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Landmark Washington Health Data Privacy Law Creates Suit Risks

Businesses dealing with health-related data in Washington state will be subject to new litigation and enforcement risks next week, as a far-reaching health privacy law takes effect.

Blackbaud Defeats Insurers’ Recovery Claims Over Data Breach

Blackbaud Inc. defeated nearly identical lawsuits filed by Travelers Casualty and Surety Co. of America and Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Co. seeking to recover $2.1 million in payments to nonprofits they insured related to a 2020 data breach suffered by the cloud services provider.

Biden to Make Agencies Designate AI Chiefs, Test Tools for Bias

The White House will require federal agencies to test artificial intelligence tools for potential risks and designate officers to ensure oversight, actions intended to encourage responsible adoption of the emerging technology by the US government.

California Bill Would Ask Social Media Firms to Verify Accounts

A California bill would compel social media platforms to verify users with large followings, with the goal of curbing the spread of online misinformation. If enacted, California would likely be the first state to take this approach.

CISA Bares Regulatory Teeth in Incident-Reporting Proposal

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is on the cusp of expanding its enforcement powers for the second time under the Biden Administration after introducing a proposal to bolster security monitoring of the nation’s most critical sectors.

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CISA Bares Regulatory Teeth in Incident-Reporting Proposal

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is on the cusp of expanding its enforcement powers for the second time under the Biden Administration after introducing a proposal to bolster security monitoring of the nation’s most critical sectors.

US, UK Probe $20 Billion of Crypto Transfers to Russian Exchange

The US and UK are reviewing more than $20 billion of cryptocurrency transactions that passed through a Russia-based virtual exchange, according to people familiar with the matter, as part of allied efforts to crack down on the sanctions evasion that’s supporting <-bsp-person state="{"_id":"0000018e-8563-dd73-a18e-c767e8c20000","_type":"00000160-6f41-dae1-adf0-6ff519590003"}">Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine.

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Trump Lawyer’s Likely Disbarment Complicates Georgia Defense

The thoroughness of a California judge’s ruling and the state high court’s slim record of rejecting disbarment recommendations make it highly unlikely that Donald Trump attorney John Eastman will win his fight to keep his California law license, legal ethics attorneys and scholars say.

US ‘Kleptocapture’ Group Seeks Russia Sanction Evaders Worldwide

Latvian authorities have arrested and plan to extradite to the US a local man over his work for a Kansas-based company in the alleged smuggling of avionics equipment through third countries destined for Russia, in violation of US export controls, the Justice Department said Wednesday.

Social Media Cases Could Impact Public Discourse Online

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