As we settle into 2026, last year is firmly in the rearview
mirror. But the privacy and cybersecurity developments are still
driving our actions today. From the ever-expanding US patchwork of
state privacy laws to new expectations around children's
privacy, 2025 reshaped the privacy landscape. In our (fashionably
late!) 2025 Year In Review we provide a round-up
of the topics from last year to serve as a tool for your ongoing
compliance efforts. From AI laws worldwide to aggressive
regulations in the children's space, from cybersecurity
developments to data impact assessments, we cover topics worth
remembering as you move forward this year.
Putting It Into Practice: Now more than ever, it is
worth considering privacy and cybersecurity programs as
organizational change efforts. The pace of regulatory and
legislative developments is not slowing. Remember that
organizations are systems, and changing systems means aligning not
just processes and procedures, but examining
