Privacy Law Matters Blog

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 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 Susan Hintze and Hansenard Piou Note that the Autorité has not yet been published the decision in question as it is in process of redacting information relating to trade secrets. Please check back for updates.  On March 31st, 2025, the French Competition Authority (the Autorité), in collaboration with CNIL, announced Decision 25-D-02 of March 28,…

By Sam CasticThe post below was originally published by the IAPP at https://iapp.org/news/a/10-areas-for-privacy-programs-to-focus-in-2025.  This past year was another jammed one for privacy teams and it was not easy to stay on top of all the privacy litigation, enforcement trends, and new laws and regulations in the U.S.Distilling those into focus areas and actionable steps can…

By Emily Litka On July 9, 2024, The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office (LA DA) reached a settlement with NGL Labs, the maker of the “NGL: ask me anything” app and its co-founders. The complaint alleged violations of the Federal Trade Commission Act (FTC Act), the Children’s Online Privacy…

Hintze Law continuously tracks privacy and security updates around the world to bring you a regular update of the latest developments. Below is a snapshot of updates from the last month. If you missed our last round of updates, you can find those here.  United States: State Law Updates Connecticut Attorney General Reports on Privacy Act…