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Liisa M. Thomas

Reporter · US

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Sep 29, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Liisa M. Thomas

    California Enacts Five Children’s Online Privacy Laws (opens the original)

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    California will have a range of new laws going into effect aimed at protecting children from online features. Governor Gavin Newsom signed five bills (AB 1709, AB 2246, AB 1856, SB 1119, and SB 867) into law on September 10, 2026. The five are as follows: Putting it Into Practice. These five California laws will place obligations on entities that provide online or interactive services likely to be accessed by children. This includes companion-chatbots and chatbot-enables toys. The age assurance

  2. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · Liisa M. Thomas

    Seventh Circuit Upholds That Vendors Can Share Their Clients' BIPA Exemption (opens the original)

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    A recent Seventh Circuit decision is a reminder of BIPA’s financial institution GLBA exceptions. In that case, the court held that a vendor to GLBA-regulated entities was exempt from Illinois’ biometric law. The company, Nuance Communications, provides identity-check services for GLBA entities, including one that uses voice identification tools for customer identification. Nuance was hired to run that voice ID system. A customer brought a BIPA suit, arguing that Nuance failed to obtain BIPA-requ

  3. Article · Aug 31, 2026 · Liisa M. Thomas

    NYDFS Reaches Settlement With Money Transmitter Order Express Over Alleged Cyber Program Violations (opens the original)

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    The New York Department of Financial Services recently reached a $250,000 settlement with Order Express, a licensed money transmitter. The case followed a 2022 ransomware attack that NYDFS investigated after the company reported it pursuant to requirements under the agency’s cybersecurity regulation. In September 2022, Order Express found problems with its server connections and shut down its network to investigate. Two days later, it found a note stating that data had been encrypted and taken f

  4. Article · Aug 26, 2026 · Liisa M. Thomas

    New Jersey Enacts A Kids Code Act (opens the original)

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    New Jersey has joined California, Maryland, and Vermont in attempting to regulate how businesses interact with children online. The law, the New Jersey Kids Code Act, was signed into law on August 11, 2026. It will go into effect on September 1, 2027, unless it is blocked or delayed. The law will apply to businesses that offer online services in New Jersey that are “reasonably likely to be accessed by a child or minor,” and that either have gross annual revenues of over $25 million or process pe

  5. Article · Aug 25, 2026 · Liisa M. Thomas

    When AI Takes Notes: Court Allows Privacy Claims Against Otter.ai To Proceed (opens the original)

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    Otter.ai’s AI notetaker tool has been accused of violating Illinois’s biometric privacy law, and the California court hearing the case recently let the proceedings move forward. As we have previously written in our sister blog, AI notetaker tools carry a growing range of legal risks. These include exposure under wiretapping and biometric privacy laws. According to the plaintiffs, Otter’s AI-powered notetaker joins virtual meetings and records and transcribes participants’ speech in real time. Th

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