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Employee Monitoring in Germany: Balancing Employer Oversight and Worker Privacy
Employee Monitoring in Germany: Balancing Employer Oversight and Worker Privacy
Employers in Germany face a complex legal landscape when monitoring employees’ digital communication, including email, internet, and telephone...
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January 10, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Employee Monitoring in Germany: Balancing Employer Oversight and Worker Privacy
The Digital and AI Reform - Implications for Israeli Businesses
The Digital and AI Reform - Implications for Israeli Businesses
The European Commission recently published a comprehensive legislative proposal, known as the Digital Omnibus, aimed at simplifying data...
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January 9, 2026 at 9:49 PM
The Digital and AI Reform - Implications for Israeli Businesses
New Consumer Privacy Requirements Under the Indiana Consumer Data
Protection Act Are Here
Protection Act Are Here
New Consumer Privacy Requirements Under the Indiana Consumer Data
Protection Act Are Here
Although Indiana adopted the Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA) in 2023, on January 1, 2026, the CDPA rubber officially hit the road. This data...
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January 9, 2026 at 8:15 PM
New Consumer Privacy Requirements Under the Indiana Consumer Data
Protection Act Are Here
Protection Act Are Here
Updates Needed to HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices
Updates Needed to HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices
Health care providers and health plans (Covered Entities) required to maintain HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices (NPPs) must update their NPPs by...
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January 9, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Updates Needed to HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices
New York State Bans the Use of Credit Checks In the Employment Context
New York State Bans the Use of Credit Checks In the Employment Context
Effective April 18, 2026, New York State will prohibit employers from requesting or using consumer credit history for employment decisions, with...
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January 9, 2026 at 7:43 PM
New York State Bans the Use of Credit Checks In the Employment Context
Update on New Jersey’s Proposed Privacy Regulations
Update on New Jersey’s Proposed Privacy Regulations
Key point: With a new governor taking office in New Jersey later this month, the fate of rules proposed last year to implement the New Jersey...
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January 9, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Update on New Jersey’s Proposed Privacy Regulations
UAE’s Child Digital Safety Law: What Every Digital Platform and ISP Should Know
UAE’s Child Digital Safety Law: What Every Digital Platform and ISP Should Know
The law has extraterritorial reach over digital platforms and internet service providers that operate in, or target users in, the UAE.
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January 9, 2026 at 7:11 PM
UAE’s Child Digital Safety Law: What Every Digital Platform and ISP Should Know
California Risk Assessments - What You Should Know (and Why It Shouldn’t Be New to You or Your Business)
California Risk Assessments - What You Should Know (and Why It Shouldn’t Be New to You or Your Business)
As of Jan. 1st, the California Consumer Protection Act (“CCPA”) and accompanying regulations now require businesses to complete a risk assessment...
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January 9, 2026 at 7:07 PM
California Risk Assessments - What You Should Know (and Why It Shouldn’t Be New to You or Your Business)
5 Emerging Data Privacy Trends in 2026
5 Emerging Data Privacy Trends in 2026
When can compliance professionals and business stakeholders expect data privacy to stop evolving year after year? Our guesstimate is sometime...
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January 9, 2026 at 6:50 PM
5 Emerging Data Privacy Trends in 2026
HHS Office for Civil Rights Focuses on Parents’ Rights to Children’s Medical Records
HHS Office for Civil Rights Focuses on Parents’ Rights to Children’s Medical Records
Recently, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a “Dear Colleague” letter reminding health...
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January 9, 2026 at 6:50 PM
HHS Office for Civil Rights Focuses on Parents’ Rights to Children’s Medical Records
EARLY DISCOVERY DENIED: Court Turns Down TCPA Plaintiff’s Request for Call Scripts Ahead of a Motion to Dismiss
EARLY DISCOVERY DENIED: Court Turns Down TCPA Plaintiff’s Request for Call Scripts Ahead of a Motion to Dismiss
Interesting one from this December. In Bell v. Hawx 2025 WL 3677347 (E.D. Cal. Dec. 18, 2025) a defendant’s motion to dismiss had been granted...
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January 9, 2026 at 6:32 PM
EARLY DISCOVERY DENIED: Court Turns Down TCPA Plaintiff’s Request for Call Scripts Ahead of a Motion to Dismiss
CCPA Regulations Amendments Effective January 1, 2026: A Practical Roadmap for In-House Counsel
CCPA Regulations Amendments Effective January 1, 2026: A Practical Roadmap for In-House Counsel
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) Regulations got a New Year update, with amendments effective on January 1, 2026. Think of these...
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January 9, 2026 at 6:26 PM
CCPA Regulations Amendments Effective January 1, 2026: A Practical Roadmap for In-House Counsel
Happy New Year! Now Get to Work — Areas Where Employers Should Think About Compliance for 2026
Happy New Year! Now Get to Work — Areas Where Employers Should Think About Compliance for 2026
Employers should be thinking about whether to address the following areas of workplace compliance in 2026. These items on the employer to-do list...
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January 9, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Happy New Year! Now Get to Work — Areas Where Employers Should Think About Compliance for 2026
SHIFT: Court Orders Plaintiff to Pay for Cost of Massive Discovery Production Required From Duke Energy–And Its a Start
SHIFT: Court Orders Plaintiff to Pay for Cost of Massive Discovery Production Required From Duke Energy–And Its a Start
So Troutman Amin, LLP won ANOTHER huge discovery ruling yesterday, keeping up its perfect track record of avoiding large scale class discovery...
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January 9, 2026 at 6:22 PM
SHIFT: Court Orders Plaintiff to Pay for Cost of Massive Discovery Production Required From Duke Energy–And Its a Start
Ruling on Another Website Wiretapping Action Offers Pathway for Nationwide Class Actions: 4 Steps to Take Now
Ruling on Another Website Wiretapping Action Offers Pathway for Nationwide Class Actions: 4 Steps to Take Now
A California federal court recently allowed a Federal Wiretap Act case to proceed against Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, opening a...
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January 9, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Ruling on Another Website Wiretapping Action Offers Pathway for Nationwide Class Actions: 4 Steps to Take Now
The BR Privacy & Security Download: January 2026
The BR Privacy & Security Download: January 2026
Welcome to this month’s issue of The BR Privacy & Security Download, the digital newsletter of Blank Rome’s Privacy, Security & Data Protection...
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January 9, 2026 at 5:47 PM
The BR Privacy & Security Download: January 2026
IPEDS Changes are Approved – new ACTS data collection is now live
IPEDS Changes are Approved – new ACTS data collection is now live
While the 2025 calendar year was winding down, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) quietly announced that they had received...
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January 9, 2026 at 4:52 PM
IPEDS Changes are Approved – new ACTS data collection is now live
Three States, One Date: Ringing in the New Year with Indiana, Kentucky, and Rhode Island
Three States, One Date: Ringing in the New Year with Indiana, Kentucky, and Rhode Island
Indiana, Kentucky, and Rhode Island rang in the new year with their comprehensive privacy laws taking effect on January 1, 2026. Almost half of...
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January 9, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Three States, One Date: Ringing in the New Year with Indiana, Kentucky, and Rhode Island
Mayor Mamdani Signals Aggressive Consumer Protection Enforcement
Mayor Mamdani Signals Aggressive Consumer Protection Enforcement
New York City inaugurated its new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, on January 1, 2026. As part of his new administration, Mayor Mamdani appointed former...
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January 9, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Mayor Mamdani Signals Aggressive Consumer Protection Enforcement
2026 Year in Preview: European Digital Regulatory Developments for Companies to Watch Out For
2026 Year in Preview: European Digital Regulatory Developments for Companies to Watch Out For
As we ring in the new year, we want to make you aware of key issues that we expect lawmakers and regulators to focus on in the months ahead.
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January 9, 2026 at 1:26 PM
2026 Year in Preview: European Digital Regulatory Developments for Companies to Watch Out For
Data Privacy Awareness Month: Managing Employee Data Privacy and Breach Risk
Data Privacy Awareness Month: Managing Employee Data Privacy and Breach Risk
January is Data Privacy Awareness Month, an appropriate time for employers to assess how they collect, use, store, and protect employee personal...
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January 9, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Data Privacy Awareness Month: Managing Employee Data Privacy and Breach Risk
The FCC Delays Effective Date of TCPA Revoke-All Rule Until January 31, 2027
The FCC Delays Effective Date of TCPA Revoke-All Rule Until January 31, 2027
On January 6, 2026, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) entered an order again delaying the effective date of the “revoke-all” rule...
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January 9, 2026 at 3:30 AM
The FCC Delays Effective Date of TCPA Revoke-All Rule Until January 31, 2027
New Year, New AI Laws and Focus
New Year, New AI Laws and Focus
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in employment recruiting and hiring is proliferating. Until this past year, legal regulation has...
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January 8, 2026 at 9:08 PM
New Year, New AI Laws and Focus
ASTP/ONC's Year-End Moves Mark a Strategic Pivot in Federal Health IT Policy
ASTP/ONC's Year-End Moves Mark a Strategic Pivot in Federal Health IT Policy
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ASTP/ONC)...
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January 8, 2026 at 9:05 PM
ASTP/ONC's Year-End Moves Mark a Strategic Pivot in Federal Health IT Policy
Privacy and Cybersecurity Client Alert | January 2026 | 2026 Privacy Compliance Uplifts and Enforcement Risks
Privacy and Cybersecurity Client Alert | January 2026 | 2026 Privacy Compliance Uplifts and Enforcement Risks
A compliance roadmap for a year that brings new state laws, more demanding requirements, and greater enforcement risks.
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January 8, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Privacy and Cybersecurity Client Alert | January 2026 | 2026 Privacy Compliance Uplifts and Enforcement Risks