Starting July 1, a new Virginia law aims to expand subpoena/search powers over out-of-state providers. We break down what the new law does (and doesn’t) do in our new blog: https://www.zwillgen.com/law-enforcement/out-state-not-out-reach-virginia-expands-legal-process-authority/ #PrivacyLaw #DataPrivacy #SubpoenaLaw #LawEnforcementAccess

President Trump signs the Take It Down Act into law https://www.theverge.com/news/661230/trump-signs-take-it-down-act-ai-deepfakes

Senators have reintroduced the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), which aims to give parents more tools to protect minors online and require platforms to take greater steps in filtering harmful content. https://www.theverge.com/news/666729/kids-online-safety-act-reintroduced

Republicans push for a decadelong ban on states regulating AI https://www.theverge.com/news/666288/republican-ai-state-regulation-ban-10-years

Hidden fees are now illegal for hotel and concert apps https://9to5mac.com/2025/05/13/hidden-fees-are-now-illegal-for-hotel-and-concert-apps/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

VPN firm says it didn’t know customers had lifetime subscriptions, cancels them
"We acknowledge that notifying users after the deactivation was a poor experience ..."
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/05/vpn-firm-says-it-didnt-know-customers-had-lifetime-subscriptions-cancels-them/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

In this article for Law360, Kandi Parsons explains what the future of privacy enforcement may look like for the FTC with Andrew Ferguson at the helm. https://www.law360.com/articles/2337692/the-future-of-privacy-enforcement-under-ferguson-s-ftc

Federal ‘click to cancel subscriptions’ rule delayed, may be weakened [U] https://9to5mac.com/2025/05/12/federal-click-to-cancel-subscriptions-rule-is-ratified-but-weakened/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Trump fires head of Copyright Office two days following report that AI training may not be fair use https://www.theverge.com/news/664768/trump-fires-us-copyright-office-head

The FTC is delaying enforcement of its new “click-to-cancel” rule, which aims to make it easier for consumers to cancel subscriptions online. https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/10/ftc-delays-enforcement-of-click-to-cancel-rule/

Google will pay over $1 billion to settle claims it violated Texans’ privacy by collecting biometric data without consent, marking one of the largest U.S. privacy settlements to date. https://www.theverge.com/news/664663/google-texas-settlement-1-billion-data-privacy-violations

Two new court rulings narrow the scope of VPPA PII. For what this means for Pixel users and more, read our latest blog post: #VPPA #privacy #adtech https://www.zwillgen.com/litigation/vppa-gets-a-reality-check-courts-narrow-scope-of-pii/

CPPA fines clothing retailer Todd Snyder $345K for alleged CCPA violations, including failure to process opt-out requests, excessive data collection, and unnecessary identity verification. https://cppa.ca.gov/announcements/2025/20250506.html

A new D.C. lawsuit tries to upend modern sports betting by reviving an 18th-century gambling law and questioning the Murphy v. NCAA decision. Find out how the case could test the limits of old statutes in today’s regulated markets in our new blog post: https://www.zwillgen.com/gaming/dc-lawsuit-attempts-revive-18th-century-gambling-statute/ #SportsBetting

California’s CPPA and the UK ICO have signed an agreement to collaborate on information sharing and strengthen privacy protections across jurisdictions. https://cppa.ca.gov/announcements/2025/20250429.html

Michigan AG sues Roku for allegedly violating COPPA and the Michigan Consumer Protection Act by collecting children’s personal data without proper notice or parental consent. https://www.michigan.gov/ag/news/press-releases/2025/04/29/ag-nessel-files-lawsuit-against-roku-for-allegedly-violatiing-children

FTC issues a proposed order requiring Workado to substantiate its AI detection claims, marking the agency's latest enforcement action targeting the accuracy of AI-related claims. https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2025/04/ftc-order-requires-workado-back-artificial-intelligence-detection-claims

Whatever happened to the Kids Online Safety Act? https://www.theverge.com/politics/657358/kids-online-safety-100-days-trump-administration

Take It Down Act heads to Trump’s desk https://www.theverge.com/news/657632/take-it-down-act-passes-house-deepfakes

ZwillGen’s Brenda Leong breaks it down in Security Magazine, exploring the evolving risks of agentic AI and how proactive red teaming can help mitigate them. https://www.securitymagazine.com/blogs/14-security-blog/post/101566-why-red-teaming-matters-even-more-when-ai-starts-setting-its-own-agenda