would build on the recommendations of the commission s special panel on child safety online and mounting pressure from member states the eu is not moving in isolation similar debates on minors access to online platforms age assurance and safety by design obligations are emerging in other jurisdictions these include australia and the united kingdom as well as a rapidly developing patchwork of state level age verification app store and device based age assurance requirements in the united states this post provides a horizon scanning update on the principal regulatory developments at the eu level selected national developments and some relevant developments outside the eu continue reading horizon scan children s online safety and privacy eu and beyond email this post tweet this post like this post share this post on linkedin california legislature passes cipa pen register reform bill and sends it to governor by kathryn cahoy lindsey tonsager matthew verdin jenna zhang julia barrero bryan ramirez on september 14 2026 posted in state privacy on august 28 2026 the california legislature passed sb 690 a significant bill aimed at curbing the flood of demand letters and lawsuits asserting pen register claims under the california invasion of privacy act cipa if enacted the bill would eliminate the private right of action for website based pen register claims and could affect many pending lawsuits filed since january 1 2025 continue reading california legislature passes cipa pen register reform bill and sends it to governor email this post tweet this post like this post share this post on linkedin connecticut attorney general settles with taxact over sharing taxpayer data by lindsey tonsager jenna zhang bolatito adetula on august 27 2026 posted in data privacy on august 19 2026 connecticut attorney general william tong announced a 275 000 settlement with online tax preparation company taxact over allegations that the company improperly disclosed taxpayer information to advertising partners through third party tracking technologies on its website the attorney general alleged that between january 2018 and december 2022 taxact used third party tracking technologies for analytics and marketing purposes and in doing so disclosed detailed taxpayer information without informing consumers the settlement is notable because it highlights regulatory scrutiny over the disclosure of financial information and also because it imposes extensive governance monitoring and auditing requirements on taxact relating to the use of third party tracking technologies in addition the settlement does not specify what law was allegedly violated continue reading connecticut attorney general settles with taxact over sharing taxpayer data email this post tweet this post like this post share this post on linkedin white house releases national security presidential memorandum on expanding capabilities to combat transnational cyber enabled crime by jim garland caleb skeath ashden fein micaela mcmurrough ali cooper ponte shayan karbassi bryan ramirez on august 17 2026 posted in cybersecurity u s national cybersecurity strategy on august 12 2026 the administration published a national security presidential memorandum nspm expanding capabilities to combat transnational cyber enabled crime that signals the administration s focus on private sector participation in offensive cyber operations by establishing a federally supervised program to enable private sector participants to conduct offensive cyber operations against cyber enabled continue reading white house releases national security presidential memorandum on expanding capabilities to combat transnational cyber enabled crime email this post tweet this post like this post share this post on linkedin admt law round up what employers need to know about recent admt laws by lindsey tonsager libbie canter carolyn rashby jayne ponder bryan ramirez on august 17 2026 posted in state privacy employers increasingly rely on automated tools to help make decisions concerning hiring promotion discipline and termination in response state legislatures and agencies have begun to regulate uses of these technologies often referred to as automated decision making technology admt these laws generally require entities that deploy admt in the employment context continue reading admt law round up what employers need to know about recent admt laws email this post tweet this post like this post share this post on linkedin french constitutional council strikes down under 15 social media ban by jadzia pierce virginie de france on august 14 2026 posted in france minors online safety policy and legislation social media technology on august 14 2026 the french constitutional council the constitutional council struck down article 1 of france s act to protect minors from the risks posed by the use of social media the act which would have barred minors under the age of fifteen from accessing online social media services the constitutional council held that the prohibition infringed on the freedom of expression and communication in a manner that was not appropriate necessary or proportionate to the objective pursued and separately that the legislature failed to provide the legal safeguards required to protect the right to respect for private life in connection with the age verification process that the ban would by necessity have entailed we summarise key aspects of the decision below continue reading french constitutional council strikes down under 15 social media ban email this post tweet this post like this post share this post on linkedin french cnil publishes note on agentic ai and data protection by jadzia pierce on august 13 2026 posted in artificial intelligence ai automated decision making eu data protection european union france gdpr on july 20 2026 the french data protection authority the commission nationale de l informatique et des libertés cnil published a joint exploratory note with the french ai and digital council cianum on the data protection implications of agentic ai the note the note is exploratory rather than prescriptive it does not purport to state definitive regulatory expectations and it does not announce forthcoming guidance however it does provide helpful considerations for when the eu s general data protection regulation gdpr might come under strain in the course of processing personal data via autonomous systems and identifies legal and technical measures that might help mitigate potential risks the cnil frames this exercise as connected to its engagement with several international counterparts including through the g7 data protection authorities during the french g7 presidency the note is the latest in a rapidly accumulating body of regulator commentary on agentic ai including by the uk ico spanish aepd and singaporean imda below are some key takeaways continue reading french cnil publishes note on agentic ai and data protection email this post tweet this post like this post share this post on linkedin illinois expands genetic privacy law to biomarkers by libbie canter elizabeth brim clare mathias on august 11 2026 posted in health privacy the illinois governor recently signed sb 2886 which expands the scope of the state s genetic information privacy act gipa to include biomarker testing and biomarker gipa currently regulates the collection use and disclosure of genetic testing information the bill defines biomarker as a characteristic that is objectively measured and continue reading illinois expands genetic privacy law to biomarkers email this post tweet this post like this post share this post on linkedin new york publishes final safe for kids act rules by lindsey tonsager jenna zhang irene kim on august 4 2026 posted in children s privacy on july 28 2026 the new york office of the attorney general released final rules the rules implementing the stop addictive feeds exploitation safe for kids act which goes into effect on january 25 2027 the safe for kids act requires online addictive social media platforms which are defined as continue reading new york publishes final safe for kids act rules email this post tweet this post like this post share this post on linkedin post navigation older posts the covington blog network view all covington blogs inside privacy rss facebook linkedin twitter privacy policy disclaimer attorney advertising about this blog repeatedly ranked as having one of the best privacy practices in the world covington combines exceptional substantive expertise with an unrivaled understanding of the it industry and of e commerce and digital media business models in particular read more copyright 2026 covington burling llp all rights reserved law blog design 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