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NIS2: Preparing for EU’s New Cybersecurity Rules

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The European Union (EU) has revised its Cybersecurity Directive (NIS2). The new rules will apply to a wide range of companies in many sectors, create new cybersecurity obligations, and impose high fines for noncompliance. EU...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Privacy, Data and Cybersecurity Quick Clicks | Issue 14

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Katten's Privacy, Data and Cybersecurity Quick Clicks is a monthly newsletter highlighting the latest news and legal developments involving privacy, data and cybersecurity issues across the globe....more

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UK-U.S. Data Bridge Allows Transfer of Personal Data From the United Kingdom to the United States

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Beginning October 12, 2023, the UK-U.S. Data Bridge will allow UK companies to transfer personal data to the United States using the new EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework....more

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Meta Receives Record 1.2 Billion EUR Fine and Is Ordered to Suspend Its EU-U.S. Data Transfers

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On May 22, 2023, Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) published its long-awaited decision in the Meta EU-U.S. data transfer case (Decision). In its landmark Decision, the DPC imposed a record 1.2 billion EUR fine and...more

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EU to Open San Francisco Office to Advance Its Digital Regulation Agenda

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In anticipation of its new powers to regulate the largest digital platforms, the EU is planning to open a San Francisco base to engage with these companies, which are based mostly in Silicon Valley and the broader Bay Area....more

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Dechert Cyber Bits - Issue 4

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EDPB Issues Draft Guidance on International Data Transfers - On November 18, 2021, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) published draft guidance on the interaction between the GDPR’s transfer provisions set out in...more

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Key Data Protection Considerations for Companies Doing Business in the UK/EU

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The following outlines where Katten can help clients to comply with their General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) obligations. This note is appropriate for clients that are already doing business in the UK or the EU, or may...more

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The Short Arm of GDPR? UK Court Decision Analyzes Application of GDPR to US-based Company

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Organizations in the United States often ask us how to comply with GDPR. But starting with that question skips a key inquiry: the extent to which GDPR applies to a US company in the first place....more

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European Commission takes key step towards free flow of data to the UK

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On February 19, the European Commission (EC) published the draft of its much hoped-for adequacy decision for transfers of personal data to the UK under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (EU GDPR) (Draft Adequacy...more

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Baked & Wired: Potential Break in Impasse Over e-Privacy Regulation

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On 10 February 2021, over two and a half years after the anticipated adoption of the e-Privacy Regulation, European Member States have agreed to a revised text. Portending a potential break in the three-year impasse, the...more

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European Union Publishes Draft Standard Clauses for Trans-Atlantic Data Transfers

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Data Transfer from the European Union to the United States is a knotty process. The difficulties were compounded this summer when Europe’s highest court held the “Privacy Shield” program enabling U.S-E.U. data transfers...more

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European Data Protection Board Forms Two New Taskforces to Address Schrems II Aftermath

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On Friday September 4, 2020, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), a body consisting of representatives of all the Data Protection Authorities (DPAs) in the European Economic Area, announced that it had formed two new...more

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U.S. Employers and the GDPR: Where Are We Now?

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Even though the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) became effective on May 25, 2018, its application to U.S.-based employers continues to evolve and increase in complexity. For U.S. employers of European Union (“EU”)...more

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The Spanish DPA's new take on cookies: back to express consent

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Last November, the Spanish Data Protection Authority (Spanish DPA) published its new Guidelines on the Use of Cookies within the framework of the GDPR and Spanish E-privacy rules. ...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Global Regulatory Guidance for COVID-19 Privacy and Security Issues

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More than 60 U.S. and global data protection authorities and governmental agencies have issued guidance on health data collection, COVID-19 diagnosis disclosure, work-at-home practices, and return-to-work approaches. The...more

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Guidance from E.U. Supervisory Authorities on Data Processing in a Time of COVID-19

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The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and a number of European data protection supervisory authorities have recently issued guidance on processing personal data, including special categories of personal data (i.e., health...more

Morgan Lewis

The eData Guide to GDPR: Binding Corporate Rules and Privacy Shield

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Global organizations need a clear, legal means to share data across borders, whether to conduct day-to-day business, comply with government regulations, perform under a contract, respond to lawsuits, or simply communicate and...more

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Data Breach Litigation Preparation: How do European Union Breach Notification Requirements Differ from the U.S.?

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As of January 1, 2020, California became the first state to permit residents whose personal information is exposed in a data breach to seek statutory damages between $100-$750 per incident, even in the absence of any actual...more

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Should I Be Worried About the GDPR? – EDPB’S Guidelines on the GDPR’S Territorial Scope

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Does the GDPR really apply to my company? From a data protection standpoint, this is the first thing that comes to mind within non-EU companies. In many cases, the GDPR seems like an issue of the Old Continent, so some assume...more

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A Survival Guide for GDPR Enforcement Actions from a German Perspective – How to Assess and Mitigate Fines for GDPR Violations

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Since the first enforcement actions have been initiated, some with significant fines, many companies may find themselves somewhat at a loss as they may not fully know how to assess the risks involved and how to react should...more

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GDPR Compliance

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BB&K's Christina Morgan Talks About Data Privacy in Riverside Lawyer Magazine - Due to rising concerns about privacy in the digital world, in April 2016, the European Union adopted the General Data Protection Regulation...more

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Data class actions in Europe and spotlights in Mexico, Russia and the U.S.

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The General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (GDPR) provides means to enforce provisions related to personal data processing by you as a data controller or data processor. It introduces collective actions everywhere in...more

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GDPR Certification Is Coming to the UK…

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Want a certificate for all your hard work on GDPR? Later this year, “certification” will come into effect as a way for both data controllers and processors subject to UK data protection laws to demonstrate compliance with...more

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12 Months Since GDPR - What Do Employers Really Need to Know?

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As we sip champagne reflecting on the first anniversary of the effective date of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), we consider the obligations that employers should bear in mind....more

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Analyzing the impact of the EU GDPR on access to WHOIS data, one year on

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During the Annual INTA 2019 Meeting, a panel was held on the EU General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR) and the temporary removal of data for the WHOIS directory. IPMT Partner David Taylor spoke on the following GDPR issues...more

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