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WilmerHale’s Guide to the EU Data Act - September 2024

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Exactly one year from now, on September 12, 2025, the EU Data Act will enter into application. This new regulation provides harmonized rules on data access, switching cloud providers, and interoperability requirements across...more

DLA Piper

Ireland: Increased Regulatory Convergence of AI and Data Protection: X Suspends Training of AI Chatbot With EU User Data After...

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The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has welcomed X’s agreement to suspend its processing of certain personal data for the purpose of training its AI chatbot tool, Grok. This comes after the DPC issued suspension...more

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EU Data Protection Regulators Publish Additional Guidance On The EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework

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Last month, the European Data Protection Board – which is composed of the national data protection authorities (‘Supervisory Authorities’) of the countries in the European Economic Area (‘EEA’), as well as the European Data...more

International Lawyers Network

Data Privacy Guide - Spain

Introduction - We have compiled the main differences between the REGULATION (EU) 2016/679 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing...more

International Lawyers Network

Data Privacy Guide - Romania

Governing Data Protection Legislation - 2.1. Overview of principal legislation - The General Regulation Data Protection (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) (“GDPR”), as implemented by Law 190/2018 is the principal data...more

International Lawyers Network

Data Privacy Guide - Portugal

Introduction - Data protection is being driven by rapid technological advances and the increasing digitalization of society. Data protection legislation in Portugal is aligned with European Union law, in particular with...more

International Lawyers Network

Data Privacy Guide - Czech Republic

Introduction - The General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) is the EU regulation which is directly applicable in all member states of the EU, including the Czech Republic, as of 25 May 2018. The new...more

Mayer Brown

EU Data Act: New Rules On Data Sharing And Portability Of Cloud Services Now In Force

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The EU Data Act came into force on January 11, 2024. The Data Act is part of the European Commission’s data strategy released in February 2020 and obliges manufacturers of connected products to make use-related data available...more

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CJEU publishes AG opinion on sale of a database of personal data

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The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) published the Advocate General's Opinion on whether the GDPR would restrict the sale of a database by court enforcement officers to satisfy creditor claims without the consent...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

DPA 101: Do You Know Where Your Data Is?

As more and more states enact laws that mirror aspects of GDPR, and as companies begin to get used to the EU’s new standard contractual clauses, now may be a good opportunity for a refresh on data sharing agreements. As most...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

A Helpful Guide on Data Processing Consent

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The Office of the Data Protection Authority of the Bailiwick of Guernsey has issued concise guide on the definition of consent. This is helpful not only for GDPR, but also for understanding and implementing consent under the...more

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EDPB launches website auditing tool

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The EDPB launched a website auditing tool to help legal and technical auditors at data protection authorities check whether websites are compliant with the law on 29 January 2024. Controllers and processors can also use the...more

BCLP

Privacy Speaks: A clearer view?

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Clearview AI Inc's successful challenge to the ICO’s £7.5 million fine focused on the limits of the UK GDPR’s jurisdictional reach, succeeding on the grounds that Clearview’s processing activities were outside the scope of...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

What Is at Stake in the Regulation of Artificial Intelligence?

Artificial intelligence (AI) has exploded onto the scene — both the technology and the scramble for laws and regulations to control it. We are often asked what's happening on the AI regulatory front. Here is what we know so...more

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Details of the EU Data Act (2) - Obligations of Cloud and Other Data Processing Services: Switching and Interoperability...

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On November 27, 2023, the Council of the European Union adopted the EU Data Act, a new regulation providing harmonized rules on access to data, switching cloud providers and interoperability requirements across the EU. The...more

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New EU Data Act: Impact On Data Flows Within And Outside The EU’s Borders

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The Council of the European Union adopted the Data Act on November 27, 2023. The Data Act, together with the Data Governance Act and EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), as key elements of the broader European data...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Legislative Update: Swiss Data Protection Act took effect September 1

The new Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection, known by the acronym “nFADP,” took effect on September 1. The law was enacted by the Swiss parliament in 2020. The law introduces new rights for Swiss citizens, but also...more

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GDPR Compliance Checklist: 8 Steps You Need to Complete

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GDPR compliance can be tricky. Even if you summon the willpower to read through the law’s text, it can be tough to know where to start. As an alternative to pouring through the GDPR’s legalese, one way to establish a...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

European Commission Proposes New Rules for Cross Border GDPR Enforcement

On July 4, 2023, the European Commission (EC) published its proposal for a regulation laying down additional procedural rules for the enforcement of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (proposal). The proposal...more

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Pakistan – MITT releases final draft of the personal data protection bill

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The Pakistan Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MITT) released a new draft of the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023 (the PDPB) on 19 May 2023. The PDPB aims to regulate the collection, processing,...more

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GDPR Compliance in the U.S.: What to Know

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In 1992, Singapore banned the sale of all chewing gum. But if you owned a cornerstore in the U.S. and a Singaporean tourist came to visit your business, there would be nothing to stop you from selling them a pack of gum—in...more

Littler

The “Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework” – Finally a Legally Secure Data Transfer to the United States?

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Since the European Court of Justice (ECJ) declared the “Safe Harbour” agreement—which had permitted U.S. companies to comply with EU restrictions on the transfer of personal data outside the EU—invalid in October 2015,...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Court of Justice of the European Union holds non-material damages stemming from unlawful data processing may be eligible for...

On May 4, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a judgment concluding that while not every infringement of the EU’s data protection law gives rise, by itself, to a right to compensation, non-material damage...more

Alston & Bird

International Data Transfers: Lessons from the EDPB’s “101 Task Force”

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​​​​​​​In August 2020, privacy activist organization NOYB – European Center for Digital Rights filed 101 complaints with the EU Supervisory Authorities (‘SAs’) in connection with the transfer of personal data from Europe to...more

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Italy’s Privacy Regulator Takes Action Against ChatGPT

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On March 31, 2023, Italy’s privacy regulator (the “Garante”), announced an immediate temporary limitation on the processing of data of individuals residing in Italy by OpenAI’s ChatGPT, the popular artificial intelligence...more

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