Technology & Intellectual Property Update

On January 8, 2026, the California Privacy Protection Agency Board (the “Board”) issued two decisions against data providers for failure to register as data brokers under California’s Delete Act (“Act”). The Act includes a broad definition of “data broker.”  The Act defines a data broker as any “business that knowingly collects […]

On December 12, 2025, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) gave conditional approval to national trust charter applications for 5 cryptocurrency firms – Bitgo Bank & Trust, Fidelity Digital Assets, Ripple National Trust Bank, First National Digital Currency Bank, and Paxos Trust Company. While a national trust […]

Both Google and Microsoft recently published vulnerabilities related to their products that could result in disclosures of sensitive or confidential information.  The vulnerabilities are the result of the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) platforms into commonly used applications. Google announced that a seemingly innocuous meeting invite can include a cyber […]

Cybercrime Statistics With the new year approaching, it is a good time to look back on cyber incidents in 2025, and to start making plans for 2026.  In 2025, cyber-attacks continued to rise as reflected in some key statistics[1], including: Cost of Cybercrime: $10.5 trillion – “If cybercrime were a […]

As we approach the start of the 2026 legislative session, one topic we will be closely monitoring is proposed legislation for the protection of biometric information.  As many states, including Nebraska, have adopted comprehensive data privacy laws, more prescriptive laws pertaining to the collection, use, and protection of biometric information […]