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In 2024, the Illinois General Assembly amended the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) to clarify that an individual cannot seek recovery for multiple alleged violations of BIPA when those violations concern the same person, defendant entity, and method of collection.
On April 1, 2026, the Seventh Circuit issued its decision in Clay v. Union…
Organisations are increasingly turning to AI-enabled tools throughout the recruitment lifecycle, from CV filtering and suitability scoring to online assessments and behavioural analysis. These tools can offer real advantages, including faster hiring processes and the potential to reduce human bias that inevitably exists in traditional recruitment. However, their use often creates a tension with data…
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has published an exposure draft of the landmark Privacy (Children’s Online Privacy) Code 2026 (Code), which crystallises expectations around how personal information of children must be collected and handled under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act).
The Code applies on a “per service” basis to providers…
Providers of online coaching services take note: The German Federal Court of Justice (BGH) has recently provided clarity on which coaching offerings qualify as “distance learning” and thus, fall under the approval requirement of the German Distance Learning Act (FernUSG).
Anyone offering digital coaching models without the required official approval is taking a major risk.…
California’s Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (CAADCA) remains at the center of one of the most significant legal battles in children’s privacy law. On March 12, 2026, the Ninth Circuit issued its latest decision in NetChoice, LLC v. Bonta, partially affirming and partially vacating the district court’s preliminary injunction that had blocked the law’s enforcement. For…
On March 5, 2026, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CalPrivacy or the Agency) announced a $375,703 settlement with Ford Motor Company (Ford), stemming from its long-running investigation into the privacy practices of connected vehicle manufacturers, an inquiry the Agency has been pursuing since 2023.
The Ford matter was announced just days after CalPrivacy’s settlement with…
S‑RM’s 2026 Cyber Incident Insights Report offers one of the clearest indicators yet of how rapidly the global threat landscape is shifting. Drawing on more than 800 incidents handled throughout 2025, the report reveals a ransomware ecosystem that is expanding, fragmenting and becoming less predictable, while AI adoption(on both sides of the divide) introduces new…
On 10 February 2026, the Federal Government adopted its official government draft (Regierungsentwurf) for the AI Market Surveillance and Innovation Promotion Act (KI-Marktüberwachungs- und Innovationsförderungs-Gesetz – KI-MIG), setting out Germany’s supervisory architecture, enforcement powers, and penalty regime for AI systems under the EU AI Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689).
In our earlier overview of…
After a legislative lull last year, 2026 has brought a new wave of state privacy lawmaking activity.
A number of states have introduced comprehensive state privacy bills during the legislative cycle, reflecting a continued trend toward expanding individual privacy rights and creating new compliance obligations on businesses that collect and process personal data.
While many…
On March 3, 2026, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CalPrivacy) announced a settlement with PlayOn Sports (formerly 2080 Media, Inc.), imposing a $1.1 million administrative fine and sweeping compliance obligations. Reached in January, the settlement marks a significant escalation in state privacy enforcement and is the first CalPrivacy action to address privacy violations involving students and…
