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Oregon’s New AI Companion Law: What You Need to Know
This post was originally published on the Oregon State Bar Technology Section blog.
States continue to race to keep up with each other and with technological innovations in privacy, data protection, and artificial intelligence.
In Oregon’s 2026 “shor...
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Swipe, Tap, Comply: What PCI DSS 4.0.1 Means for Your Business
With the seemingly never-ending updates to B2B contracts for compliance with new (and amended) comprehensive state privacy laws, the U.S. Department of Justice’s bulk data transfer rule, and artificial intelligence (AI) integrations, it’s no wonder that PCI DSS 4.0 likely hasn’t hit any Top 10 lists for 2025. That doesn’t mean compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is any less important than other requirements – in fact, it could be more important if a business wants to continue to receive payment via credit or debit card!
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The State of State Privacy Laws: What Businesses Need to Know (2024 edition), California supplement
At the time of our September blog post, the California legislature had passed several privacy-related bills which were waiting for the Governor’s signature or veto. The Governor had until the end of September to take action. While some bills were vet...
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The State of State Privacy Laws: What Businesses Need to Know (2024 Edition)
Summer days are over and it’s time to hit the books. State legislatures were just as busy in 2024 as they were in 2023 making up for the U.S. Congress’s inability to pass a comprehensive privacy law.
New Comprehensive State Privacy Laws
The Kentuck...
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Countdown to Compliance: Preparing for the Oregon Consumer Privacy Act (OCPA)
Apr 22, 2024
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If you haven’t started preparing for the Oregon Consumer Privacy Act (OCPA), time is ticking. OCPA goes into effect on July 1, 2024. Nonprofit organizations have an extra year to come into compliance; they have until July 1, 2025. But yes, you heard...
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What’s It All About, AI?
AI is everywhere. And, no, I do not mean in a “Skynet is coming,” or “Big Brother is here,” kind of way. I mean everywhere you look. Stories abound about the oddities that result from using generative AI. In one story, a car dealership’s chatbot offe...
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