Just because no state passed a new comprehensive privacy law in 2025 does not mean that there was no data protection legislative activity. Indeed, this is likely one of our longest yearly updates.

State privacy lawmaking in the United States accelerated in the first half of 2025 and shows no sign of slowing. In the continued absence of ...

In the last few years, a wave of state-level data privacy laws has swept across the United States. What started with California’s landmark Consumer Privacy Act has ...

Recent cases in California, Connecticut and Texas offer important insights into current regulatory trends and the specific compliance duties regulators are focusing on. The enforcement of state ...

Even if a franchisor and franchisee are independently responsible for compliance with the state consumer privacy laws, consider whether the franchisor has access to personal data collected by ...

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The number of individual US states with local data privacy legislation on their statute books has expanded rapidly in 2025, with nine more state laws coming into effect this year and three more states ...

On Sept. 30, Amazon announced new Ring security cameras and AI features at an event in New York City. Now, the Electronic ...

Smart Doorbell Audio Recording Without Notice Ring's video doorbells can record audio from considerable distances, creating ...

Artificial intelligence is driving what amounts to a new industrial revolution. But instead of waiting to see how the technology matures, states are rushing to regulate it — risking a confusing ...

Louisiana’s Board of Ethics is facing a major test over a new privacy law that lets judges—and soon hundreds of other elected officials—demand their home addresses, spouse’s work information and other ...