On June 2, 2026, Colorado Governor Jared Polis vetoed HB 26-1210, a bill that would have imposed requirements for use of “surveillance data” to set individualized prices for consumers or individualized wage setting for workers. The veto is yet another action in a trend of bills focused on regulating “surveillance” or “dynamic” pricing.
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State Comprehensive Privacy Law Round-Up: Several States Amend Their Privacy Statutes
In recent weeks, several state legislatures have amended their state comprehensive privacy laws. Some of these amendments have already been enacted into law, while others have passed their state legislature and await the governor’s signature.…
White House Launches “Gold Eagle” AI Cybersecurity Clearinghouse
On July 14, 2026, the Trump Administration announced the launch of a federal clearinghouse, “Gold Eagle,” that is designed to facilitate the sharing of AI-derived cybersecurity vulnerability information between government agencies, “American critical infrastructure companies,” and “open-source software partners.”
The creation of Gold Eagle is the latest in a series of Administration actions focused…
Connecticut Extends AI Regulation to Subscriptions
On May 27, the Connecticut governor signed into law a comprehensive artificial intelligence (“AI”) bill that regulates safety, transparency, and consumer protection, including subscription marketing (“SB 5”). Alongside key provisions on Employee Reporting Protections, AI Companions, and Automated Employment-Related Decision Technology (discussed in more detail here), SB 5 also sets out disclosure requirements for businesses…
CJEU Decides When Streaming Subscriptions Are Subject to the Right of Withdrawal
On July 9, 2026, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU” or “Court”) delivered its judgment in Sky Österreich Fernsehen (C-234/25), deciding that a streaming offering constitutes a digital service under the Consumer Rights Directive (Directive 2011/83/EU), rather than digital content, where the trader’s offering is of a dynamic nature and…
Looking beyond the tech sovereignty package: how the EU is moving to ensure tech sector resilience
On 3 June 2026, the European Commission published several legislative and policy measures wrapped up in one “tech sovereignty” package (see our posts summarising the package as a whole here, and diving deeper into the Cloud and AI Development Act here). But the EU’s tech sovereignty drive has a long history, and is…
FTC Settles with Hopper Over Hidden Fee Practices
On July 2, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced that Hopper (USA), Inc. and its Canadian parent, Hopper Inc., agreed to a $35 million settlement resolving allegations that Hopper engaged in unfair and deceptive fee practices in violation of Section 5 of the FTC Act and the Trade Regulation Rule on Unfair or Deceptive…
FTC Seeks Comment on Proposed Policy Statement Addressing AI Accuracy and Output Steering
By Laura Kim & Carter McCants
On July 1, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a proposed policy statement addressing what it describes as the “suppression of accuracy” in artificial intelligence (“AI”) systems and is seeking public comment through July 31, 2026. The proposal was issued pursuant to Executive Order 14365, Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence,…
Supreme Court Holds FTC Removal Protections Unconstitutional
On June 29, 2026, in a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court held that (1) the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) statutory “for‑cause” removal protection for Commissioners violates the Constitution’s separation of powers and (2) President Trump lawfully removed Rebecca Slaughter from the FTC. The Court concluded that because FTC Commissioners exercise executive power, they must…
Trump Administration Releases Two Executive Orders on Quantum
On June 22, 2026, the White House released two Executive Orders (EOs) on quantum technologies: Securing the Nation Against Advanced Cryptographic Attacks (EO 14412) and Ushering in the Next Frontier of Quantum Innovation (EO 14413). Through the first EO, the White House seeks “to safeguard America’s most sensitive data, [U.S.] critical infrastructure, and the digital…