Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: On October 10, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 683 (“SB 683”) (the “Act”), amending California’s Right of Publicity statute, California Civil Code Section 3344 (“Section 3344”) to add injunctive relief to the available remedies and extend liability to cover digital replicas. Section 3344 applies to any individual or business that…
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Landmark civil penalty of AU$5.8 million issued under Australia’s Privacy Act
Charmian Aw, Melissa B. Levine, and Ciara O’Leary of Hogan Lovells write: On 9 October 2025 the Federal Court of Australia (the Court) imposed an AU$5.8 million civil penalty on Australian Clinical Labs Limited, one of Australia’s largest private hospital pathology service providers (the Company), for systemic failures that led to the unauthorised access to…
Despite Privacy Concerns, UN Cyber Crime Treaty Wins Support From 72 Nations
Tom Leithauser reports: A United Nations treaty designed to help nations address cross-border cyber crime was signed over the weekend by 72 nations, which puts it on track for eventual ratification, according to the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). The U.N. Convention Against Cybercrime was opened for signatures on Saturday in Hanoi, Vietnam,…
State Attorneys General & Privacy: Enforcement Trends, 2020-2024
A new report by EPIC.org: In October 2025, EPIC published State Attorneys General & Privacy: Enforcement Trends, 2020-2024. As part of EPIC’s ongoing work to support State AG privacy enforcement, EPIC created this report to serve as a reference tool for regulators seeking to protect our digital privacy and autonomy from corporate interests. It outlines, for example,…