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A survey of the US AI regulatory landscape

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner counsel Goli Mahdavi and associate Sam Garner provide a comprehensive look at the current state of AI regulation at the federal and state levels.

24 August 2023

Authorities warn about data scraping following rise in reports

Ten data protection authorities have warned social media network operators of the need to comply with data scraping rules.

24 August 2023

Amazon and Starbucks say cashierless stores didn’t violate NYC biometric law

Amazon and Starbucks have said a class action against them must be dismissed as customers at their cashierless stores received notice that their biometric data was being collected.

23 August 2023

ECJ to hear more fine calculation questions

A Danish court has asked the European Court of Justice to clarify the scope of the notion of an undertaking under the GDPR, in the first case to deal exclusively with the question of whether organisations should be fined based on group turnover.

23 August 2023

Ireland orders Airbnb to hone user verification

Ireland’s data protection regulator has reprimanded Airbnb for storing user identity documents after the verification process is completed, and ordered it to bring its retention procedures into compliance.

23 August 2023

Montana argues its TikTok ban protects residents’ data

The Montana Attorney General's Office has urged a federal court to reject requests from the app and its users to delay a ban on TikTok from going into effect next year.

22 August 2023

Industry welcomes long-awaited ICO biometric guidance

The UK's data protection regulator has published draft guidance on the lawful use of biometric data as businesses rush to take advantage of the advancing technology.

22 August 2023

Dutch court overturns DPG Media fine

A Dutch appeals court has thrown out a penalty imposed by the data regulator against a company which required users to submit ID documents in order to access their data.

22 August 2023

UiPath hit with Romanian fine following data breach

Software provider UiPath will challenge a 346,598 lei (around €70,000) fine issued by Romania’s data protection authority, following a breach that disclosed more than half a million users’ personal data.

22 August 2023

Fourth Circuit throws out Marriott data breach class certification

A US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit panel has remanded and vacated a district court’s class certification of Marriott customers whose personal data was breached by the hotel chain.

21 August 2023

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