Have you ever paid for the digital version of a movie, video game, book, or other media and thought to yourself, “Do I actually own this?” The state of California has recently attempted to answer...

Law lags behind technology, but California is sprinting to keep up. In the last few months, the California legislature passed 19 AI-related bills, targeting everything from AI safety to election deepfakes. Governor Newsom vetoed the controversial AI...

Businesses continue to be hit with wiretapping and other privacy lawsuits concerning their use of relatively common technologies on their websites and apps. Some of these lawsuits recycle old claims while others test new theories; some...

Social media companies, well aware of the power of trends, are themselves trending in state legislatures across the U.S. as lawmakers seek to regulate content moderation practices. California recently joined this effort with AB 587, which went into effect...

The California Superior Court in Sacramento has ruled that the regulations promulgated by the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) under the amended California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”—the amended act the “CPRA”) will not be enforceable...

California enacted the Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (AADC) last Thursday, September 15th– which will impose significant new child and teen safety requirements on a large variety of online services. The AADC goes into effect on...

California is poised to enact AB-1242 which on Wednesday passed both legislative chambers and is now awaiting Governor Gavin Newsom’s signature. AB-1242 prohibits California companies that provide electronic communication services (ECSPs) from complying with out-of-state...

The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) – the agency that has been tasked with rulemaking under the new California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) – held its most recent Board Meeting on February 17, 2022. At...

While many companies are struggling to make sense of the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) (see our prior posts here and here) and roll out their CCPA compliance programs, the California Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee...

Overview of 2018 2018 was a watershed year for state privacy and security laws, with several states passing legislation in these areas. The most significant development was the enactment of the California Consumer Privacy Act...