Privacy Law Matters Blog

The Hintze Law team continues to monitor global privacy and data security developments to provide timely, practical insights for clients. Below is a summary of key updates from October 2026.  For developments in AI, please see our latest Global AI Updates. If you’d like to receive email alerts for our blog posts, visit our blog page to…

Hintze Law’s Global AI Update provides a curated overview of key AI-related legal and regulatory updates. We spotlight new developments and emerging trends to help organizations that are developing, deploying, or relying on AI technologies to stay ahead of what’s next. Please also check out our latest Global Privacy Updates post. If you’d like to receive email…

The Hintze Law team continues to monitor global privacy and data security developments to provide timely, practical insights for clients. Below is a summary of key updates from August and September 2026. For developments in AI, please see our latest Global AI Updates.If you’d like to receive email alerts for our blog posts, visit our…

For businesses operating across the U.S., UK, and EU, cookie and tracking technology compliance is becoming increasingly complex. While organizations in Europe are accustomed to consent-based requirements for nonessential cookies and trackers, the U.S. presents a different mix of regulatory requirements and litigation risk. In Episode 2 of Data Across the Pond, Hintze Law’s Sam…

California enacted AB 1159 on September 10, 2026. The law substantially expands student privacy obligations for education technology providers providing services to early learners, K-12, and higher-education students. It amends the K-12 Pupil Online Personal Information Protection Act  (KOPIPA), and Early Learning Personal Information Protection Act (ELIPA). It also creates the Higher Education Student Information…

Hintze Law has launched its first podcast, Data Across the Pond with Hintze.  This new podcast will explore how the U.S. is regulating AI, privacy, and cybersecurity, and will discuss how this compares to UK and European approaches.   Hosted by Sam Castic, a U.S. lawyer and head of the firm's London office, Data Across the Pond…

By Jennifer Ruehr (August 28, 2026) On Aug. 13, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California allowed significant portions of the proposed class action in In re: Otter.ai Privacy Litigation to proceed.The suit, first filed in August 2025, challenges Otter.ai Inc.'s transcription and AI notetaking services. The plaintiffs allege that the company's…

Hintze Law is pleased to announce the opening of its London office--Hintze UK Ltd.   Hintze UK Ltd. serves as a bridge between Hintze Law and its growing number of clients based in, or with offices in, the UK, Europe, and beyond. Our new location in London, one of the world's leading centers for business,…

Hintze Law’s Global AI Update provides a curated overview of key AI-related legal and regulatory updates. We spotlight new developments and emerging trends to help organizations that are developing, deploying, or relying on AI technologies to stay ahead of what’s next. Please also check out our latest Global Privacy Updates post. If you’d like to receive email…

Hintze is pleased to announce that eight of its lawyers have been recognized in the 2027 editions of The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America. This recognition spans the firm's core practice areas of artificial intelligence, privacy and data security, technology, information technology, and advertising law, reflecting the breadth…