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    Mar. 12, 2025

Managing Tracking Technologies and Their Privacy Dilemmas in 2025

The growing use of tracking technologies, such as cookies, pixels, web beacons and chatbots, has and will continue to lead to increased scrutiny from regulators and courts. Common website practices are scrutinized under various laws, including wiretap laws like the California Invasion of Privacy Act, privacy laws like the CCPA, and HIPAA, with inconsistent or even directly contradictory court rulings. In this guest article, Bass, Berry & Sims members Alex Davenport and Roy Wyman explore legal and regulatory developments around use of tracking technologies and offer practical compliance and operational measures to take to avoid potential liability. See this four-part series on tracking technologies: “Privacy Regulation, Enforcement and Risk” (Jan. 17, 2024), “A Deep Dive on What They Are and How They Work” (Jan. 31, 2024), “A 360‑Degree Governance Plan” (Feb. 21, 2024), and “Compliance Challenges and Solutions” (Apr. 17, 2024).

The Algorithmic CCO: Practical Steps for Implementing AI in Compliance

The role of the CCO has long been defined by labor-intensive, manual tasks – such as ensuring regulatory filings are both accurate and timely. Effective use of AI in compliance can transform a CCO from a reactive “policeman” role to that of a strategic partner – an “Algorithmic CCO” for the digital age. This second installment of a two-part guest article series by Brian Meyer, a partner at AirGC, discusses the changing skill set required of the modern CCO, practical steps for implementing AI in compliance functions and the future of AI in hedge fund governance. The first article examined current and emerging AI use cases in compliance, and potential regulatory challenges. See “Transforming Security and Privacy Workloads With Generative AI: A Comprehensive Framework” (Feb. 19, 2025).

Holland & Knight Welcomes Former FBI GC in Washington, D.C.

Holland & Knight has welcomed Bradley Brooker as a partner in its national security & defense industry group in Washington, D.C. He will also be a member of the firm’s public policy & regulation and data strategy, security & privacy groups. For insights from Holland & Knight, see “Loyal to a Fault? Customer Loyalty Programs in the Age of Comprehensive Privacy Laws” (Oct. 9, 2024); and “What Texas’ Record $1.4‑Billion Deal With Meta Portends for Biometric Data Capture and Use” (Aug. 21, 2024).

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Celebrating Data Privacy Day 2025

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Cybersecurity Awareness Month

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Spotlight on Trailblazing Women

To mark International Women’s Day 2024, women editors and reporters of ION Analytics interviewed outstanding women in the industries and jurisdictions we cover. In this part, Jill Abitbol, Managing Editor of the Cybersecurity Law Report and Anti-Corruption Report, features notable women in data privacy, cybersecurity, white collar defense, compliance and anti-corruption law, including Christina Montgomery, Leslie Shanklin, Palmina Fava, Alexandra Ross and Lucinda Low. Enjoy reading their inspiring remarks here.

We Celebrate Data Privacy Day 2024

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Spotlight on Trailblazing Women

In honor of International Women’s Day, some of ION Analytics' editorial teams led by women interviewed notable women in the markets and industries we cover. In this part, the Cybersecurity Law Report highlighted notable women in compliance and hedge fund, data privacy and cybersecurity, and anti-corruption law, including Amii Barnard-Bahn, Abigail Bell, Genna Garver, Jane Horvath, Barbara Li, Amy Mushahwar, Mara Senn and Carol Widger. The interviews are here.

 

 

 

Webinar on Compliant International Data Transfers

Listen here to our discussion with our colleagues at Ethos Privacy, which took place on March 1, 2022, on how to approach international data transfer challenges. 

Webinar on Getting a Handle on Vendor Contracts

A recording of the March 10 webinar can be accessed here. 

Cybersecurity Resolutions for 2021

In this quick take video, we talk about some of our cybersecurity resolutions for 2021.

Facial Recognition Concerns

In this short video, we discuss the privacy and bias concerns with facial recognition technology.

Planning for the Return to Work 

We discuss a few return-to-work privacy issues in this short video.

ACR and CSLR Spring Update 2020

The Senior Editors of the Anti-Corruption Report and the Cybersecurity Law Report recently teamed up to present an update on the trends and hot topics in the anti-corruption, cybersecurity and data privacy spaces since the beginning of the year and what the publications will be focusing on in the coming months. A complimentary download of the webinar is available here.

Upcoming Webinar: Companywide Work From Home - Cybersecurity and Privacy Best Practices

Please join us on Monday, March 23, 2020, from 12:00 p.m.- 12:30 p.m. EDT for a complimentary webinar discussing the cybersecurity and privacy challenges the shift to remote working has created and how to overcome them. Registration information for the webinar is here. 

Upcoming Webinar to Explore Best Practices for Alternative Data Use

Please join us on Wednesday, January 15, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. EST for a complimentary webinar hosted by our sister publication, the Hedge Fund Law Report, discussing issues relating to the use of alternative data by private fund managers. To register for the webinar, click here.

Upcoming HFLR/CSLR Webinar to Explore Strategies and Tactics for Conducting an Effective Tabletop Exercise

Please join the Hedge Fund Law Report and the Cybersecurity Law Report on Tuesday, July 30, 2019, at 1:00 p.m. ET for a complimentary webinar discussing the strategies and tactics companies can employ to conduct an effective tabletop exercise. GCs and CCOs are encouraged to invite their CISOs and CTOs to join as well. The webinar will be moderated by Shaw Horton, Associate Editor of the Hedge Fund Law Report, and will feature Luke Dembosky, partner at Debevoise, John “Four” Flynn, chief information security officer at Uber, and Jill Abitbol, Senior Editor of the Cybersecurity Law Report. Registration for the webinar is available here.

Anti-Corruption Webinar: How HPE Is Using Its New T&E Tool to Generate Compliance Metrics

Measuring the effectiveness of a compliance program can be tricky, but some companies are finding ways to use their existing internal controls to generate useful data. Join our sister publication the Anti-Corruption Report (ACR) for a complimentary webinar that explores Hewlett Packard Enterprises’ new travel-and-entertainment-approval tool. On Wednesday, March 27, 2019, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EDT, the ACR’s Megan Zwiebel will interview Becky Rohr, vice-president of anti-corruption and global trade at Hewlett Packard Enterprises, about how they are using their T&E tool to measure and improve compliance. Registration information is here.