Privacy & Information Security Law Blog

On May 8, 2025, the European Data Protection Board and the European Data Protection Supervisor adopted a joint letter addressed to the European Commission regarding the upcoming proposal to simplify record-keeping obligations under the EU General Data Protection Regulation.

As the UK Data (Use and Access) Bill reaches its final stages, the House of Commons and the House of Lords are still debating several key issues. This blog provides a summary of the outstanding issues.

On May 9, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency opened a formal public comment period for modifications to the text of proposed California Consumer Privacy Act regulations addressing cybersecurity audits, risk assessments, automated decisionmaking technology, insurance companies, and updates to existing CCPA regulations. The comment period will remain open until June 2, 2025.

On May 7, 2025, the Colorado legislature passed a bill that would amend the Colorado Privacy Act’s provisions regarding the processing of precise geolocation data if signed into law by Colorado Governor Jared Polis.

On April 29, 2025, the Michigan Attorney General filed a lawsuit against Roku alleging violations of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act.

The Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton is pleased to launch “CIPL In Focus”—a knowledge-sharing roundtable for in-depth discussions with senior-level professionals.

On March 5, 2025, the European Data Protection Board published Opinion 06/2025 on the extension of the European Commission Implementing Decisions under the GDPR and the Law Enforcement Directive on the adequate protection of personal data in the United Kingdom.

Since the beginning of 2025, the Cyberspace Administration Authority has continued to strengthen the protection of minors on the Internet.

On May 6, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency announced that it had issued an order requiring clothing retailer Todd Snyder, Inc. to change its business practices and pay a $345,178 fine to resolve alleged violations of the California Consumer Privacy Act.

In April 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights announced a HIPAA enforcement settlement with Comprehensive Neurology, PC, a New York-based neurology practice, in connection with a ransomware incident that compromised the electronic protected health information of approximately 6,800 individuals.