February 2024

On February 13, 2024, the New York Attorney General Letitia James and New York State Education Department (NYSED) Commissioner Betty A. Rosa announced a settlement with College Board to resolve allegations that College Board violated New York Education Law § 2-d, the state’s student privacy law.Continue Reading Time to Hit the Books for Student Privacy Compliance: College Board Agrees to Pay $750K for N.Y. Student Privacy Violations

On February 9, 2024, the California Third District Court of Appeals in Sacramento overturned a lower court order that postponed enforcement of the California Privacy Protection Agency’s (CPPA) newest rules. The decision restores the authority of the CPPA and California Attorney General to enforce the latest regulations under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) (“updated CCPA regulations”).Continue Reading California Appeals Court Moves Up Enforcement Date for Latest CCPA Regulations

On February 8, 2024, the French data protection authority (CNIL) published a list of its enforcement focus areas for 2024.[1] The CNIL will focus on the processing of children’s data by online services, the handling of individuals’ requests to access their personal data (so-called “DSAR”), the re-use of data processed for loyalty programs, and data processed in connection with the upcoming Olympic and Paralympic games.Continue Reading French Data Protection Authority Publishes Its 2024 Enforcement Focus Areas

On February 2, 2024, a committee of ambassadors from all countries of the European Union (EU) approved the latest draft of the EU Artificial Intelligence Act (AIA or the Act). Following weeks of speculation that there could be a blocking minority of EU countries who had concerns about the final text, this vote confirms that the AIA has substantial support within the Council of the EU (Council). This means that the AIA has a good chance to become law within the coming months. For more information about the scope and requirements in the AIA, please see our client alert on last December’s political agreement on the AI Act, available here.Continue Reading The AI Act Just Got One Step Closer to Becoming Law