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    Nov. 19, 2025

Challenges in Opt-Out Design and Children’s Privacy Highlighted by Sling TV’s Settlement With California AG

The California AG’s recent settlement with Sling TV reinforces that regulators are focused on opt-out processes and children’s data. Sling TV was fined $530,000 by the enforcer, and required to implement expanded compliance measures, for violating the CCPA by failing to offer customers an easy method to stop the sale of their personal data and not providing sufficient privacy protections for children. The investigation into Sling TV’s privacy operations stemmed from the California DOJ’s investigative sweep of streaming services and connected TVs, which was announced in January 2024. This article analyzes Sling TV’s alleged violations and the terms of the voluntary settlement, with practical takeaways from partners at Finnegan and Frankfurt Kurnit. See our two-part series on TV privacy: “Can Old Remotes Handle New Consent Requirements?” (May 18, 2022), and “Will the TV Industry Agree to Standardize Consent on Screen?” (May 25, 2022).

Tips From a Regulator, In-House and Outside Counsel on Navigating Regulatory Inquiries and Investigations

A CPO has just received a letter from the local data protection authority asking for information about the company’s privacy policy and data deletion practices. Now what? To assist organizations in navigating such requests, this article synthesizes key takeaways from an IAPP Privacy.Security.Risk. 2025 conference panel on which speakers from the California Privacy Protection Agency, RingCentral, Hintze Law and the Future of Privacy Forum took a deep dive into the regulatory investigation process. It discusses how regulators identify potential targets, addressing initial communications, interactions with outside counsel, the meet and confer process, confidentiality concerns, document production and interviews, and the settlement process. See “State Privacy Regulators Share Enforcement Agenda and How to Ensure a Smoother Investigation” (May 14, 2025).

Benchmarking Fund Managers’ Adoption and Governance of Generative AI

It is not surprising that virtually all fund managers who participated in a study conducted by the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) said they use generative AI (Gen AI) in their work – and most are increasing their use. This article distills key takeaways from the study regarding fund managers’ approaches to governance, policies and procedures, risks and limitations of Gen AI, training and hiring, choice of models, and use cases. It also covers institutional investors’ AI-related concerns and expectations. See “How Hedge Funds Are Approaching AI Use” (Jul. 31, 2024).

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Women to Watch: Contributions, Achievements and Observations of Outstanding Female Professionals

To mark International Women’s Day, women editors and reporters at ION Analytics interviewed outstanding women in the industries and jurisdictions we cover. In this part, Law Report Group editors Jill Abitbol, Robin L. Barton and Megan Zwiebel profile notable women in data privacy, cybersecurity, private funds and anti-corruption law, including Anne-Gabrielle Haie, Jessica Lee, Micaela McMurrough, Laura Perkins, Amanda Raad, Madelyn Calabrese, Ranah Esmaili and Genna Garver. Enjoy reading their inspiring remarks here.

Celebrating Data Privacy Day 2025

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Cybersecurity Awareness Month

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