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I recently had the pleasure to participate in a podcast on Privacy Lawls about the dangers of sharing medical information with AI tools. In the September 21, 2026, episode, “The Dangers of Sharing Medical Information with AI,” Donata Stroink-Skillrud, President of Termageddon LLC, and I explored how consumers are increasingly using generative AI tools to…

In November 2025, the Department of Veterans Affairs entered into an agreement with Baylor Genetics to provide nationwide pharmacogenomic (PGx) and germline genetic testing services across the VA healthcare system. The partnership allowed VA providers to use advanced precision diagnostics to tailor treatment plans for conditions like post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression, minimize side…

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., announced on September 14, 2026, the “seizure of 12 domain names of illegal websites used for unlawfully disseminating, publishing, and selling non-consensual celebrity ‘deepfake’ videos.” According to the press release, the individuals under investigation:

[A]llegedly used artificial-intelligence (‘AI’) image and video creation tools to turn pre-existing photos and…

A recent article released by the Palo Alto Threat Research Center found that, between January and April 2026, a coordinated effort by threat actors was successful in launching vishing attacks using Microsoft Teams accounts to compromise companies across multiple industries.

The threat actor uses an external Teams account and creates a chat “using identities designed…

The Department of Justice has issued a press release announcing that it has agreed to settle its allegations that TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).

The settlement requires TikTok to pay “$300 million immediately and an additional $100 million upon entry of an order vacating a prior…

The families of four teenagers who died by suicide recently sued Meta, TikTok, Snapchat, and YouTube, alleging that the teenagers’ use of the platforms over many years was addicting, and caused sleep deprivation, depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation. The teenagers committed suicide at the ages of 13, 14, 17, and 18, respectively. 

These are not…

A recent Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) article reports that companies that make wearable trackers, whether for fitness or health, “are behind the times when it comes to basic privacy practices and transparency” and urges those companies to “improve those practices.”

The article, Most Smart Watches, Rings, and Bands Lack Basic Transparency Reports and Key Privacy …