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 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,…

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…

By Zachary DouglasHere’s a snapshot of some privacy developments from this summer. If you missed our last post, you can find it here. US STATE LAW Coalition of 16 States Defend Transgender Student Privacy A coalition of 16 states, including Massachusetts; California; Colorado; Connecticut; Washington, D.C.; Hawaii; Illinois; Maine; Maryland; Minnesota; New Jersey; New York; Oregon; Rhode Island;…

Here’s a snapshot of a few privacy developments from the past few weeks. If you missed our last post, you can find it here.  US State Law Arkansas Files Lawsuits Against TikTok, MetaThe state of Arkansas filed lawsuits on March 28 against social media companies TikTok and Meta. The lawsuits claim that these companies deceived consumers…

By Leslie VelozHere’s a snapshot of a few privacy developments from the past few weeks. If you missed our last post, you can find it here.  US STATE LAW Utah Passes Social Media Laws Just a year after passing a comprehensive privacy law, Utah becomes the first state in the United States to pass a law that significantly…

By Elizabeth Crooks and Deb GrayHere’s a snapshot of the privacy, security, and data developments tracked by our team over the past few weeks. If you missed our last post, you can find it here. US STATE LAW California Privacy Protection Agency asks for Preliminary Comments The California Privacy Protection Agency issued an Invitation for Preliminary Comments…

By Deb Gray Our friends at KL&M Law, in Warsaw Poland, were kind enough to share unpublished decisions from the data protection authority (DPA) of Poland (UODO) that they obtained as part of a recent information request. The unpublished decisions involve controllers who received reprimands from the DPA related to non-compliance with the General Data…