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Recent Biometrics Decisions from Québec’s Data Protection Authority: Five Key Takeaways

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Two recent decisions by Québec’s data protection authority, the Commission d’accès à l’information (the “CAI”), should serve as cautionary tales for any business contemplating the deployment of biometric information...more

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Belgian Data Protection Authority Issues Updated Guidance on Direct Marketing Rules

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On March 10, 2025, the Belgian Data Protection Authority (BDPA) updated its 2020 guidance on the processing of personal data for direct marketing purposes (see the updated guidance here in French and in Dutch)....more

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Don’t Forget the EU: Italy Issued First GenAI Fine of €15 Million Alleging GDPR Violations 

At the end of 2024 the Italian Data Protection Authority issued a 15 million euro fine in the first generative AI-related case brought under GDPR. According to Garante (the Italian authority), OpenAI trained ChatGPT with...more

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EU and UK Data Protection Regulatory Trends so far in 2024: a focus on international data transfers

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This series of blogs rounds up some of the key data protection regulatory trends we have seen during 2024, focused on the EU and UK. 2024 has seen behavioural advertising and cookies continue to dominate the agenda of...more

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Netherlands Imposes Record-Breaking Data Privacy Fine on Uber: 4 Key Steps Companies Can Take to Ensure Compliance

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Dutch data privacy officials recently imposed a staggering penalty on Uber – €290 million ($324 million) – for allegedly breaching the European Union’s comprehensive data privacy and security law. This groundbreaking fine is...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Board of Director’s responsibility for data security in a company

The Israeli Privacy Protection Authority recently published a binding directive addressing the board of director’s responsibilities for the fulfillment of a company’s obligations prescribed in the Privacy Protection...more

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European Commission publishes second report on application of GDPR

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On 25 July 2024, the EU Commission published its second report on the application of the GDPR (the ‘Second Report’), following its first report published in 2020....more

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Netherlands - The Dutch Data Protection Authority publishes guidance on facial recognition (May 2 2024)

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On May 2 2024, the Dutch data protection supervisory authority (the Dutch DPA) published guidance on the processing of personal data when using facial recognition....more

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Brazil Publishes Data Protection Sanctions: 3 Steps Your Company Should Take to Avoid Problems

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Brazil’s data protection authority recently published regulations that could lead businesses and employers that violate the country’s data privacy laws to be punished with administrative penalties – adding yet more incentive...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Fine Imposed on Israeli Cyber Tech Company for Violating GDPR

Greece’s privacy protection authority recently announced it was fining Intellexa, an Israeli cyber tech company, EUR 50,000.   The Hellenic Data Protection Authority (HDPA) imposed the fine as part of an investigation it...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Real-Time Reporting of Major Data Breach Events

The Israel Privacy Protection Authority (PPA) recently published a change in its policy on the timely reporting requirements for medium-level or high-level security database owners, upon the occurrence of a major data breach...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Privacy Protection Laws in Israel – Outlook for 2022

The legislation of privacy protection laws in Israel has shifted into high gear and is beginning to close the gap with legislation in Europe. A major step in this direction occurred about a month ago when the Ministerial...more

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UAE Publishes First Federal Data Protection Law

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Organisations subject to the law should carry out a gap analysis of their current compliance position against the new requirements. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has issued its first federal data protection law (Federal...more

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[Webinar] Mitigating Risk Exposure Under Evolving Global Cookies Regulations - May 19th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

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The regulation of cookies and similar tracking technologies is rapidly evolving, not only in the European Union and United Kingdom but also in the United States and globally. If you have visited a website recently, you might...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - September 2020

In this month's edition, we examine the Swiss data protection authority's comments on the validity of its data-sharing framework with the U.S., as well as the European Data Protection Board's guidance on joint controllers and...more

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Proposed Legislation for Security in the Digital Age

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Do we need a new government agency tasked with protecting the data of American citizens? Senator Kirsten Gillibrand believes that we do. On February 12, 2020, Senator Gillibrand announced her proposed legislation titled “The...more

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Bahrain Ministry of Justice to Act as Data Protection Authority

Bahrain’s Ministry of Justice will temporarily assume the functions and powers prescribed to the Data Protection Authority (the “Authority”) under Bahrain’s new Personal Data Protection Law. (Decree No. 78 of 2019.) It will...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Brazil’s New Privacy Law One Year Away

Global corporations will soon have another privacy law acronym to address. In one year (August 2020), Brazil will join the fray with its own general privacy law, the Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados Pessaoais (General Data...more

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Tips For Verifying Individual Requests For Data Access Or Deletion Under CCPA And GDPR

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How do you verify the identity of an individual requesting access to their data or that data be deleted? The Dutch Data Protection Authority, Autoriteitpersoonsgegevens, offers guidance which can be helpful and instructive...more

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Chapter 16: Remedies and sanctions – Unlocking the EU General Data Protection Regulation

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Why does this topic matter to organisations? Whereas the remedies and sanctions available to DPAs under the Directive were comparatively low (generally subject to a maximum of less than €1 million per infringement, with...more

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An English-Language Primer on Germany’s GDPR Implementation Statute: Part 4 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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Global Privacy & Cybersecurity Update Vol. 13

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On December 28, 2016, the New York Department of Financial Services ("DFS") released a revised version of a proposed regulation that would require banks, insurance companies, and other financial services institutions...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - June 2016"

In this edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine the impact of Brexit on EU data protection, court rulings on cyber insurance policy exclusions and coverage gaps, recent statements from the FTC and the...more

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EU Expands Reach of National Data Protection Regulators

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The central European countries of Slovakia and Hungary are divided by a common 420-mile-long border. But that dividing line, and other European national borders, may now be a little more blurred due to a key ruling by the...more

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Privacy, Security, Risk: What You Missed At IAPP Conference

Earlier this month, privacy and security professionals from around the globe gathered for “Privacy. Security. Risk. 2015”—the second joint conference between the International Association of Privacy Professionals and the...more

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