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The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) has launched an investigation into companies’ collection of sensitive location data, including inquiries to advertising networks, mobile apps, and data brokers. The CPPA aims to ensure compliance with the…
The U.S. Department of Justice will implement new regulations on April 8, 2025, to protect sensitive personal and government-related data from foreign adversaries. The rules limit data transactions with countries of concern, including China and Russia, aiming to…
Persona’s Q1 2025 fraud insights highlight the growing threat of deepfakes, with financial losses from fraud projected to reach $40 billion by 2027. Generative AI tools like ByteDance’s OmniHuman are enabling realistic deepfakes, making defense strategies…
Six months into Oregon’s Consumer Privacy Act (OCPA), the Attorney General reports strong consumer engagement and business compliance, but highlights issues with unclear privacy notices, hidden opt-out options, and denials of data deletion requests. The DOJ received…
AI-driven job scams are rising, with fake candidates using deepfakes, stolen identities, and AI-generated resumes to land roles and infiltrate companies. By 2028, one in four job applicants may be fake, posing serious cybersecurity risks. U.S. firms have unknowingly…
Shannon McShane, a Colorado child custody evaluator, pleaded guilty to using fake credentials to obtain her psychologist and addiction counselor licenses. Her fraud, uncovered by an anonymous parent, led to jobs across state agencies. She faces sentencing on June 23,…
On April 2, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a truck driver who lost his job after testing positive for marijuana can pursue RICO claims for lost wages against sellers of a fraudulently marketed pain relief product. The Court found that damages to…
A Pennsylvania federal court ruled that medical marijuana use does not qualify as a disability under the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act (PHRA), dismissing a job applicant’s discrimination claim. The applicant, Brian Davis, alleged the company rescinded his…
New Mexico has become the third state to legalize psilocybin for therapeutic use, following Oregon and Colorado. Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed SB219, the Medical Psilocybin Act, into law, allowing psilocybin treatment for mental health conditions like PTSD…
In a Maryland case, a federal court ruled that the ADA does not protect employees who use medically prescribed marijuana during work hours, since marijuana remains a federally illegal substance. The court upheld the employer’s right to terminate the employee, despite…