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On December 11, 2025, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (“CISA”) released its Cybersecurity Performance Goals 2.0 (“CPG 2.0”), an update to its core set of recommended cybersecurity practices for critical infrastructure owners and operators, which we previously wrote about here.  Established by the 2021 National Security Memorandum…

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In a new post on Inside Global Tech, we discuss the European Commission’s call for evidence on the best approach to addressing structural problems in the areas of research, industrial capacity, and supply chain resilience. This call for evidence will feed into the European Commission’s broader Quantum Strategy.

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On September 5, 2025, the European Commission announced the launch of the process to adopt an adequacy decision for Brazil under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), involving an assessment of whether Brazil ensures an adequate level of personal data protection comparable to that in the EU. Once adopted, the decision would permit personal data to flow freely between Brazil and the EU without the need for additional safeguards, covering flows from businesses, public authorities, and research projects.

The Brazilian federal government, through the National Data Protection Authority (ANPD), announced that it is simultaneously considering adopting an equivalent adequacy decision to facilitate the uninterrupted flow of data from Brazil to the EU. The parallel initiatives highlight a mutual commitment to aligning privacy and data protection standards across the Atlantic, and take place in a context of closer bilateral relations and increased U.S. scrutiny of Brazilian and European digital policies.Continue Reading European Commission and Brazil Advance Towards Mutual Adequacy Decision

On April 7, 2025, South Africa’s Information Regulator announced a new requirement for organizations to report data breaches—referred to under local law as “security compromises”—via an online eServices Portal. The announcement marks a significant procedural shift in how companies must comply with the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013…

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On September 20, 2024, California Governor Newsom signed into law SB 976, the Protecting Our Kids from Social Media Addiction Act (the “Act”). The Act defines and prohibits an “addictive internet-based service or platform” from providing an “addictive feed” to a minor unless the platform has previously obtained verifiable parental consent. The Act will take effect on January 1, 2025, and the California Attorney General will promulgate regulations on age assurance and parental consent by January 1, 2027. This post summarizes the law’s key provisions. The law includes several technical definitions and exceptions, which are explained at the end of this post.Continue Reading California Passes Law to Protect Minors from “Addictive Feeds”

On September 28, California’s governor signed a number of bills into law, including to regulate health care facilities’ use of artificial intelligence (“AI”).  This included AB 3030, which regulates certain California-licensed health care facilities’ use of AI and SB 1223, which amends the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) to cover “neural data.”  We discuss each bill in turn below.

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On July 9, 2024, the FTC and California Attorney General settled a case against NGL Labs (“NGL”) and two of its co-founders. NGL Labs’ app, “NGL: ask me anything,” allows users to receive anonymous messages from their friends and social media followers. The complaint alleged violations of the FTC Act, the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act (ROSCA), the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), and California laws prohibiting deceptive advertising and prohibiting unfair and deceptive business practices.Continue Reading FTC Reaches Settlement with NGL Labs Over Children’s Privacy & AI

HHS Modifies Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy

On April 26, 2024, the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) at the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (“HHS”) published a final rule that modifies the Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information (“Privacy Rule”) under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) regarding protected health information (“PHI”) concerning reproductive health. We previously covered the proposed rule (hereinafter, “the NPRM”), which was published on April 17, 2023. The final rule aligns closely with the NPRM.Continue Reading HHS Modifies Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy

On April 24, 2024, President Biden signed into law H.R. 815, which includes the Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024 (“the Act”), a bill that passed the House 414-0 as H.R. 7520 on March 20.  The Act is one of several recent actions by the U.S. government to regulate transfers of U.S. personal data for national security reasons, with a particular focus on China.  While the ultimate policy objectives are similar, the Act takes a different approach by comparison to the Biden Administration’s Executive Order on Preventing Access to Americans’ Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern (“the EO”), which the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) is in the process of implementing.  We summarize below some key features of the Act, which will go into effect on June 23, 2024.Continue Reading Congress Passes Bill Prohibiting Sharing or Selling Americans’ Sensitive Data to Entities Controlled by Foreign Adversaries