For businesses, the rules governing AI and personal information are being rewritten in real time, and the cost of falling behind has never been higher. AI touches nearly every aspect of daily life and has become near ubi ...
Authors: Fred W. Alvarez, Hannah L. Jones, Daniel M. Bruggebrew, Allison Moser, Hannah Withers, Stacey Zartler, and Maya Mercado
California’s 2026 legislative session has come to a close, and the Governor has signed ...
Authors: Scott Hall and Phillip Wiese
The much-discussed California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) amendment, SB 690, has been signed by Governor Gavin Newsom and will take effect January 1, 2027, relieving some pressur ...
Authors: Thomas Harvey and Katherine Gianelli
On August 4, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued the latest decision in the long-running trademark dispute between Jack Daniel’s Properties, Inc. ...
Authors: Scott Hall and Meaghan Henderson
On July 21, 2026, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CalPrivacy) announced that its newly formed Audits Division has begun its first formal privacy audit, focused on gig ...
Authors: Scott Hall, Phil Wiese, and Leeza Arbatman
The California Court of Appeal recently handed businesses that use automated license plate recognition (ALPR) technology an important victory, holding that a plaintif ...