Liisa M. Thomas
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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
Pennsylvania Leaves Telemarketers on Read: Updates Autodialer and Other Requirements (opens the original)
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Pennsylvania just tightened telemarketing compliance with an amendment to its Telemarketer Registration Act. Businesses that use outbound calls, texts, or ringless voicemail to market to consumers will need to review SB 992, signed into law on July 20, 2026, and effective October 2026. The law requires telemarketers to register with the state and imposes certain restrictions on phone solicitations. What has changed? Violations can result in civil penalties of up to $1,000 per call or text, and u
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
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
Data Brokers on Notice: California Says Stop Making Opt-Outs So Hard (opens the original)
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California’s privacy watchdog, CalPrivacy, fined a data broker $116,490 over an allegedly complicated opt-out-of-sale process. The regulator emphasized that it was the first time it used both the CCPA and the Delete Act in the same case. The company, LocateSmarter, LLC, is based in Iowa and its customers include those that need location and identity verification services. CalPrivacy noted that the company sold a wide variety of information to its customers. These elements included Social Securit
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