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Agentic AI in Financial Services: Regulatory and Legal Considerations
Agentic AI in Financial Services: Regulatory and Legal Considerations
As AI evolves, agentic AI has emerged as one of 2025's defining tech trends - autonomous AI systems capable of decision-making and executing...
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December 6, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Agentic AI in Financial Services: Regulatory and Legal Considerations
Proposed TCPA Class Action Against QuoteWizard
Proposed TCPA Class Action Against QuoteWizard
A recent lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina is spotlighting risks businesses face when...
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December 6, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Proposed TCPA Class Action Against QuoteWizard
Senator Bill Cassidy Introduces Large Labor Reform Legislation Package
Senator Bill Cassidy Introduces Large Labor Reform Legislation Package
On November 10, 2025, Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (“HELP”) Committee, unveiled an...
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December 6, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Senator Bill Cassidy Introduces Large Labor Reform Legislation Package
Lessons from the Sling TV CCPA Settlement: Why a Compliance Overhaul May Be Needed
Lessons from the Sling TV CCPA Settlement: Why a Compliance Overhaul May Be Needed
The California Attorney General (CA AG) has again made waves in the privacy world, this time with a settlement requiring Sling TV to pay a...
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December 6, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Lessons from the Sling TV CCPA Settlement: Why a Compliance Overhaul May Be Needed
Friction Isn’t Free: Three Lessons from Sling TV’s $530,000 CCPA Settlement
Friction Isn’t Free: Three Lessons from Sling TV’s $530,000 CCPA Settlement
On October 30, 2025, the California Attorney General’s office announced a $530,000 settlement with Sling TV LLC and Dish Media Sales LLC for...
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December 6, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Friction Isn’t Free: Three Lessons from Sling TV’s $530,000 CCPA Settlement
Court Allows CIPA Claim Involving Third-Party Pixels To Proceed, Ignores Contrary Case Law: What Your Business Needs To Know
Court Allows CIPA Claim Involving Third-Party Pixels To Proceed, Ignores Contrary Case Law: What Your Business Needs To Know
Businesses may be feeling a bit of whiplash from a recent federal court ruling on California’s wiretapping law and should be on alert for whether...
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December 5, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Court Allows CIPA Claim Involving Third-Party Pixels To Proceed, Ignores Contrary Case Law: What Your Business Needs To Know
Cyberattack Targets in 2025: Which Industries Get Hit, How Attackers Get In, and What the Law Now Expects
Cyberattack Targets in 2025: Which Industries Get Hit, How Attackers Get In, and What the Law Now Expects
Companies that map data breach trend lines against industry-specific obligations can convert raw statistics into risk governance strategies. This...
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December 5, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Cyberattack Targets in 2025: Which Industries Get Hit, How Attackers Get In, and What the Law Now Expects
German Federal Government Publishes Draft Law on Application and Enforcement of the EU Data Act
German Federal Government Publishes Draft Law on Application and Enforcement of the EU Data Act
The Draft delineates the administrative responsibilities of the Federal Network Agency, centralizes data protection oversight with the Federal...
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December 5, 2025 at 10:17 PM
German Federal Government Publishes Draft Law on Application and Enforcement of the EU Data Act
Social Media Vetting Expanded To Include H-1B And H-4 Visa Applicants
Social Media Vetting Expanded To Include H-1B And H-4 Visa Applicants
The U.S. Department of State announced that starting on December 15, 2025, the social media vetting requirement currently in place for F, M and J...
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December 5, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Social Media Vetting Expanded To Include H-1B And H-4 Visa Applicants
NO HIGHLIGHTED HYPERLINK NO ARBITRATION: Court Refuses to Enforce Arbitration Agreement in App Provider’s Website Because Hyperlink Wasn’t Hyper Enough
NO HIGHLIGHTED HYPERLINK NO ARBITRATION: Court Refuses to Enforce Arbitration Agreement in App Provider’s Website Because Hyperlink Wasn’t Hyper Enough
What makes a link “hyper” anyway? Last month I discussed the importance of arbitration agreements to thwart TCPA class actions. Well today we see...
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December 5, 2025 at 7:38 PM
NO HIGHLIGHTED HYPERLINK NO ARBITRATION: Court Refuses to Enforce Arbitration Agreement in App Provider’s Website Because Hyperlink Wasn’t Hyper Enough
DEFAULT DAMAGE: 77 Calls Equals $130,900.00 in Barton’s Pocket–and It Could Have Been Worse
DEFAULT DAMAGE: 77 Calls Equals $130,900.00 in Barton’s Pocket–and It Could Have Been Worse
Repeat litigator Nathan Barton is feeling quite strong and good today. He just nicked a TCPA defendant for nearly $131k on a default basis– in a...
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December 5, 2025 at 7:18 PM
DEFAULT DAMAGE: 77 Calls Equals $130,900.00 in Barton’s Pocket–and It Could Have Been Worse
Florida AG Probes TP-Link Over Data Handling and Cybersecurity Concerns
Florida AG Probes TP-Link Over Data Handling and Cybersecurity Concerns
Florida AG James Uthmeier is investigating TP-Link Systems Inc.—a networking equipment manufacturer—over alleged consumer protection concerns...
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December 5, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Florida AG Probes TP-Link Over Data Handling and Cybersecurity Concerns
5 Key Takeaways | Ethical Considerations in IP Investigations: Balancing Effectiveness and Integrity
5 Key Takeaways | Ethical Considerations in IP Investigations: Balancing Effectiveness and Integrity
Kilpatrick’s Chris Bussert recently joined a panel discussing “Ethical Considerations in IP Investigations: Balancing Effectiveness and...
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December 5, 2025 at 6:52 PM
5 Key Takeaways | Ethical Considerations in IP Investigations: Balancing Effectiveness and Integrity
DOS Announces “Online Presence” Screening for H-1B and H-4 Visa Applicants
DOS Announces “Online Presence” Screening for H-1B and H-4 Visa Applicants
As of December 15, 2025, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) will officially begin enhanced screening and vetting of those applying for an H-1B or...
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December 5, 2025 at 5:46 PM
DOS Announces “Online Presence” Screening for H-1B and H-4 Visa Applicants
Think Before You Click: Employers Could Violate Federal Law by Reading Employee Emails
Think Before You Click: Employers Could Violate Federal Law by Reading Employee Emails
The federal Stored Communications Act (SCA) protects the privacy of personal emails and social media accounts that employees may access with...
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December 5, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Think Before You Click: Employers Could Violate Federal Law by Reading Employee Emails
EU Digital Omnibus: What Changes Lie Ahead For The Data Act, GDPR and AI Act
EU Digital Omnibus: What Changes Lie Ahead For The Data Act, GDPR and AI Act
On 19 November 2025, the European Commission published the long-awaited Digital Omnibus, an initiative to streamline and update key pillars of...
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December 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
EU Digital Omnibus: What Changes Lie Ahead For The Data Act, GDPR and AI Act
‘Tis The Season To Shop Cyber Smart: Holiday Risks To Organizations And Employees
‘Tis The Season To Shop Cyber Smart: Holiday Risks To Organizations And Employees
During the holiday season, online shopping sites advertise big sales to draw consumers onto their sites. Distracted by low prices and expedited...
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December 5, 2025 at 4:47 PM
‘Tis The Season To Shop Cyber Smart: Holiday Risks To Organizations And Employees
Collecting Slack, Zoom, and Mobile Data: What Lawyers Need to Know
Collecting Slack, Zoom, and Mobile Data: What Lawyers Need to Know
As legal teams prepare for discovery, the scope of electronically stored information (ESI) continues to expand, and so does the complexity of...
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December 5, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Collecting Slack, Zoom, and Mobile Data: What Lawyers Need to Know
Analyzing the California Delete Act Regulations
Analyzing the California Delete Act Regulations
Starting August 1, 2026, registered data brokers will need to access California’s new one-stop-shop deletion platform to process deletion...
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December 5, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Analyzing the California Delete Act Regulations
“John Doe’s” Days May Be Numbered in California Lawsuits
“John Doe’s” Days May Be Numbered in California Lawsuits
In recent years, it has become increasingly common for plaintiffs to sue anonymously—while at the same time identifying the defendant(s) by name...
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December 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
“John Doe’s” Days May Be Numbered in California Lawsuits
Is Your Website’s Cookie Banner Up to Date? New Guidance from Dutch DPA
Is Your Website’s Cookie Banner Up to Date? New Guidance from Dutch DPA
The Dutch Data Protection Authority recently updated its cookie banner guidance. This comes after the agency, the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (or...
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December 5, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Is Your Website’s Cookie Banner Up to Date? New Guidance from Dutch DPA
Risk Assessments Under the New CCPA Regulations Commence Jan. 1, 2026
Risk Assessments Under the New CCPA Regulations Commence Jan. 1, 2026
As always, the initial step is to determine if your company must comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). If the answer is no,...
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December 5, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Risk Assessments Under the New CCPA Regulations Commence Jan. 1, 2026
Deepfake Employees Are Here. Here’s How Employers Can Protect Themselves
Deepfake Employees Are Here. Here’s How Employers Can Protect Themselves
Technology is making it easier by the day for “fake people” or real people using fake identifications to apply, interview, get hired, and even...
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December 5, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Deepfake Employees Are Here. Here’s How Employers Can Protect Themselves
Heads Up for Health Care Professionals: AI Tools Could Be a Legal Minefield
Heads Up for Health Care Professionals: AI Tools Could Be a Legal Minefield
AI is changing the game in patient care. From wearable sensors that track vitals to predictive alerts that flag early signs of deterioration,...
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December 5, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Heads Up for Health Care Professionals: AI Tools Could Be a Legal Minefield
The Regulatory Framework for Cross-Border Personal Information Transfers in China: Latest Developments in 2025
The Regulatory Framework for Cross-Border Personal Information Transfers in China: Latest Developments in 2025
The cross-border transfer of personal information (hereinafter referred to as “PI,” and such transfers as “PI export”) is a routine and often...
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December 5, 2025 at 2:24 AM
The Regulatory Framework for Cross-Border Personal Information Transfers in China: Latest Developments in 2025