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China Monthly Data Protection Update: March 2025

Dacheng on 4/2/2025

This monthly report outlines key developments in China’s data protection sector for March. The following events merit special attention...more

[Event] 15th Forum on Global Encryption, AI, Cloud & Cyber Export Controls - March 26th - 27th, San Francisco, CA

American Conference Institute (ACI) on 3/4/2025

As global trade policy evolves faster than ever, now is the time to connect with your peers, discover new strategies, and most importantly, hear from the regulatory agencies on the front lines of policy change. ACI’s 15th...more

Will the U.S. Have a GDPR? With Rachael Ormiston of Osano

Osano on 7/9/2024

In this episode of The Privacy Insider Podcast, host Arlo Gilbert is joined by Rachael Ormiston, Head of Privacy at Osano, to dive into the complex world of U.S. privacy regulations. How does the U.S. view privacy differently...more

[Event] 5th Conference on U.S.-China Trade Controls - October 12th - 13th, Washington, DC

American Conference Institute (ACI) on 9/20/2023

As the only comprehensive, practical event of its kind in the Unites States, ACI is hosting the highly anticipated 5th Annual U.S.-China Trade Controls Conference, scheduled for October 12–13 in Washington, DC. Considering...more

Brazilian National Data Protection Agency (ANPD) Discloses List of Companies Being Investigated

Littler on 3/30/2023

In the wake of the Brazilian National Data Protection Agency (ANPD) issuing further regulations on the determination of penalties for violations of the Data Protection Law (LGPD), on March 23, 2023 the ANPD launched a new...more

[Webinar] China’s PIPL One Year On: What You Need to Know Now - September 27th - 29th, 9:00 am - 10:00 am EDT

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 9/6/2022

We are kicking off Cybersecurity Month early with a masterclass on China’s Personal Information Protection Law (“PIPL”). The PIPL was issued on August 20 and came into effect on November 1, 2021. A year later, PIPL remains...more

International Data Protection Update - Winter 2021/2022

BakerHostetler on 3/15/2022

This Update highlights some of the international data protection issues that caught our attention and the attention of our clients over the winter, including updates on European data transfers and cookie compliance,...more

[Webinar] Data Strategy Series – Data Transfers Out of Europe – Recent Regulatory Developments - October 6th, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm...

Alston & Bird on 10/5/2021

The Data Strategy Webinar Series spotlights cutting-edge issues in privacy and cybersecurity. This session will feature the latest developments regarding SCCs and data transfers out of Europe, including a discussion of...more

[Virtual Event] 9th McDermott International Japan Seminar Series - January 21st - February 4th, 10:00 am - 11:00 am JST

McDermott Will & Emery on 1/7/2021

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, our 9th McDermott International Seminar Series will be held as a virtual series, with eight sessions taking place between January 21 – February 4, 2021. Though we cannot see you in person,...more

German court drastically reduces GDPR fine

Hogan Lovells on 11/18/2020

Germany has seen a couple of record GDPR fines since the German Data Protection Authorities (DPA) issued their guidance paper on how to measure GDPR fines in October 2019. One of these DPA sanctions was recently subject to...more

EU Data Protection Authority Levies Its First Fine for Violations of the GDPR

Carlton Fields on 9/9/2020

The French Data Protection Authority, CNIL, has levied its first fine for enforcement of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The enforcement target, Spartoo, is a French online shoe retailer that makes its website...more

Update on Global Data Privacy Regulations by John Jackson

Jackson Walker on 8/26/2020

Cybersecurity and data privacy regulations were complicated well before the global pandemic. Since COVID-19 swept the world, Brazil has delayed enacting its new general data protection law, California's CCPA has gone through...more

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - July 2020

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 8/6/2020

In this month's edition, we examine the Court of Justice of the European Union's decision invalidating the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework, as well as the U.S. government's response to the decision. We also examine two...more

Reflections on 2019 in Technology Law, and a Peek into 2020

Proskauer - New Media & Technology on 12/24/2019

t is that time of year when we look back to see what tech-law issues took up most of our time this year and look ahead to see what the emerging issues are for 2020. Data: The Issues of the Year - Data presented a wide...more

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

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 12/16/2019

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

Gaining Data Privacy Compliance When Regulations Have Global Reach

Mitratech Holdings, Inc on 8/21/2019

While GDPR has been active as a regulation since May 2018, the first fines have just started to hit companies for data breaches. Announced by the ICO on July 8 2019, they intend to fine British Airways £183.39 million for...more

Privacy Report: FTC Takes Action Against Companies Falsely Claiming Compliance With International Privacy Agreements

ArentFox Schiff on 7/16/2019

Federal US News - FTC Takes Action Against Companies Falsely Claiming Compliance With International Privacy Agreements - The FTC reached a settlement with a background screening company over allegations it falsely claimed...more

Privacy Shield: If You Got It – Flaunt It; If Not – Don’t

Womble Bond Dickinson on 6/20/2019

One of the EU’s chief complaints against US privacy practices is the lack of enforcement of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework (Privacy Shield). Last week we saw a US enforcement action that may allay this concern. The US...more

GDPR – The Year in Review

Hogan Lovells on 5/30/2019

Following the one-year anniversary of the coming into effect of the GDPR, Hogan Lovells’ Privacy and Cybersecurity practice has prepared a compilation of key GDPR-related developments of the past 12 months. The compilation...more

2019 IAPP Global Privacy Summit: Lessons from GDPR, Plans for CCPA and the Future of U.S. Privacy Law

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 5/17/2019

At the beginning of this month, more than 4,000 privacy professionals from around the globe gathered in Washington, D.C. for the International Association of Privacy Professionals’ Global Privacy Summit 2019....more

GDPR Enforcement Update: Increasing Fines Expected from German DPAs

Hogan Lovells on 2/22/2019

Many companies have been struggling with GDPR implementation over the past two years, putting much effort into new roles, privacy concepts, and workflows. ...more

Privacy and Data Security Client Alert | February 2019

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. on 2/7/2019

Google Receives Record GDPR Fine - Marking the first major penalty against a U.S. tech company under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the French data-protection authority, CNIL, has fined Google a record $57...more

Yes, They Were Serious: Canadian Company Receives First Enforcement Action under EU’s New Privacy Law. Does Your Organization Have...

Lowndes on 10/23/2018

It has been several months now since the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) became effective on May 25, 2018, and, while the relative calm after the storm evoked feelings similar to the Y2K scare,...more

FTC Settles with Four Companies over Privacy Shield Certification

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 10/15/2018

In the wake of the determination by the European Commission that the EU-US Safe Harbor Framework was insufficient to protect EU citizens’ personal information, the Privacy Shield Framework was implemented by the Department of...more

FTC’s Privacy Shield Enforcement Actions Show Broader Enforcement Lens

Hogan Lovells on 10/5/2018

On September 27, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced proposed settlement agreements with four companies it alleges violated Section 5 of the FTC Act by misrepresenting their certification status and compliance with...more

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