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Federal Trade Commission Hashes Out Aggressive Interpretation of Data Anonymization: What You Need to Know

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 8/19/2024

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has a long-standing habit of creating legal obligations through blog posts. Recent communications from the FTC by way of its Office of Technology Blog evidence an aggressive expectation...more

Dutch Data Protection Authority Warns that Using AI Chatbots Can Lead to Personal Data Breaches

Alston & Bird on 8/12/2024

On August 6th, the Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) issued guidance cautioning companies about the potential data protection risks associated with the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered chatbots....more

EU AI Act Compliance: 10 Key Steps for Providers and Deployers of AI Systems

Morgan Lewis on 8/2/2024

The European Union’s new AI Act (the Act) went into efect on 1 August 2024. The Act is the first-ever comprehensive law focused on artifcial intelligence and machine learning (collectively, AI). The Act impacts many...more

Limited-Risk AI - A Deep Dive Into Article 50 of the European Union’s AI Act

WilmerHale on 5/29/2024

This blog post focuses on the transparency requirements associated with certain limited-risk artificial intelligence (AI) systems under Article 50 of the European Union’s AI Act....more

Employers liable for employees’ GDPR errors

Ius Laboris on 5/23/2024

A recent judgment of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) sheds light on the question of whether a data controller can be exempted from liability for the error of a person acting under its authority....more

States Begin To Regulate AI in Absence of Federal Legislation

Perkins Coie on 5/23/2024

The European Union seized the early global lead in regulating artificial intelligence (AI) by passing its AI Act on March 13, 2024, following a lengthy legislative process. Meanwhile, across the Atlantic, the U.S. Congress...more

AI Reporter - March 2024

Benesch on 3/21/2024

As Benesch’s multidisciplinary AI Commission continues to stay abreast of AI-related developments and legal implications our clients should be aware of, we are proud to debut the firm’s AI Reporter: a monthly roundup of...more

EU Court of Justice Landmark Ruling on Digital Advertising and GDPR Compliance

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 3/21/2024

On March 7, 2024, the European Court of Justice (CJEU) issued a landmark ruling on digital advertising and the concepts of personal data and joint controllership under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)....more

The AI Act: The EU’s Bid to Set the Global Standard for AI Regulation

McDermott Will & Emery on 3/13/2024

In a groundbreaking move, the European Union has launched its bid to set the new comprehensive standard for the regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) with the European Parliament passing the EU AI Act on March 13, 2024....more

EU’s Highest Court Expands EU GDPR Restrictions on Automated Decision-Making, Profiling, and AI

Morgan Lewis on 2/23/2024

A recent decision by the Court of Justice of the European Union will extend the EU General Data Protection Regulation’s automated decision-making restrictions to many present and future use cases of such technologies. While...more

10 Privacy Predictions in the EU for 2024

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 1/18/2024

In 2024, businesses will continue to face an evolving landscape of privacy opportunities and challenges, including an increasingly complex data regulatory environment that extends beyond the General Data Protection Regulation...more

Automated Decision Making: An EU Decision and its Implications for US Law

Sunstein LLP on 1/5/2024

A recent EU court decision demonstrates a subtle difference between EU and US privacy laws, and may ultimately influence how US laws are interpreted. The decision of the EU General Court emanated from a court proceeding in...more

EU court clarifies conditions for imposing GDPR fines

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 12/11/2023

On December 5, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a judgment clarifying the conditions under which a General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) fine can be imposed on data controllers....more

New EU Data Act: Impact On Data Flows Within And Outside The EU’s Borders

Morgan Lewis on 12/6/2023

The Council of the European Union adopted the Data Act on November 27, 2023. The Data Act, together with the Data Governance Act and EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), as key elements of the broader European data...more

The Data Act – the EU's bid to "ensure fairness in the digital environment and a competitive data market" – has been adopted

White & Case LLP on 11/30/2023

On November 27, 2023, the European Union ("EU") adopted the final text of the Data Act, marking an effort to create a harmonized, cross-sectoral data sharing framework with the stated goal of ensuring fair access to and use...more

Almost there: The European Parliament passes the EU Data Act, with new rules for data access, switching cloud providers and...

WilmerHale on 11/16/2023

On November 9, 2023, the European Parliament adopted the EU Data Act, a new regulation providing harmonized rules on access to data, switching cloud providers and interoperability requirements across the EU. It is widely...more

10 Things You Should Know About the EU Artificial Intelligence Act

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 11/15/2023

The Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) is the first comprehensive legislation that intends to regulate AI horizontally across all sectors in Europe. It will have far reaching consequences on all companies developing,...more

Landmark Decision Handed Down on ICO’s Responsibilities in Handling Subject Access Requests

Cooley LLP on 10/25/2023

On 10 October 2023, the England and Wales Court of Appeal handed down its decision in Delo, R. (On the Application Of) v. The Information Commissioner1, in which it upheld an earlier High Court ruling that the UK’s data...more

CNIL confirms the compatibility of AI with the GDPR

Hogan Lovells on 10/16/2023

On October 12, 2023, the CNIL released its first guidance on how to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) when developing and using artificial intelligence (AI) using personal data or impacting...more

What You Should Know About the EU Data Governance Act

Alston & Bird on 10/16/2023

Last month, the European Union’s new Data Governance Act (DGA) came into effect. Our Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Group provides an overview of the key features of the DGA and discusses how the new law may impact businesses...more

EU-US Data Privacy Framework, UK-US Data Bridge Ease Transatlantic Data Transfers

Miles & Stockbridge P.C. on 10/13/2023

Sharing personal data across borders is critical for organizations operating and doing business internationally. Doing so in compliance with data security and privacy laws, however, can be a complex and challenging exercise...more

DSIR Deeper Dive: Absent Legislation, Privacy Regulators Offer Guidance on AI

BakerHostetler on 10/11/2023

By now, many of us are using AI, advising others about how to use AI, and waiting for some legislative miracle to give us some guardrails for what we can or cannot be doing with AI. A lot of effort has been put into tracking...more

Data transfers update: New data bridge available to facilitate UK-US data transfers from 12 October 2023 - despite “qualified”...

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 9/26/2023

Why should I read this? A new UK-US data bridge will be available to businesses in the UK looking to transfer personal data to organizations in the United States certified under the UK Extension to the EU-US Data Privacy...more

A Guide to Canada’s New Proposed Privacy Law

Cozen O'Connor on 7/26/2023

Bill C-27, the Digital Charter Implementation Act, proposes new legislation that will significantly impact the Canadian privacy law landscape. The omnibus bill – which is a second reiteration of the former Bill C-11 (which...more

European Data Protection Board clarifies GDPR transfers

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 7/24/2023

On July 18, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) published an information note to provide clarity on data transfers under the GDPR to the United States following the European Commission’s adoption of the adequacy...more

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