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State Watch: Consumer Protection Enforcement Update - February 2026
State Watch: Consumer Protection Enforcement Update - February 2026
There was a deluge of consumer protection activity from the states—and municipalities—as an eventful 2025 drew to a close. Now, 2026 is already...
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February 12, 2026 at 5:32 PM
State Watch: Consumer Protection Enforcement Update - February 2026
California Takes Aim at Surveillance Pricing: 4 Steps for Data-Driven Businesses to Prepare
California Takes Aim at Surveillance Pricing: 4 Steps for Data-Driven Businesses to Prepare
On Data Privacy Day, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a new investigative probe focused on businesses that use consumer data to...
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February 12, 2026 at 5:20 PM
California Takes Aim at Surveillance Pricing: 4 Steps for Data-Driven Businesses to Prepare
Updated HIPAA Privacy Notices Required
Updated HIPAA Privacy Notices Required
Healthcare providers subject to HIPAA must revise their Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP) by February 16, 2026, to comply with recent federal...
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February 12, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Updated HIPAA Privacy Notices Required
Figuring Out the Fourth Amendment: Supreme Court to Settle Constitutionality of Geofence Warrants
Figuring Out the Fourth Amendment: Supreme Court to Settle Constitutionality of Geofence Warrants
Last year, we wrote about a constitutional challenge bubbling up in the Fourth Circuit relating to "geofence warrants," which require production...
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February 12, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Figuring Out the Fourth Amendment: Supreme Court to Settle Constitutionality of Geofence Warrants
The Rise of Deepfakes: Can You Trust What You See Online?
The Rise of Deepfakes: Can You Trust What You See Online?
In today’s digital landscape, video and audio content are everywhere and we instinctively trust what we see and hear, especially when it features...
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February 12, 2026 at 3:50 PM
The Rise of Deepfakes: Can You Trust What You See Online?
Revenue Drain: CIPA Demand Letters
Revenue Drain: CIPA Demand Letters
A recent wave of demand letters is causing significant legal risk for any business with a website with routine tracking technologies.
We...
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February 12, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Revenue Drain: CIPA Demand Letters
Lyon, France: INTERPOL’s CCF Annual Activity Report for 2024 (Post 2 of 3)
Lyon, France: INTERPOL’s CCF Annual Activity Report for 2024 (Post 2 of 3)
Every year, INTERPOL’s Commission for the Control of INTERPOL Files(CCF) releases an Annual Report covering the Commission’s accomplishments....
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February 12, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Lyon, France: INTERPOL’s CCF Annual Activity Report for 2024 (Post 2 of 3)
Privacy Regulation of Auto Industry to Accelerate in 2026 – Part 1
Privacy Regulation of Auto Industry to Accelerate in 2026 – Part 1
Although the auto industry has faced scrutiny from state and federal regulators in recent years, expect that scrutiny to intensify in 2026, given...
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February 12, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Privacy Regulation of Auto Industry to Accelerate in 2026 – Part 1
Uncertainty Continues in California on CIPA Section 638.51 Claims
Uncertainty Continues in California on CIPA Section 638.51 Claims
The wave of California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) Section 638.51 cases (i.e., pen register or trap-and-trace claims) against companies using...
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February 11, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Uncertainty Continues in California on CIPA Section 638.51 Claims
GOOD AGREEMENT BAD AGREEMENT: Court Finds Factor75’s Webflow Sufficient to Compel Arbitration– but Not As to Hello Fresh
GOOD AGREEMENT BAD AGREEMENT: Court Finds Factor75’s Webflow Sufficient to Compel Arbitration– but Not As to Hello Fresh
Little known legal fact: the general rule is a parent or subsidiary cannot enforce an arbitration provision in the name of a related entity. That...
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February 11, 2026 at 9:10 PM
GOOD AGREEMENT BAD AGREEMENT: Court Finds Factor75’s Webflow Sufficient to Compel Arbitration– but Not As to Hello Fresh
New York Governor Unveils New AI Agenda
New York Governor Unveils New AI Agenda
New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced plans to launch a new office to oversee the implementation and enforcement of New York’s artificial...
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February 11, 2026 at 9:03 PM
New York Governor Unveils New AI Agenda
Life Sciences Law Update Key developments for pharma and medical device companies in EU and Germany, France, UK, Italy and Spain in Q4/2025
Life Sciences Law Update Key developments for pharma and medical device companies in EU and Germany, France, UK, Italy and Spain in Q4/2025
The Q1 and Q3 Life Science and Health Care Law Update covers key trends in the EU only while the other reports (on Q2 and Q4) cover key trends in...
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February 11, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Life Sciences Law Update Key developments for pharma and medical device companies in EU and Germany, France, UK, Italy and Spain in Q4/2025
Standing Near the Grenade: BIPA Doesn’t Reach Entities That Facilitate - But Do Not ‘Acquire’ - Biometric Data
Standing Near the Grenade: BIPA Doesn’t Reach Entities That Facilitate - But Do Not ‘Acquire’ - Biometric Data
On January 30, 2026, the Appellate Court of Illinois affirmed summary judgment in Salinas v. Arthur Schuman Midwest, LLC, in favor of staffing...
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February 11, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Standing Near the Grenade: BIPA Doesn’t Reach Entities That Facilitate - But Do Not ‘Acquire’ - Biometric Data
Clarity for Providers on the February 16 Changes to Notice of Privacy Practices Requirements
Clarity for Providers on the February 16 Changes to Notice of Privacy Practices Requirements
Unless your medical practice “creates or maintains” substance use disorder (SUD) records covered by federal law (42 CFR Part 2), you can ignore...
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February 11, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Clarity for Providers on the February 16 Changes to Notice of Privacy Practices Requirements
Air Tags and Listening Devices Can be Domestic Violence Too!
Air Tags and Listening Devices Can be Domestic Violence Too!
Just two weeks ago, I wrote on this blog about how sometimes, it takes the law a while to catch up to technology. Specifically, I wrote about a...
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February 11, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Air Tags and Listening Devices Can be Domestic Violence Too!
Employers Beware: Uptick in BIPA Lawsuits Targeting AI Note-Taking Software
Employers Beware: Uptick in BIPA Lawsuits Targeting AI Note-Taking Software
A new wave of litigation under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) has emerged, zeroing in on a technology many employers now...
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February 11, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Employers Beware: Uptick in BIPA Lawsuits Targeting AI Note-Taking Software
Conducting Criminal Background Checks? What the Phath Decision Means for Employers
Conducting Criminal Background Checks? What the Phath Decision Means for Employers
Employers often run background checks as a regular part of the hiring process to evaluate candidates. However, in Pennsylvania, employers must...
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February 11, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Conducting Criminal Background Checks? What the Phath Decision Means for Employers
The Digital Download | Alston & Bird’s Privacy & Data Security Newsletter | February 2026
The Digital Download | Alston & Bird’s Privacy & Data Security Newsletter | February 2026
The Digital Download provides a quarterly snapshot of emerging issues at the intersection of privacy, cybersecurity, and data strategy. It brings...
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February 11, 2026 at 8:09 PM
The Digital Download | Alston & Bird’s Privacy & Data Security Newsletter | February 2026
Intersection of Disability Services and Threat Assessment
Intersection of Disability Services and Threat Assessment
Many Title IX coordinators, directors of disability services, and conduct officers serve on Behavioral Intervention Teams (BITs) or Threat...
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February 11, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Intersection of Disability Services and Threat Assessment
[Podcast] Regulatory Horizons: Cybersecurity and FDA Regulated Companies
[Podcast] Regulatory Horizons: Cybersecurity and FDA Regulated Companies
Cybersecurity is no longer just an IT or privacy issue. For FDA regulated companies, it’s a patient safety issue, a product quality issue, and...
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February 11, 2026 at 7:37 PM
[Podcast] Regulatory Horizons: Cybersecurity and FDA Regulated Companies
Shaping the future of AI security: NIST seeking input on agent identity & authorization
Shaping the future of AI security: NIST seeking input on agent identity & authorization
On February 5, 2026, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) released a concept paper, “Accelerating the Adoption of Software...
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February 11, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Shaping the future of AI security: NIST seeking input on agent identity & authorization
UK Pensions: What’s new this week? February 2026 # 2
UK Pensions: What’s new this week? February 2026 # 2
Welcome to your weekly update from the A&O Shearman Pensions team, covering all the latest legal and regulatory developments in the world of...
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February 11, 2026 at 6:31 PM
UK Pensions: What’s new this week? February 2026 # 2
Understanding the Impact of the Vacated HIPAA Privacy Rule on Reproductive Healthcare
Understanding the Impact of the Vacated HIPAA Privacy Rule on Reproductive Healthcare
Reproductive health privacy rule vacated.
On June 18, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas vacated the HIPAA...
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February 11, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Understanding the Impact of the Vacated HIPAA Privacy Rule on Reproductive Healthcare
Workplace Recordings in the Digital Age: Balancing Employee Rights and Employer Protections
Workplace Recordings in the Digital Age: Balancing Employee Rights and Employer Protections
From virtual meetings to security cameras and smartphones, or even AI glasses and recordings, employees are finding new and novel ways to capture...
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February 11, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Workplace Recordings in the Digital Age: Balancing Employee Rights and Employer Protections
[Webinar] Real Benefits, Real Constraints: A Practical Guide to Copilot Rollout - February 25th, 11:00 am CST
[Webinar] Real Benefits, Real Constraints: A Practical Guide to Copilot Rollout - February 25th, 11:00 am CST
Across organizations, legal, compliance, privacy, finance, and IT teams are being asked to adopt AI tools such as Microsoft 365® Copilot—often...
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February 11, 2026 at 5:34 PM
[Webinar] Real Benefits, Real Constraints: A Practical Guide to Copilot Rollout - February 25th, 11:00 am CST