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New EDPB Opinion on Personal Data Protection in AI

Recently, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted an opinion addressing key data protection concerns arising from the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) models. The opinion specifically focuses on how GDPR...more

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Irish Data Protection Commission fines LinkedIn Ireland EUR 310 million for GDPR violations

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On October 24, 2024, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) issued a press release announcing its EUR 310 million fine of LinkedIn over the platform’s use of member personal data in breach of the EU’s General Data...more

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Ensuring Compliance With Data Privacy Regulations: The Role of e-discovery Services in the Indian Landscape

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In today's digital era, the volume of electronic data generated by organizations is staggering. For law firms conducting due diligence, managing this data while ensuring compliance with stringent data privacy regulations is a...more

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General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Whistleblowing Laws (Part II of II)

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Challenges may arise when conducting an internal investigation related to an underlying disclosure by a whistleblower pursuant to the EU Directive, because companies must strictly comply with the GDPR. Failure to comply with...more

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La CNIL sanziona una software-house di videogiochi

Alla luce del recente provvedimento dell’Autorità Garante per la Protezione dei Dati Personali Francese, la Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés (“Garante” o “CNIL”), riportiamo di seguito un’analisi del...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

One-Two Punch: Lessons from the Irish DPC’s WhatsApp Decision

2023 continues to be a busy year for European data protection authorities. Following its release of the Irish Data Protection Commission’s (DPC’s) binding decisions in cases against Facebook and Instagram, the European Data...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

U.S. messaging service fined €5.5 million for GDPR violations

On January 19, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced the conclusion of an inquiry into the data processing practices of a U.S.-based messaging service’s Ireland operations and fined the messaging service €5.5...more

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Virginia Finalizes CDPA Text With the Addition of Three Amendment Bills

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Connecticut Passes the Fifth US State Consumer Privacy Law - The Connecticut governor has formally signed and passed An Act Concerning Personal Data Privacy and Online Monitoring (CPDA), making this law the fifth US state...more

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Where Is a Transfer? Datatilsynet Says Almost Everywhere!

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Let’s say you are an EU company. You engage a processor. Data is processed in the EU. There is no transfer. But in the processor-sub-processor data processing agreement, the data processor reserves the right to disclose...more

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Irish DPA Hits WhatsApp with $266M Fine for Alleged GDPR Violations

When GDPR became effective three years ago, companies took notice of the fines and penalties attached to violations of the stringent privacy law—4 percent of global annual sales....more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Colorado’s Consumer Privacy Bill Offers Opt Out Data Processing

A new consumer privacy bill in Colorado will give Colorado consumers the right to opt out of the processing of their personal data and to request that personal data be corrected or deleted. Passage of the bill makes...more

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China Finalizes Data Security Law to Strengthen Regulation on Data Protection

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On June 10, 2021, the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress passed the long awaited People's Republic of China (China) Data Security Law ("DSL") after a final read of the third draft. The DSL, which takes...more

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Data Transfers from Europe: Final Version of New SCCs Published

The European Commission’s decision of 4 June 2021 finalises the new SCCs for transferring personal data from the EEA. After invalidation of the Privacy Shield by Europe’s top court, many businesses came to rely upon...more

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EDPB Ruling Provides Takeaways For DPA Standard Contractual Clauses

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The EDPB issued an opinion on the draft Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) for a controller-processor data processing agreement under Article 28 (Data Processing Agreements) submitted by the Lithuanian supervisory authority. ...more

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Colorado Privacy Act Introduced

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Keypoint: The Colorado bill mirrors the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act and Washington Privacy Act but contains some notable differences. On March 19, 2021, Colorado lawmakers introduced the Colorado Privacy Act...more

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German State’s Data Processing Authority Offers Strict Guidance On Post-Schrems II Data Transfers

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The data protection authority of the German state of Baden-Wurttemberg issued a guidance for European Union data exporters in the wake of the Schrems II decision by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), which...more

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Apps Controlling Access In The Age Of COVID-19: The Spanish AEPD Weighs In

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Spanish data protection authority Agencia Española de Protección de Datos (AEPD) has published helpful guidelines on the data protection aspects of using mobile apps intended to control access to places of business while the...more

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The importance of conscientious health data collection in European clinical trials

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Clinical trials have become increasingly important for pharmaceutical companies and medical device manufacturers, which are focused on collecting as much data as possible on products and devices and their adverse effects. All...more

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Hotels and GDPR

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We are now over a year on from the major changes made to the European data protection regime by the GDPR so it is time to revisit what the changes mean now for the hospitality sector and investment in it, given increased...more

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E-Commerce Businesses Beware: The Freedom to Contract does not Trump Reasonable Privacy Expectations

The EDPB’s new Guidelines on Article 6(1)(b) may severely limit e-commerce business’ ability to enhance data processing by unilaterally defining contractual services....more

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Who Is Responsible Under GDPR For Putting A Data Processing Agreement In Place?

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Who is responsible for putting a GDPR Article 28 Data Processing Agreement in place? Dutch Data Protection Authority, Autoreitpersoonsgegevens, says: BOTH the data controller and the data processor....more

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Regulator prohibits use of transaction data for marketing purposes

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The Dutch Data Protection Authority has written to the Dutch Banking Association to state that processing customers' transaction data for direct marketing purposes may not be in compliance with the General Data Protection...more

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German Bundestag passes second act on the adaptation of data protection law to the GDPR

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New law passed on the adaptation of German data protection law to the GDPR - Following the amendment of the Federal Data Protection Act ("BDSG") in 2017, on 27 June 2019 the German Bundestag passed a second act to adapt...more

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Chapter 7: Lawful basis for processing – Unlocking the EU General Data Protection Regulation

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Why does this topic matter to organisations? Processing of personal data is lawful only if, and to the extent that, it is permitted under EU data protection law. If the controller does not have a lawful basis for a given...more

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Chapter 6: Data Protection Principles – Unlocking the EU General Data Protection Regulation (Updated)

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Why does this topic matter to organisations? The Data Protection Principles provide the conditions on which an organisation is permitted to process personal data. If an organisation cannot satisfy the Data Protection...more

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