Mar. 26, 2025
Mar. 26, 2025
Navigating the Complexities of Global Privacy Control
Soon, nine states will require websites to honor consumers’ broadcasted request to opt out of all sharing of their personal data with the global privacy control (GPC) or similar universal opt-out mechanisms. GPC, a browser-based setting for consumers to automatically opt out, is said to be simple for consumers to use, simple for companies to implement and simple for regulators to check. But it turns out to have several complexities for companies, underscored by a new study of 11,000 sites revealing that many of them did not translate GPC into opt-out signals. This article goes behind the findings and looks at GPC pitfalls, including misconfigurations, privacy signal system glitches, the ease of consent fraud and issues in due diligence, with insights from an original developer of GPC and experts at Morritt Hock, Neal Gerber & Eisenberg, the Network Advertising Initiative, Orrick and Raptive. See “Why Companies Unintentionally Fail to Honor Opt-Outs” (Aug. 16, 2023). Read full article …
Implications of the Trump AI Executive Order
CSLR Summary
After rescinding former President Joe Biden’s AI executive order (Biden EO) in his first week in office, President Trump issued his own executive order (Trump EO), which calls for a new federal AI Action Plan that focuses on reducing regulation and prioritizing innovation. In this guest article, ZwillGen partner Jey Kumarasamy explores the potential impacts of revocation of the Biden EO, including the fate of voluntary guidelines and the de-emphasis of risk management, and delves into what to expect from the AI Action Plan that will be developed under the Trump EO, highlighting the new administration and industry’s latest comments on AI. See “How the 2025 Cybersecurity Executive Order Affects Business” (Feb. 5, 2025). Read full article …
Rethinking Click-Through Training: The Pluses and Minuses
Online, prerecorded and asynchronous trainings that can be delivered to a broad audience that only has to click through screens and multiple-choice tests to complete, often referred to as “click-through training,” has become a staple (and sometimes a bane) of corporate compliance programs. This first article in a three-part series explores the advantages, evolution and criticisms of click-through training, and strategies for improving its effectiveness. The second article will focus on customizing content of click-through training to ensure it is engaging and relevant, as well as strategies for measuring and improving its effectiveness. The third article will address integrating click-through training into a broader training program and explore how to choose the right vendor. See “Go Phish: Employee Training Key to Fighting Social Engineering Attacks” (Aug. 9, 2023). Read full article …
FBI Official Joins Robinson Bradshaw
Former federal prosecutor and recent FBI Deputy Chief of Staff William Miller, who advised the bureau’s leadership on significant cyber threats, has joined Robinson Bradshaw as co-chair of its government and internal investigations group, and as a member of the cybersecurity and privacy practice group. Read full article …
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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.
Spotlight on Trailblazing Women
To mark International Women’s Day 2024, women editors and reporters of ION Analytics interviewed outstanding women in the industries and jurisdictions we cover. In this part, Jill Abitbol, Managing Editor of the Cybersecurity Law Report and Anti-Corruption Report, features notable women in data privacy, cybersecurity, white collar defense, compliance and anti-corruption law, including Christina Montgomery, Leslie Shanklin, Palmina Fava, Alexandra Ross and Lucinda Low. Enjoy reading their inspiring remarks here.
Spotlight on Trailblazing Women
In honor of International Women’s Day, some of ION Analytics' editorial teams led by women interviewed notable women in the markets and industries we cover. In this part, the Cybersecurity Law Report highlighted notable women in compliance and hedge fund, data privacy and cybersecurity, and anti-corruption law, including Amii Barnard-Bahn, Abigail Bell, Genna Garver, Jane Horvath, Barbara Li, Amy Mushahwar, Mara Senn and Carol Widger. The interviews are here.
Webinar on Compliant International Data Transfers


Listen here to our discussion with our colleagues at Ethos Privacy, which took place on March 1, 2022, on how to approach international data transfer challenges.
Webinar on Getting a Handle on Vendor Contracts
A recording of the March 10 webinar can be accessed here.
Cybersecurity Resolutions for 2021
In this quick take video, we talk about some of our cybersecurity resolutions for 2021.
Facial Recognition Concerns
In this short video, we discuss the privacy and bias concerns with facial recognition technology.
ACR and CSLR Spring Update 2020
The Senior Editors of the Anti-Corruption Report and the Cybersecurity Law Report recently teamed up to present an update on the trends and hot topics in the anti-corruption, cybersecurity and data privacy spaces since the beginning of the year and what the publications will be focusing on in the coming months. A complimentary download of the webinar is available here.
Upcoming Webinar: Companywide Work From Home - Cybersecurity and Privacy Best Practices
Please join us on Monday, March 23, 2020, from 12:00 p.m.- 12:30 p.m. EDT for a complimentary webinar discussing the cybersecurity and privacy challenges the shift to remote working has created and how to overcome them. Registration information for the webinar is here.
Upcoming Webinar to Explore Best Practices for Alternative Data Use
Please join us on Wednesday, January 15, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. EST for a complimentary webinar hosted by our sister publication, the Hedge Fund Law Report, discussing issues relating to the use of alternative data by private fund managers. To register for the webinar, click here.
Upcoming HFLR/CSLR Webinar to Explore Strategies and Tactics for Conducting an Effective Tabletop Exercise
Please join the Hedge Fund Law Report and the Cybersecurity Law Report on Tuesday, July 30, 2019, at 1:00 p.m. ET for a complimentary webinar discussing the strategies and tactics companies can employ to conduct an effective tabletop exercise. GCs and CCOs are encouraged to invite their CISOs and CTOs to join as well. The webinar will be moderated by Shaw Horton, Associate Editor of the Hedge Fund Law Report, and will feature Luke Dembosky, partner at Debevoise, John “Four” Flynn, chief information security officer at Uber, and Jill Abitbol, Senior Editor of the Cybersecurity Law Report. Registration for the webinar is available here.
Anti-Corruption Webinar: How HPE Is Using Its New T&E Tool to Generate Compliance Metrics
Measuring the effectiveness of a compliance program can be tricky, but some companies are finding ways to use their existing internal controls to generate useful data. Join our sister publication the Anti-Corruption Report (ACR) for a complimentary webinar that explores Hewlett Packard Enterprises’ new travel-and-entertainment-approval tool. On Wednesday, March 27, 2019, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EDT, the ACR’s Megan Zwiebel will interview Becky Rohr, vice-president of anti-corruption and global trade at Hewlett Packard Enterprises, about how they are using their T&E tool to measure and improve compliance. Registration information is here.