Gary Kibel, a partner in Davis+Gilbert’s Privacy, Technology + Data Security Practice Group, was quoted in a Wall Street Journal article about President Trump’s recent executive order asserting federal authority over AI regulation. The executive order, backed by major tech companies, aims to Continue Reading
TechCrunch | Trump’s AI Executive Order Promises ‘One Rulebook’ — Startups May Get Legal Limbo Instead
A major development in U.S. AI policy may leave startups and other companies navigating a prolonged period of legal ambiguity instead of delivering clear, nationwide standards. President Trump’s new executive order directs federal agencies, including the Department of Justice, to challenge state Continue Reading
Bloomberg Law | Meta’s Health Privacy Trial Loss Spotlights Power of Wiretapping
On August 1, a San Francisco jury used the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) to deliver a groundbreaking verdict in the Flo menstrual app case against Meta, establishing a viable blueprint for future privacy cases against Big Tech. CIPA, passed in 1967, was originally designed to protect Continue Reading
Privacy Daily | Minnesota’s Comprehensive Privacy Law Takes Effect, Includes Novel Right to Question
Minnesota’s new comprehensive privacy law that took effect Thursday, July 31, includes several unique and uncommon requirements, such as requiring companies to allow consumers to question their automated decisions. But many of the law's stipulations are already considered best practices. Zachary Continue Reading
CNN Business | A New TikTok App May Be Coming. Here’s What We Know So Far
TikTok’s owner ByteDance is reportedly developing a separate version of the app for the United States to comply with U.S. law and avoid a full ban — a move that could reshape the platform’s core experience. Jim Johnston, a partner in the Advertising + Marketing Practice Group at Davis+Gilbert, Continue Reading
Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) | NAI Summit: Moving Privacy Forward
Quick Details Davis+Gilbert is proud to sponsor the 2025 NAI Summit: Moving Privacy Forward on May 21-22 in San Francisco, California. On Wednesday, May 21, Gary Kibel (Partner, Privacy, Technology + Data Security) will participate in a session titled "Are “Authorized Agent” Providers Continue Reading
The Washington Post | Genetic Data Will Be Safeguarded With 23andMe Sale, Drugmaker Vows
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals has confirmed its acquisition of 23andMe’s DNA testing business – ensuring customers they will continue to offer the popular DNA service and adopt the company’s standing privacy policies to safeguard customer data. While it’s common for customer data to transfer due to an Continue Reading
Privacy Daily | Kids Online Safety Laws Hard to Comply with in Real Time, Say Chief Privacy Officers
Child online privacy and safety laws, on both the federal and state level, have become increasingly complex and almost impossible to comply with as there is no sure way to tell in real time the age of those accessing websites or online platforms. Gary Kibel, Davis+Gilbert Privacy, Technology + Continue Reading
The FTC Finalizes Amendments to the COPPA Rule
Update as of 4/22/2025 On April 22, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published its finalized Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule amendments. The new amendments will strengthen the protection of children’s personal information, give parents more control over their children’s data Continue Reading
Can you Wiretap a Website? Decades-Old Privacy Laws Are Being Used to Attack Common Internet Technologies
The Bottom Line Privacy and wiretapping laws like California’s Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA), Massachusetts’s Wiretap Act (MWA), and the federal Wiretap Act (FWA) were originally designed to prevent unwanted eavesdropping on telephone calls. These laws, enacted before websites were Continue Reading