/cybersecurity-privacy?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Cybersecurity & Privacy Copyright 2025 sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½. en-US Fri, 19 Dec 2025 22:27:20 +0000 /cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2421277?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2421277 The past year delivered a pair of major jury verdicts against Meta and Google in two of the first data privacy cases to head to trial, while a controversial effort quickly materialized and gained steam at the federal level to block states from regulating emerging artificial intelligence technologies.  Fri, 19 Dec 2025 21:51:06 +0000 /cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2424443?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2424443 Google says data-scraping firm SerpApi circumvents its security measures protecting copyrighted content that appears in search results, alleging in a California federal lawsuit Friday that SerpApi steals content Google licenses from others "at an astonishing scale" and then resells it to its own customers. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 21:29:40 +0000 /cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2423929?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2423929 Artificial intelligence software that provides transcription and other meeting assistance on platforms such as Zoom and Microsoft Teams illegally collects, stores and uses individuals' biometric voice data without their informed consent, according to a lawsuit filed in Illinois federal court. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 19:25:50 +0000 /cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2424364?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2424364 Seattle tech company F5 Inc. boasted to investors about its cybersecurity offerings while at the same time hiding a long-term data breach that targeted the company's highest-revenue product, an investor claimed Friday in a proposed class action filed in Washington federal court. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 19:22:42 +0000 /cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2423925?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2423925 Nearly two dozen state attorneys general joined forces to urge the Federal Communications Commission not to issue a ruling that would preempt state-level regulation of artificial intelligence technologies, arguing in a comment letter that the agency lacks such authority. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 18:32:25 +0000 /cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2423948?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2423948 Cadence Bank has reached a $5.25 million deal to end negligence claims it faced in multidistrict litigation over the May 2023 breach of file transfer application MOVEit, a consumer affected by the breach has informed a Boston federal judge. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 18:15:26 +0000 /cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2421290?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2421290 With more than a thousand opinions issued this year, three rulings from the Sixth Circuit stood out for the impact they'll have on the practice of civil procedure, including a net neutrality decision, a class certification standards ruling and an opinion about vulgarity in school, say attorneys at Ice Miller. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 15:42:28 +0000 /cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2411883?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2411883 A tight circle of elite law firms guided the way as megadeals roared back with force in 2025, while a small group of specialist and international firms also made their mark across global transactions spanning infrastructure, gaming, pharmaceuticals, artificial intelligence and energy. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 15:09:51 +0000 /cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2422026?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2422026 As more organizations eliminate their in-house legal departments in favor of outsourcing legal work, fractional general counsel roles offer practitioners an engaging and flexible way to practice at a high level, but they can also present legal, ethical and operational risks that must be proactively managed, say attorneys at Boies Schiller. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 14:07:57 +0000 /cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2424105?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2424105 The Ninth Circuit has summarily agreed to let consumers appeal what they had described as the "death knell" district court ruling that decertified their class of iPhone users that was expected to reach 200 million members in an antitrust case over Apple's App Store policies. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 12:51:13 +0000 /cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2422174?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2422174 Massachusetts' top court rejected a novel double jeopardy claim in a headline-grabbing murder case, revived claims against Harvard over a "ghoulish" scheme, and said a Snapchat Bitmoji could show police bias, among other significant rulings this year. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 10:26:43 +0000 /cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2422304?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2422304 With major proposals withdrawn and new priorities emerging, forthcoming U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission proposals in 2026 will look to reshape how digital assets are regulated, recalibrate market structure and simplify how small companies go public, says Christopher Grobbel at Goodwin. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 10:21:24 +0000 /cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2422779?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2422779 The major takeaways from 2025 in New York banking policy involve updated guidance, regulations and requirements primarily affecting innovation and digital banking, in areas such as cybersecurity, virtual currencies, and buy now, pay later programs, say attorneys at Steptoe. Thu, 18 Dec 2025 22:56:49 +0000 /cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2423908?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2423908 A Texas state court temporarily blocked Chinese television maker Hisense from collecting viewers' personal data as the Lone Star State's attorney general sues the manufacturer and four other companies for allegedly "spying" on what consumers are watching, the attorney general has announced. Thu, 18 Dec 2025 22:13:34 +0000 /cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2423823?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2423823 A Seventh Circuit panel has affirmed an Illinois district judge's certification of a class of more than 100,000 Amazon shoppers who accuse the e-commerce giant of illegally collecting and preserving their facial geometry data when they used the company's virtual try-on feature to preview products such as makeup and eyewear. Thu, 18 Dec 2025 21:50:32 +0000 /cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2423756?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2423756 The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency on Thursday formally ended a 2024 amendment to a previous consent order against Citibank over its risk management practices, with Citibank saying the relevant remediation programs are "nearly at target-state." Thu, 18 Dec 2025 21:47:45 +0000 /cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2423295?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2423295 Arkansas cannot enforce a state law that bans social media platforms from using algorithms that could cause a user to kill themselves, buy drugs, become addicted to social media or develop an eating disorder, a federal district judge has ruled. Thu, 18 Dec 2025 18:34:38 +0000 /cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2423682?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2423682 The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday created a new regulatory framework in hopes of advancing the low-power TV industry. Thu, 18 Dec 2025 18:13:52 +0000 /cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2423746?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2423746 A Cigna customer has filed a proposed class action in Connecticut federal court that blames the insurer for a data breach that affected a support services vendor between October 2024 and January 2025, leading to the data appearing online and leaving customers at risk of identity theft. Thu, 18 Dec 2025 17:32:21 +0000 /cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2423643?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2423643 A proposed class action claims the Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh surreptitiously recorded website visitors' browsing and shared it with third parties, including Facebook and Spotify, even if the users chose to "reject" tracking codes, according to the complaint filed in Pennsylvania state court Wednesday.