Editor’s Note: In recent regulatory and enforcement developments, the White House announced a new executive order aimed at strengthening cybersecurity at U.S. ports, and another executive order was issued to protect sensitive personal information. Additionally, the FCC prohibits using AI to clone voices. Data breach litigation continues to surge with one company striking a class action settlement agreement with payments of up to $75,000 per class member. In an interesting twist, the beauty company L’Occitane is suing a law firm seeking declaratory judgment that California’s wiretapping law is unconstitutional. Internationally, the Canadian government investigates a breach of its own agency, and ASEAN and the EU published a joint guide on cross-border contractual clauses.
Linnea Kelly
Linnea is an associate in the firm’s Health Sciences Department, resident in the Philadelphia office. They graduated from Temple University Beasley School of Law where they completed their J.D. and served as an articles editor for the Temple Law Review. While in law school, Linnea served as a certified legal intern at the Defender Association of Philadelphia.
More Privacy, Please – January 2024
Troutman Pepper recently published its 2023 Privacy Year in Review, a comprehensive analysis of the year’s key developments in privacy, security, and artificial intelligence, which offers practical advice for companies navigating the bewildering number of virtual threats and technological advancements. This annual guide to global trends, risks, best practices, and detailed case studies is a collaborative effort of our Privacy + Cyber and Regulatory Investigations, Strategy + Enforcement (RISE) teams. It aims to serve as a vital resource to help companies address current cybersecurity, privacy, and data protection challenges and prepare for future ones.