Privacy Law Matters Blog

By: Alex Schlight, Taylor Widawski, and Cameron Cantrell Hintze Law’s monthly Global AI Update by our AI + ML Group provides a curated overview of key AI‑related legal and regulatory updates from the past month. We spotlight new developments and emerging trends to help organizations that are developing, deploying, or relying on AI technologies stay…

By: Alex Schlight, Taylor Widawski, and Cameron Cantrell Hintze Law’s monthly Global AI Update provides a curated overview of key AI‑related legal and regulatory updates from the past month. We spotlight new developments and emerging trends to help organizations that are developing, deploying, or relying on AI technologies stay ahead of what’s next.  If you’d…

By Cameron CantrellOn October 11, 2025, California’s Governor Newsom signed AB 489, a law designed to address health advice from artificial intelligence (“AI”). It will take effect on January 1, 2026. California Currently Prohibits Misrepresentations of License to Practice Medicine and Regulates Generative AI in Health CareSeveral California laws prohibit a person from using specified…

By Leslie Veloz On October 13th, 2025, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law AB 853, which amends the California Artificial Intelligence Transparency Act (AI Transparency Act (SB 942)), a law placing obligations on makers of generative AI systems aimed at increasing transparency to allow individuals to more easily assess whether digital content is generated or…

By Clara De Abreu E Souza On Oct. 13, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 243 – Companion Chatbots. SB 243, authored by Senator Steve Padilla, requires operators of companion chatbot platforms to notify users that the chatbot is AI, provide specific disclosures to minors, and restrict harmful content. The law…

By Clara De Abreu E Souza On September 29, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act (TFAIA). Authored by Senator Scott Wiener, TFAIA follows the release of the Governor’s California Report on Frontier AI Policy, which was drafted by the Joint California Policy Working Group on AI Frontier Models.…

By Hansenard PiouOn September 30th, the IAPP (formerly the International Association of Privacy Professionals) released its EU Digital Laws Report 2025, a comprehensive analysis explaining and synthesizing the requirements of core EU digital laws. The report aims to provide a resource to help the broadest possible class of organizations, platforms, and developers comply with the…

By Sam Castic The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) has adopted final regulations on privacy risk assessments, cybersecurity audits, and automated decisionmaking technology (ADMT), as well as amendments to existing CCPA regulations.  Final publication of the regulations is pending review by the Office of Administrative Law, and depending on when that occurs, the regulations will…

By Leslie Veloz and Jennifer RuehrThe Hong Kong Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (“PCPD”) recently published its Checklist on Guidelines for the Use of Generative AI by Employees (“Checklist”). The goal of the Checklist is to help organizations draft internal policies and procedures governing employee use of generative AI (“GenAI”) tools, especially…

By Jennifer RuehrMany of us are returning to work this month with New Year’s resolutions, predictions, and lists top of mind, and top of inbox.  As I turn back to work, I’m thinking ahead to how U.S. laws and regulations are going to impact my clients from a workforce perspective.  Here’s what is top of…