Topic: Community

A class action alleges a Tesla breach exposed personal data; another Warner Bros. privacy in-house attorney joins Big Law; and 54 attorneys general call on Congress to study AI’s effect on kids.

08 September 2023

A Michigan judge preliminarily approves a $9.5 million Preservation of Personal Privacy Act settlement; TD Ameritrade and Charles Schwab sued over data breach; and the American Bar Association launches AI task force.

01 September 2023

Noyb programme director Romain Robert has been a key part of the team that has gone from being known as “privacy fundamentalists” to the “28th data protection authority” over the past five years. At the end of his three-year tenure at the NGO, he tells GDR about what GDPR issues need further work, the state of civil society, and the future of enforcement.

11 August 2023

The FTC and US Department of Health and Human Services sent 130-plus hospital systems and telehealth providers letters regarding Meta Pixel, Google Analytics and other online analytics tools’ potential privacy risks; and the European Commission and the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are informally teaming up to tackle financial institutions’ potential privacy risks.

24 July 2023

Google faces claims it used personal data to train its software without consumers’ permission; the White House announces new national cybersecurity strategy; and Baker McKenzie loses and gains partners.

17 July 2023

LabMD says a court shouldn’t have dismissed its case against the Federal Trade Commission; Connecticut’s data privacy law goes into effect; the White House nominates two Republicans to the FTC.

10 July 2023

Silicon Valley-based Wilson Sonsini partners Beth George and Megan Kayo have joined Freshfields to help corporate clients navigate cybersecurity and privacy risks and crises.

16 June 2023

Yann Padova, former CNIL secretary general and Baker McKenzie partner, has joined Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati’s Brussels privacy practice.

15 June 2023

Tesla says a vehicle spying class action must be dropped or arbitrated; the CFPB explores financial institutions’ chatbot privacy risks; and Ice Miller’s data security and privacy practice leader jumps to Greenberg Traurig.

12 June 2023

Disney sued over alleged ESPN.com tracking; EEOC provides guidance on software-powered employee selection processes; and a new federal interagency task force will tackle social media’s impact on kids’ privacy and health.

30 May 2023