Kristen Mathews

Vermont became the 23rd state to enact a comprehensive consumer privacy law with the Vermont Data Privacy and Online Surveillance Act (VDPOSA), which was signed into law on June 16, 2026....more Vermont, a state famous for tapping maple trees, is now tapping into something far more complex: the human brain. With the enactment of S.71, the Vermont Data Privacy and Online Surveillance Act, the Green Mountain State has...more The California attorney general recently announced one of the agency’s largest-ever settlement agreements for alleged noncompliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and alleged deception of consumers about data...more A court in the Northern District of California found, at the preliminary injunction stage, that when a website prohibits artificial intelligence (AI) agents from accessing user accounts, continued access by agents may violate...more