On Wednesday, April 23, while attending the IAPP Global Privacy Summit 2025, we had the opportunity to hear Stevie DeGroff, First Assistant Attorney General, Technology and Privacy Protection Unit at the Colorado Attorney General’s Office, Kristen Hilton, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Consumer Privacy and Data Security of the Oregon Department of Justice, […]
Technology & Intellectual Property Update
FDIC and Federal Reserve Fine Discover Bank over Misclassification of Credit Card Transactions
on Wednesday, 30 April 2025 in
Technology & Intellectual Property Update: Arianna C. Goldstein, Editor
On April 18, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve (the “Federal Reserve”) each announced a consent order against Discover and certain of its subsidiaries (collectively, “Discover”) in connection with Discover’s categorization of consumer credit cards for interchange purposes. In particular, each […]
Enforcement: California Privacy Protection Agency’s First Settlement
on Wednesday, 30 April 2025 in
Technology & Intellectual Property Update: Arianna C. Goldstein, Editor
On March 12, the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) announced its first enforcement settlement action under the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) against American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (“Honda”). Pursuant to the settlement, Honda has agreed to change its privacy related business practices and pay a $632,500 fine to resolve […]
Oracle Health Confirms Data Breach
on Wednesday, 30 April 2025 in
Technology & Intellectual Property Update: Arianna C. Goldstein, Editor
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Oracle Corporation in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas in association with a January 2025 data breach. After initially denying that it suffered a security breach, in an April 7th email Oracle officially notified customers that its healthcare […]
In Case You Missed It: OCC Confirms Permissible Cryptocurrency Services for Covered Banks
on Monday, 24 March 2025 in
Technology & Intellectual Property Update: Arianna C. Goldstein, Editor
Earlier this month, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued a new interpretive letter (Interpretive Letter 1183) confirming the types of cryptocurrency activities national banks and federal savings associations may engage in. The new interpretive guidance is part of a change in the approach of the federal […]
