X Agrees to Stop Processing EU Data to Train its Grok AI -
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (“DPC”) recently filed an urgent High Court application against X (formerly Twitter) for using the personal data of European...more
9/13/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
Fines ,
Ireland ,
Liability ,
Personal Data ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
Twitter ,
Uber
U.S. Court Axes Most of SEC's SolarWinds Data Breach Suit -
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York recently dismissed much of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) suit against...more
8/2/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Audits ,
Automated Decision Systems (ADS) ,
COPPA ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Dismissals ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Instant Messaging Apps ,
Misleading Statements ,
Regulation Technical Standards (RTS) ,
Risk Assessment ,
ROSCA ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Settlement ,
SolarWinds
FTC Proposes New Protections to Guard Against AI Impersonations of Individuals -
Amidst growing concerns that emerging technology—including AI-generated deepfakes—threaten to increase the prevalence of impersonation fraud,...more
3/1/2024
/ Anti-Terrorism Financing ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Cybersecurity ,
Deep Fake ,
EU ,
European Convention on Human Rights ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Human Rights ,
Russia ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Terms of Service
As we begin the new year, we offer this special edition with predictions for 2024 from members of the Cyber Bits Partner Committee. Regardless of what happens in 2024, we renew our commitment to keep you informed of the...more
1/8/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biometric Information ,
China ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement ,
EU ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Machine Learning ,
Popular ,
Regulation S-P ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
EU AI Act: Political Agreement Reached on Terms of Landmark Legislation -
Negotiators for the European Council and the European Parliament have reached political agreement on the provisions of the EU Artificial...more
12/15/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) ,
Compliance ,
Cookies ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
EU ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Fines ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Neglect ,
New Legislation ,
UK
What is in store for Privacy and Cybersecurity in 2023 -
As the year ends, we offer this special edition with predictions for 2023 from each member of the Cyber Bits Partner Committee. Regardless of what happens in 2023, we...more
12/30/2022
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EU ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Infrastructure ,
Investment Adviser ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Privacy Legislation ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes ,
UK ,
Whistleblowers
EU Parliament Adopts Amended Digital Services Act by a Wide Margin -
On January 21, 2022, the members of the EU Parliament approved by a large majority (77%) an amended draft of the Digital Services Act (“DSA”)....more
2/11/2022
/ Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Digital Service Providers ,
Digital Services ,
EU ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Financial Institutions ,
Google ,
Income Taxes ,
Internet ,
IRS ,
Online Platforms ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Tracking Systems ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
On January 12, 2022, the French data protection authority (“CNIL“) published guidance on the reuse of personal data by processors for their own purposes (the “Guidance”)....more
1/28/2022
/ CNIL ,
Data Breach ,
Data Management ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
FCC ,
France ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Standards
In Google LLC v. Equustek Solutions Inc.,1 a United States district court enjoined the enforcement of an order by the Supreme Court of Canada that directed Google to remove content from Google search results. The Canadian...more
11/20/2017
/ Collusion ,
Communications Decency Act ,
Declaratory Rulings ,
EU ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
False Advertising ,
Foreign Judgments ,
Google ,
Imminent Harm ,
International Litigation ,
Internet ,
Post-Judgment Enforcement Actions ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Right to Be Forgotten ,
Search Engines ,
Section 230 ,
Supreme Court of Canada ,
Trade Secrets
The European Commission announced an agreement in principle on a new framework for data transfers to replace the “Safe Harbor” arrangement that had governed data flows between the United States and Europe for the past 15...more