On March 9, 2026, AI company Anthropic filed two federal lawsuits against the Department of Defense—one in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California and one in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals—challenging the Pentagon’s designation of Anthropic as a “supply chain risk.” The lawsuits cap a weeks-long public confrontation between one of the world’s leading AI ...
California AG Settles with Disney for $2.75 Million Over CCPA Violations. California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a $2.75 million settlement with the Walt Disney Company, the largest civil penalty to date under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The settlement resolves allegations that Disney failed to fully effectuate consumers’ requests to opt out of the sale or sharing of ...
On February 5, 2026, the majority of the data protection provisions of the UK Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (DUAA) came into force, bringing significant reforms to the UK’s data protection and e-privacy framework. The Act, which received Royal Assent on June 19, 2025, was commenced through the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Commencement No. 6 and Transitional ...
Israel’s Supreme Court ruled on March 22, 2026 that the municipality of Ramat Gan made “reckless” use of artificial intelligence in administrative proceedings concerning a child with special needs. The court found that the municipality relied on materials generated by AI tools that included a non-existent Education Ministry directive and fabricated court rulings, and exceptionally ordered the municipality to pay ...
The United States Supreme Court ruled that Cox Communications cannot be held liable for copyright infringement committed by its subscribers, reversing a $1 billion verdict that Sony Music Entertainment had secured against the internet service provider.
The case centered on whether Cox, which serves approximately six million subscribers, bore legal responsibility for users who illegally downloaded and shared copyrighted music. ...
Israel’s Privacy Protection Authority (PPA) has published its position paper on the principle of consent under Israeli privacy law. The paper, which builds upon a draft opinion published for public consultation in February 2025, clarifies how consent applies in the digital age and outlines the PPA’s interpretations that will guide its enforcement efforts under Amendment 13 to the Privacy Protection ...
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