By Ramyar Daneshgar Security Engineer | USC Viterbi School of Engineering Disclaimer: This article is for educational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Executive Summary In 2020, the Federal Trade Commission announced a settlement with Zoom Video Communications after concluding that the company misrepresented the level of encryption applied
By Ramyar Daneshgar Security Engineer | USC Viterbi School of Engineering Disclaimer: This article is for educational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Introduction In August 2023, the California Attorney General announced a settlement with Sephora Inc. for violations of the California Consumer Privacy Act. According to the official
By Ramyar Daneshgar Security Engineer | USC Viterbi School of Engineering Disclaimer: This article is for educational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has filed a major lawsuit against Temu and its parent company, PDD Holdings Inc. The complaint alleges widespread, deceptive, and highly
By Ramyar Daneshgar Security Engineer | USC Viterbi School of Engineering Disclaimer: This article is for educational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. 1. Introduction: California’s New Enforcement Era Has Arrived California has launched one of the most aggressive privacy enforcement programs in the United States. The California
By Ramyar Daneshgar Security Engineer | USC Viterbi School of Engineering Disclaimer: This article is for educational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. 1. The FTC’s Signal: Scraping Public Info Can Be Illegal - Not a Loophole For decades many companies acted under the assumption that if data
By Ramyar Daneshgar Security Engineer | USC Viterbi School of Engineering Disclaimer: This article is for educational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. 1. Why Business Owners Cannot Ignore OpenAI’s Latest Privacy Problems If your company is using ChatGPT, OpenAI’s API, or any AI tool built on
By Ramyar Daneshgar Security Engineer | USC Viterbi School of Engineering Disclaimer: This article is for educational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Executive Summary The 2023 MOVEit Transfer breach is now confirmed as one of the largest data exfiltration events in United States history. More than 2,700
By Ramyar Daneshgar Security Engineer | USC Viterbi School of Engineering Disclaimer: This article is for educational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. A significant shift in American border policy quietly unfolded in late 2025, one that will define the next decade of biometric privacy law. The Department of
By Ramyar Daneshgar Security Engineer | USC Viterbi School of Engineering Disclaimer: This article is for educational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. A quiet battle has begun between U.S. regulators and the artificial intelligence industry, triggered by the discovery that many of the most influential AI systems
By Ramyar Daneshgar Security Engineer | USC Viterbi School of Engineering Disclaimer: This article is for educational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. 1. Introduction The sale of precise location data has moved from a niche advertising tool to a central focus of the United States privacy debate. Congress
By Ramyar Daneshgar Security Engineer | USC Viterbi School of Engineering Disclaimer: This article is for educational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. 1. Executive Summary On October 21, 2025, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) issued a new Industry Letter titled “Guidance on Managing Risks
By Ramyar Daneshgar Security Engineer | USC Viterbi School of Engineering Disclaimer: This article is for educational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. 1. Executive Summary The discovery battle unfolding in The New York Times Company v. Microsoft Corp. and OpenAI represents one of the most consequential privacy disputes