Privacy Law Matters Blog

When are privacy assessments needed, and what must they cover?  State privacy laws have a lot to say about this, and state laws are taking different approaches for when assessments are needed and what they must cover.  Why Organizations Do Privacy AssessmentsMany privacy programs have processes to conduct privacy assessments of business activities.  These processes…

By Susan Hintze, Emily Litka Sanford, and Hansenard Piou After months of uncertainty over whether and when Texas’s App Store Accountability Act (“Texas’s App Store Law”) would take effect, on the Supreme Court has ruled that it will not stand in the way of its enforcement while the Fifth Circuit considers constitutional challenges. The law…

Hintze Law and its lawyers have once again been recognized in Chambers & Partners for expertise in Privacy and Data Security in the 2026 Chambers Global Guide. These recognitions include Hintze Law’s fifth year being ranked as an Elite Law Firm for Privacy and Data Security as well as the firm’s third year receiving recognition…

By Felicity Slater, Sam Castic, Clara De Abreu E Souza New York's Algorithmic Pricing Disclosure Act, signed into law by Governor Kathy Hochul on May 9th, 2025, officially took effect this week. The act regulates algorithmic pricing and requires covered entities to clearly and conspicuously disclose to consumers when such pricing methods are used.Six days…

by Sam Castic and Felicity SlaterA class action suit was recently filed against the companies that operate Uncle Ike's, a Seattle-area marijuana retailer. The suit filed in Washington federal court alleges common law tort claims, ECPA claims, and a claim under the My Health My Data Act (‘MHMDA’ or ‘the Act’).  Unlike the MHMDA claims…

By Cameron Cantrell On Monday October 20, the Eastern District of Missouri dismissed a proposed class action based on the federal Video Privacy Protection Act (“VPPA”) against CoStar, the company behind Apartments.com. This decision further cements the Circuit courts’ split in determining which entities are subject to the VPPA, with the Eighth Circuit (where Missouri…

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 Hansenard Piou On October 13th, 2025, Governor Newsom signed the Digital Age Assurance Act (AB 1043) into law. Introduced by co-authors Assembly Member Buffy Wicks and Senator Tom Umberg, the law establishes age-assurance requirements for computer and mobile operating system providers and app stores as well as app developers with an aim to protect children’s…

By Clara De Abreu E SouzaOn October 8, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 656 — Account Cancellation. AB 656, authored by Assembly member Pilar Schiavo, focuses on social media platforms and requires them to provide users with a clear and accessible way to delete their accounts. This action must also…