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Despite stricter court rulings and limits on the use of older statutes to regulate newer technologies, 2025's increase in privacy litigation, especially around tracking technologies, looks set to continue into 2026, said privacy lawyers in interviews. Additionally, the potential for lawmakers clarifying the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) could push litigators to bring cases at even faster rates this year as they hope to file before an amendment becomes effective, one lawyer said.
Privacy professionals begin the new year considering significant changes to some state privacy requirements. Lawyers suggested resolutions to review data and get an early start on risk assessments.
President Donald Trump’s AI executive order doesn’t have a direct preemptive impact, so companies should comply with state AI laws for now, but expect litigation on several fronts in 2026, attorneys and consumer groups said in a recent analysis of the order (see 2512150050).
Many states that have had leading roles in the privacy space will continue to do so in 2026, but several newcomers will be noteworthy owing to laws coming online, potential enforcement and litigation, privacy lawyers said.
U.S. attempts to pressure the EU to back off its digital rules could backfire against American tech companies, telecom consultant Innocenza Genna wrote Dec. 24 on his blog.
A California bill amending the state’s current data breach notification law becomes effective Thursday, creating a 30-day timeline for reporting a discovered breach. The change puts a premium on prompt response and preparation, lawyers told us, including complying with a 15-day reporting requirement under certain circumstances.
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The new year will bring continued focus on the EU digital omnibus, GDPR reform in the U.K. and EU, AI governance, and cross-border data transfers, privacy lawyers predicted.
All 20 U.S. comprehensive privacy laws will be in effect Jan. 1 when Kentucky, Indiana and Rhode Island join 17 other states with broad privacy statutes. However, those three new state laws coming online are unlikely to significantly reshape the U.S. consumer privacy landscape, privacy experts said in interviews with Privacy Daily.