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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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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

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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

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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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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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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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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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Third-Party Data Collection and Consent in Mobile Applications

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Recent legislative hearings in the United States and Europe have focused on the means by which large third-party data collectors track individuals via websites. Regulators have paid comparatively little attention to the...more

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Contract Corner: GDPR and Data Processing Addendums (Part 1 – Precedence Clauses)

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Although the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been in force for more than six months, many organizations are still getting to grips with some of the practical requirements, including ensuring that their...more

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NHS Digital Publishes Guidance for Health and Care Organisations Using Cloud Services and Data Offshoring

NHS and social care organisations in the UK are being encouraged to take a fresh look at public cloud services given the myriad benefits of doing so. The guidance is timely given the coming into force of the GDPR in May,...more

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Key GDPR Guidance on Behavioral Advertising, Profiling and Automated Decision-Making

Spoiler Alert: Behavioral advertising companies will find some bad news in the guidance. The Article 29 Working Party (WP29) advisory group, which will soon become the more transparently-named (and very powerful) European...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Foreign No More: Transferring Data on Demand U.S. Companies and GDPR Data Portability

Much has been written about the consternation and concern of businesses around the world regarding the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which takes effect on May 25, 2018. The GDPR applies to...more

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An English-Language Primer on Germany’s GDPR Implementation Statute: Part 1 of 5

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Over the past year, the German government has been working on legislation to implement the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). On July 6, 2017, Germany did so by passing a statute titled the Data Protection...more

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Germany Publishes English Version of its National GDPR Implementation Act

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The German Ministry of Interior affairs has published an English translation of the new Federal Data Protection Act (Bundesdatenschutzgesetz – BDSG). On 27 April 2017 the German Parliament passed the BDSG in order to make use...more

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UK ICO Publishes Guidance on Consent Under GDPR

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The UK Information Commissioner’s Office has just published draft guidance on consent under GDPR. This is an interesting move given that the Article 29 Working Party has promised guidance on the same topic later this year,...more

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