The California Consumer Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) Board issued a stipulated final order against Todd Snyder, Inc., a clothing retailer based in New York, requiring the company to pay a $345,178 fine and update its privacy program to settle allegations that it violated the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Specifically, Todd Snyder must update its methods
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Texas AG Investigates DeepSeek + List of Banned Countries Expands
By Linn Foster Freedman on
Posted in Artificial Intelligence
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on February 14, 2024, that his office has opened an investigation into DeepSeek’s privacy practices. DeepSeek, an artificial intelligence company with ties to the People’s Republic of China, has been banned on state owned devices in Texas, New York, and Virginia. The Pentagon, NASA, and the U.S. Navy…
Three States Ban DeepSeek Use on State Devices and Networks
By Linn Foster Freedman on
Posted in Artificial Intelligence
New York, Texas, and Virginia are the first states to ban DeepSeek, the Chinese-owned generative artificial intelligence (AI) application, on state-owned devices and networks.
Texas was first to tackle the problem when it banned state employees from using both DeepSeek and RedNote on January 31, 2025. The Texas ban includes other apps affiliated with the…
TikTok’s Legal Woes from State AGs Continues
By Linn Foster Freedman on
Posted in Enforcement + Litigation
Last week, we outlined the lawsuits against TikTok by New York, California, and North Carolina, that followed in the footsteps of Nebraska, Nevada (which filed suit against TikTok in February of 2024), and Indiana, which filed suit against TikTok in 2022. Since last week, at least 11 more states have joined the fray, including…
New York Governor Proposes Cybersecurity Regulations for NY Hospitals
By Linn Foster Freedman on
Posted in Cybersecurity
On November 13, 2023, Governor Kathy Hochul released proposed cybersecurity regulations applicable to all hospitals located within the state of New York. The Governor has included $500 million in grant funding in her FY24 budget to assist health care facilities with upgrading their systems to comply with the new requirements.
According to the Governor’s press…
NYC Law Restricting Use of AI in Hiring Takes Effect in January: Are You Ready?
By Kathryn Rattigan on
Posted in Artificial Intelligence
Last year, the New York City Council passed Local Law Int. No. 1894-A, which amended the City’s administrative code to afford new protections to employees during the hiring and promotion processes. The law protects those individuals from unlawful bias by the employer when automated employment decision tools are used. Employers must conduct AI tool audits to…
FAA Issues Task Order for UTM Project at Griffiss International Airport
By Kathryn Rattigan on
Posted in Drones
This week, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a task order contract to the New York UAS Test Site for an unmanned aircraft system (UAS or drone) integration project. The project is designed to assist in the development of a UAS traffic management (UTM) system and to promote the safe operation of high-volume drone operations.
New York DFS Fines Robinhood $30M for “Significant” Cybersecurity Violations
By Linn Foster Freedman on
Posted in Cybersecurity, Virtual Currency
The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) announced its first ever penalty against a cryptocurrency platform this week, with a whopping $30 million fine assessed against Robinhood Crypto, LLC (RHC) for what it described as “significant failures in the areas of bank secrecy act/anti-money laundering obligations and cybersecurity that resulted in violations of the…
Mediant Communications Settles Data Breach Class Action Lawsuit
By Kathryn Rattigan on
Posted in Enforcement + Litigation
Last week, Mediant Communications Inc. (Mediant) settled a class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York stemming from a 2019 data breach in which hackers accessed 200,000 individuals’ personal information from its proxy investor communication service. Mediant is based in New York and offers mutual funds and real…
Drones for Increased Public Safety in NYC?
By Kathryn Rattigan on
Posted in Drones
Easy Aerial, creator of military grade drone-in-a box solutions, recently presented its plans for the New York Soteria Project with a goal of putting an “eye in the sky” to enhance security across New York City. Easy Aerial seeks to put drones on rooftops in the city, in particular in areas of high crime. Easy…