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Applications are now open for ZwillGen’s 2027–2028 Fellowship Program.

Join a team helping clients navigate some of the most important legal challenges shaping technology, privacy, AI, and cybersecurity.

For lawyers interested in what’s next.

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On June 2, 2026, the White House issued an Executive Order: Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security, that pairs a strong federal cybersecurity push with a new voluntary pre-release testing process for the most capable AI models.

Read more on LinkedIn: https://t.co/D6wmoaA24Y

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Rather than waiting for AI-specific legislation, plaintiffs are trying to fit AI-related conduct into existing statutes and receiving mixed results from courts:

#AILitigation #DataPrivacy #Litigation #ArtificialIntelligence

https://t.co/iiuyx4h9fg

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Your CMP is supposed to protect you. But when deployed incorrectly, it becomes a plaintiff's Exhibit A. The 10 patterns behind the current wave of cookie litigation:

#CIPA #Litigation #CookieCompliance #ConsentManagement #CMP

https://t.co/dBMfIaIIn8

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The ICO’s 2026 guidance makes clear that UK tracking compliance reaches well beyond traditional cookies, with regulators focusing on a broader range of storage and access technologies: #DataPrivacy #UK #CookieCompliance #AdTech

https://t.co/i3F6RRImbQ

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The FTC announced it has begun enforcing the TAKE IT DOWN Act (TIDA) and launched a new portal for complaints regarding platforms’ compliance with requests to remove nonconsensual intimate imagery. https://t.co/c0B8mi9I7E

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Rachel Miller explains how the surge in AI investment is forcing technology and data companies to rethink their commercial contracts in a recent publication.

#Contracts #ArtificialIntelligence #AI

https://t.co/YAMiLUSPUz

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Shutterstock will pay $35 million to settle FTC allegations that the company charged consumers without informed consent and made subscription cancellations unnecessarily difficult.

The proposed order also includes requirements related to disclosures, consent, and cancellation processes.

https://t.co/outAqPhyzN

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The EU’s age-verification app may be technically ready, but the compliance picture for online providers in Europe is anything but settled. We examine why the new tool is only part of the story:
#DigitalServicesAct #AgeVerification #OnlineSafety #EU

https://t.co/IxzQElEZcT

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California AG Rob Bonta’s office described the matter as the largest CCPA penalty in California history to date and the first CCPA enforcement action centered on data minimization.

https://t.co/byepOYp9hk

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GM has agreed to pay $12.75M to settle allegations that it violated the CCPA and California’s Unfair Competition Law through the sale of Californians’ location and driving data to data brokers.

The settlement also includes restrictions on GM’s future use and sale of consumer driving data.

https://t.co/DTKtgcxYwR

[Christina Ayiotis, Esq., CRM, CIPP/E, AIGP @christinayiotis]

#privsecforum Privacy + Security Academy Forum @privsecacademy “From #IR #DataReview to Defense: How #Notification #Strategy Shapes #Litigation #Outcomes” w/ Assessment First VPs Andrew Nauer, CIPP/US (Operations) & Matthew Liebner (Sales); and @ZwillGen Attorney Jamie Elbert

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The EU Council and Parliament have reached provisional agreement on amendments to the EU AI Act framework.

https://t.co/MmfYUq8oPL

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Interesting reporting from @WIRED on “vibe-coded” applications that may have exposed sensitive corporate and personal data on the open web.

https://t.co/wgCqol3QUE

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As AI tools make it easier than ever to spin up apps and internal tools, it’s worth remembering that speed and accessibility don’t replace security, privacy, or governance review.

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The UK’s Online Safety Act has entered a new phase, with in-scope user-to-user services now required to remove and report detected child exploitation content to the UK’s NCA or equivalent foreign agency. #UKCompliance #ChildrensPrivacy #OnlineSafety

https://t.co/EAVHqnIake

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The FTC announced a settlement with Kochava and its subsidiary prohibiting the sale, sharing, or disclosure of sensitive location data without consent, following allegations the companies sold data that could be used to trace individuals’ movements.
https://t.co/9sckhWAxfC

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Cookie banners were meant to help mitigate certain litigation risk, but they are now drawing a new wave of lawsuits. We discuss the lawsuits targeting banners and preference tools:

#litigation #privacy #CIPA #California

https://t.co/MGlReybliH

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A wave of CIPA Section 638.51 lawsuits has put online businesses under growing pressure, with plaintiffs targeting routine website technologies:

#CIPA #Litigation #DataPrivacy

https://t.co/lBPmYuK43H

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In a recent Computer Weekly article, Marc Zwillinger and Zach J. examine the crucial role of end-to-end encryption (E2EE) in an era of unprecedented digital surveillance.

#encryption #privacy #security

https://t.co/AxDUhi1uHA