Cybersecurity & Privacy

  • April 28, 2026

    Google Says EU's Android Measures Undermine Privacy

    European enforcers are calling on Google to give competing artificial intelligence services open access to key Android features and functions, but the tech giant said the changes are unnecessary and would undermine privacy and security protections.

  • April 28, 2026

    Chinese Man Extradited From Italy Over COVID Data Theft

    A Chinese citizen has appeared before a Houston federal court after being extradited from Italy to face charges for his alleged role in the Microsoft "HAFNIUM" cyberattack that was allegedly orchestrated by the Chinese government to target U.S. COVID-19 research.

  • April 27, 2026

    Fed. Privacy Bill Favors Biz Over People, Calif. Agency Says

    The California Privacy Protection Agency is the latest to speak out against a recent congressional proposal to establish a federal data privacy framework that would wipe out more stringent state protections, arguing Monday that this approach would be a "significant step backward" in efforts to shield consumers from data misuse.

  • April 27, 2026

    Meta Seeks A Rally As Instagram Addiction Suit Losses Mount

    After a run of litigation losses, Meta Platforms Inc. will have to rethink its strategy in and out of court in an effort to beat back suits from coast to coast claiming that it is illegally hooking kids on Instagram, experts said, with everything from aggressive litigation to a global settlement on the table.

  • April 27, 2026

    TikTok Says Texas Trial Can't Happen 'Til October

    There is no world where discovery in Texas' lawsuit against TikTok can be completed in the next six weeks, the social media behemoth has told a Texas state court, saying that "it is now beyond doubt that the assumptions underlying the current scheduling order are wrong."

  • April 27, 2026

    Colo. AG Agrees To Pause Enforcement Of Landmark AI Law

    Colorado Attorney General Philip Weiser has agreed not to enforce a new Centennial State law requiring "clear and conspicuous notice" of artificial intelligence use while state lawmakers complete rulemaking and contemplate potentially replacing the law, according to a notice filed in xAI's case challenging the measure.

  • April 27, 2026

    Meta, Food Banks Beat Pixel Privacy Suit For Now

    A California federal judge delivered on her earlier indication at a hearing that she would dismiss a proposed privacy class action against Meta Platforms Inc. and several food banks, saying visitors to food assistance websites failed to show their privacy rights were violated.

  • April 27, 2026

    Sanctions Eyed In Otterbourg Leader's 'Scandalous' $10M Suit

    Otterbourg PC Chairman Richard L. Stehl and his attorneys should be sanctioned for adding "salacious" and legally unnecessary allegations to a retooled complaint seeking $10 million against James Cretella, a former law partner accused of accessing data about his onetime boss before departing for another firm, Cretella has argued.

  • April 27, 2026

    Justices Struggle With Constitutionality Of Geofence Warrants

    U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday appeared split on a Fourth Amendment challenge to the constitutionality of geofence warrants, which compel technology companies to turn over users' location data to law enforcement, grappling with technical, legal and practical complexities.

  • April 27, 2026

    China Blocks Meta's Planned $2B Manus AI Acquisition

    China's top economic planning body on Monday ordered the cancellation of Meta Platforms Inc.'s planned acquisition of Chinese artificial intelligence company Manus.

  • April 27, 2026

    Mass. Fines Fidelity $1.25M Over 'Image ID' Data Breach

    A Fidelity unit has agreed to pay a $1.25 million fine to end Massachusetts' claims that a failure to enforce cybersecurity protocols led to a data breach affecting 77,000 brokerage customers, according to a consent order filed on Monday with the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth.

  • April 24, 2026

    Korean Search Giant, Others Escape App Data Privacy Suit

    A California federal judge has trimmed a putative class action accusing South Korean internet conglomerate and search giant Naver Corp. and several affiliates of illegally collecting biometric data from users of a pair of messaging and photo-editing apps, finding the court lacked jurisdiction over Naver and other foreign defendants while allowing some privacy claims to proceed against the remaining companies.

  • April 24, 2026

    Justices To Focus On Alien Tort Statute In Cisco Spying Case

    The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case on Tuesday with implications for U.S. companies doing business with foreign governments, and decide whether the Ninth Circuit was right to reinstate an Alien Tort Statute suit alleging that Cisco Systems Inc. helped the Chinese government's allegedly unlawful crackdown on the Falun Gong religious movement.

  • April 24, 2026

    Hikvision Lacks Standing In FCC Fight, DC Circ. Told

    Hikvision doesn't have the standing to take the Federal Communications Commission to court over its decision to place modular transmitters on the so-called covered list, a list of equipment deemed to pose a national security risk, the agency told the D.C. Circuit.

  • April 24, 2026

    Up Last At High Court: TPS, Geofence, Skinny Labels

    The U.S. Supreme Court will close out its oral argument portion of the 2025 October term by hearing a panoply of disputes over the constitutionality of geofence warrants, the existence of aiding and abetting torture claims, and the rescission of temporary protected status for hundreds of thousands of immigrants.

  • April 24, 2026

    Bankers Endorse FCC Fines For 'Know Your Customer' Regs

    Bankers are pleased that the Federal Communications Commission is floating the idea of imposing "know your customer" rules on originating telecom providers and finding those that don't comply, since bank numbers are often among those most "spoofed" by bad actors.

  • April 24, 2026

    AI Co. Founder Copied Real Estate Appraisal Tool, Suit Says

    A 21-year-old founder of an artificial intelligence startup posed as a licensed real estate appraiser to gain access to a residential appraisal software company's data collection tool and share it with his own employees, who duplicated aspects of the product, the software company has alleged in a California federal court.

  • April 24, 2026

    Pa. Beats Challenge To Rule Keeping Voter Records Offline

    Pennsylvania's procedures for requesting copies of its voter rolls comply with the National Voter Registration Act, but so does a state rule preventing a national group from publishing that information on the internet in its hunt for voter fraud, a federal judge ruled Thursday.

  • April 24, 2026

    Cigna Plan Members Say HIPAA Notice Backs Privacy Claims

    A group of Cigna health plan participants who claimed the company failed to protect their private health information when it tracked their website activities told a Pennsylvania federal judge that the insurance giant should not be allowed to dodge new allegations that their HIPAA rights were violated.

  • April 24, 2026

    Judge Won't Halt Anthropic Calif. Suit Amid DC Circ. Case

    Anthropic PBC's lawsuit challenging the Pentagon's designation of the artificial intelligence company as supply chain risk to national security can proceed in California federal court while the government appeals an injunction and a parallel challenge plays out at the D.C. Circuit. 

  • April 23, 2026

    2nd Circ. Backs NBCUniversal In Suit Over Video Data Sharing

    The Second Circuit on Thursday refused to revive a proposed class action accusing NBCUniversal of violating the Video Privacy Protection Act, finding that the dispute was "materially indistinguishable" from a separate precedential panel ruling that set the standard for what qualifies as personally identifiable information under the federal law.

  • April 23, 2026

    Amazon Urges 9th Circ. To Uphold Block On Perplexity AI Bot

    Amazon on Wednesday pressed the Ninth Circuit to leave in place an injunction blocking a startup's artificial intelligence tool, Comet, from purchasing items on Amazon.com, calling the tool "a textbook violation" of federal and state law and arguing that the injunction is backed by a robust record.

  • April 23, 2026

    2nd Circ. Revives Copyright Fight Over Michael Jordan Video

    The Second Circuit on Thursday revived parts of a videographer's copyright lawsuit against an online news publisher, ruling in a precedential decision that a lower court wrongly dismissed infringement claims over a video showing basketball legend Michael Jordan breaking up a fight and screenshots used with headlines.

  • April 23, 2026

    Womble Bond Hires Privacy And AI Governance Atty In D.C.

    Womble Bond Dickinson has added a lawyer with more than two decades of experience advising technology companies and enterprises to its corporate and securities practice group in Washington, D.C., saying she will help clients navigate changes in data privacy, cybersecurity and consumer protection.

  • April 23, 2026

    Alaska Air Credit Union Left Members' Info Exposed, Suit Says

    A Las Vegas woman has lodged a proposed class action against a Washington-based credit union that provides services to Alaska Airlines employees and their families, claiming the financial institution failed to use reasonable security measures to protect members' personal data that was exposed in a cyberattack.

Expert Analysis

  • Navigating AI In The Legal Industry

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    As artificial intelligence becomes an increasingly integral part of legal practice, Law360 guest commentary this year examined evolving ethical obligations, how the plaintiffs bar is using AI to level the playing field against corporate defense teams, and the attendant risks of adoption.

  • A 6th Circ. Snapshot: 3 Cases That Defined 2025

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    With more than a thousand opinions issued this year, three rulings from the Sixth Circuit stood out for the impact they'll have on the practice of civil procedure, including a net neutrality decision, a class certification standards ruling and an opinion about vulgarity in school, say attorneys at Ice Miller.

  • How Fractional GCs Can Manage Risks Of Engagement

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    As more organizations eliminate their in-house legal departments in favor of outsourcing legal work, fractional general counsel roles offer practitioners an engaging and flexible way to practice at a high level, but they can also present legal, ethical and operational risks that must be proactively managed, say attorneys at Boies Schiller.

  • SEC Rulemaking Radar: A Reset, A Shift And A Preview Of '26

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    With major proposals withdrawn and new priorities emerging, forthcoming U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission proposals in 2026 will look to reshape how digital assets are regulated, recalibrate market structure and simplify how small companies go public, says Christopher Grobbel at Goodwin.

  • Changes In Crypto, Cybersecurity Defined NY Banking In 2025

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    The major takeaways from 2025 in New York banking policy involve updated guidance, regulations and requirements primarily affecting innovation and digital banking, in areas such as cybersecurity, virtual currencies, and buy now, pay later programs, say attorneys at Steptoe.

  • Reviewing 2025's Most Pertinent Wiretap Developments

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    2025 was a remarkable year in the world of web tracking wiretapping litigation, not only for the increased caseload but also because of numerous developing theories of liability, with disputes expected to continue unabated in 2026, say attorneys at Squire Patton.

  • Series

    Nature Photography Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Nature photography reminds me to focus on what is in front of me and to slow down to achieve success, and, in embracing the value of viewing situations through different lenses, offers skills transferable to the practice of law, says Brian Willett at Saul Ewing.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Practical Problem Solving

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    Issue-spotting skills are well honed in law school, but practicing attorneys must also identify clients’ problems and true goals, and then be able to provide solutions, says Mary Kate Hogan at Quarles & Brady.

  • Reviewing 2025's State And Federal AI Regulations

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    In light of increasing state and federal action to oversee the use of artificial intelligence, companies that develop or deploy the technology should keep abreast of current and forthcoming AI laws and consider their applicability to their business activities, says Jessica Brigman at Spencer Fane.

  • What Trump Order Limiting State AI Regs Means For Insurers

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    Last week's executive order seeking to preclude states from regulating artificial intelligence will likely have minimal impact on insurers, but the order and related congressional activities may portend a federal expectation of consistent state oversight of insurers' AI use, says Kathleen Birrane at DLA Piper.

  • How Workforce, Tech Will Affect 2026 Construction Landscape

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    As the construction industry's center of gravity shifts from traditional commercial work to infrastructure, energy, industrial and data-hosting facilities, the effects of evolving technology and persistent labor shortages are reshaping real estate dealmaking, immigration policy debates and government contracting risk, say attorneys at Cozen O'Connor.

  • 4 Privacy Trends This Year With Lessons For Companies

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    As organizations plan for ongoing privacy law changes, 2025 trends that include a shift of activity from the federal to the state level mean companies should take an adaptive and principle-based approach to privacy programs rather than trying to memorize constantly changing laws, say attorneys at Sheppard Mullin.

  • Opinion

    A Uniform Federal Rule Would Curb Gen AI Missteps In Court

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    To address the patchwork of courts’ standing orders on generative artificial intelligence, curbing abuses and relieving the burden on judges, the federal judiciary should consider amending its civil procedure rules to require litigants to certify they’ve reviewed legal filings for accuracy, say attorneys at Shook Hardy.

  • Series

    The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Integrating Practice Groups

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    Enacting unified leadership and consistent client service standards ensures law firm practice groups connect and collaborate around shared goals, turning a law firm merger into a platform for growth rather than a period of disruption, says Brian Catlett at Fennemore Craig.

  • Nonprofits Face Uncertainty Over Political Activity Rules

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    Two federal court decisions suggesting that the Internal Revenue Service's rules for 501(c)(4) organizations' political activity may be too vague to survive constitutional scrutiny leave nonprofit organizations caught between constitutional limits on government regulation of speech and tax limits on their exempt status, say attorneys at BakerHostetler.

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