The very definition of generative AI suggests the creation of new content based on a program training on existing data, a recipe that necessarily raises potential U.S. and EU data privacy issues, not to mention related...more
6/30/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Consent ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) ,
Data Rights ,
Data Security ,
EU ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Healthcare ,
Machine Learning ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
State Privacy Laws
A new legal mechanism to allow for transfers of personal data between the EU and the U.S. is now advancing after an October 7th, 2022 Executive Order was issued by U.S. President Biden (the “Executive Order”). The new...more
The UK Supreme Court handed down its much-anticipated decision in the Lloyd v Google LLC [2021] UKSC 50 case on 10 November 2021 restricting claimants’ ability to bring data privacy class actions in the UK under the (now...more
The final version of the new standard contractual clauses (“SCCs”) were published by the European Commission on June 4, 2021. Many organizations that transfer or receive personal data originating in the European Economic Area...more
It has been reported that European Commission will publish the final versions of new forms of Standard Contractual Clauses (“SCCs”) shortly (even potentially within the next few days). The Commission published draft versions...more
GDPR fines are seemingly like buses, you wait over a year for enforcement action by the UK’s data supervisory authority, the ICO, and then two come along at once – and with quite dramatic effect.
The ICO has stretched its...more
7/25/2019
/ British Airways ,
Corporate Fines ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Security ,
Enforcement Actions ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) ,
Marriott ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
UK
With less than a month to go until the UK is due to leave the EU (at 11pm GMT/12pm CET on 29 March 2019), there is still much uncertainty as to whether, and if so how, the UK will exit the EU (commonly dubbed “Brexit”). In...more
3/13/2019
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
No-Deal Brexit ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
The General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”) comes into force automatically in each of the European Union Member States (“EU”) on 25 May 2018. Data protection regulation is not new, with the GDPR building on what is...more
The General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”) comes into force automatically in each of the European Union Member States (“EU”) on 25 May 2018. Data protection regulation is not new, with the GDPR building on what is...more
12/27/2017
/ Cybersecurity ,
Data Controller ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection Officers (DPOs) ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Technology Sector
The European Commission has released proposals for new legislation that seeks to create stronger privacy in electronic communications. The draft Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulation (the “Regulation”) is intended...more
1/26/2017
/ Cookies ,
Direct Marketing ,
Electronic Communications ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Metadata ,
Penalties ,
Personal Data ,
Spam
The European Parliament has approved the reformed General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”). Given this is a Regulation (rather than a Directive), this legislation will apply automatically in every Member State (without...more
8/3/2016
/ Consent ,
Data Controller ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Data Protection Officers (DPOs) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
One-Stop Shop ,
Personal Data ,
Transparency
News & Legislation Update -
The UK votes to leave the EU -
We could not write a roundup of news stories from the UK without referencing the UK's vote to leave the EU. The so-called "Brexit" has created...more
8/1/2016
/ Classification ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Tribunals ,
Entrepreneurs ,
Equality Act ,
EU ,
Foreign Workers ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Jurisdiction ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Personal Data ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
UK Data Protection Act ,
UK Employment Appeal Tribunal ,
Wage and Hour