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    Feb. 12, 2025

Children’s Privacy Grows Up: Seven Compliance Areas for Protecting Teens

Companies are increasingly blocking targeted advertising to teen users in response to demanding state laws in Texas, Maryland, Colorado, Connecticut and several others that are designed to protect minors. Concluding a series on the expanded and jumbled legal landscape for regulating companies’ online interactions with minors, this article provides practical compliance considerations for businesses around requirements common to multiple laws, discusses a unified approach to protecting a vulnerable group and offers sources for guidance in 2025. Part one examined the key pacesetter laws and noted five legislative and enforcement trends. Part two spotlighted the most significant impacts from the FTC’s update to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Rule. See “Preparing for U.S. State Law Privacy Compliance in 2025” (Dec. 11, 2024).

AI Governance: Striking the Balance Between Innovation, Ethics and Accountability

To fully unlock AI’s potential, organizations should move beyond fear or complacency and embrace a framework that balances innovation with responsibility. Achieving this balance requires robust AI governance, seamless integration of risk management into existing processes, and a culture that values transparency, fairness and accountability. In this guest article, Pari Sarnot, a member of the cyber privacy and risk advisory practice at Grant Thornton Advisors LLC, offers a practical roadmap of key considerations for establishing an AI governance program, including the role of trustworthy AI and steps to take in the AI solution lifecycle development process. The views Sarnot expresses in this article are her own and do not represent those of current or previous employers. See our two-part series on the practicalities of AI governance: “AI Governance Gets Real: Tips From a Chat Platform on Building a Program” (Feb. 1, 2023), and “AI Governance Gets Real: Core Compliance Strategies” (Feb. 8, 2023).

New Jersey and Oregon Advisories Contribute to AI Guidance From State AGs

In the continued absence of federal AI legislation, numerous state AGs are leading the way with advisories that address how AI applies within the ambit of their state’s civil rights, antidiscrimination and data privacy laws. This article highlights key points from recent advisories and offers practical compliance takeaways, with insights from partners at Fisher Phillips, Orrick, Troutman Pepper Locke and ZwillGen. See “California’s Pending Automated Decision-Making Technology Regulations Will Further Focus Consumers’ Attention on AI” (Feb. 5, 2025).

Manatt Adds AI, Data Protection and Technology Partner in San Francisco

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips has welcomed Tod Cohen to its digital and technology group in the firm’s San Francisco office. He arrives from Steptoe. For commentary from Cohen, see “Former Twitter and eBay Counsel Talks Overblown Fears, Third-Party Data Management, and CDA Section 230” (Apr. 7, 2021). For insights from Manatt, see “Examining Utah’s Pioneering State AI Law” (Apr. 3, 2024); and “Checklist Covering CSRB Recommendations on Five Areas for Strengthening Cyber Defenses” (Mar. 27, 2024).

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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 

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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.