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The Voluntary Parting Exclusion: What You Need to Know

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The US Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received more than 880,000 cybercrime complaints in 2023. Overall financial losses from cybercrime last year reached $12.5 billion, a record-setting year-over-year increase of...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Malaysia In Process of Updating Its Privacy Law

Malaysia is in the process of updating its Personal Data Protection Act to align more closely with laws in other jurisdictions. The law was originally passed in 2010 and then modified this year. As part of the modification...more

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The Privacy Insider Podcast Ep. 7: David, Goliath, and Data Privacy Part II: Max Schrems

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If you’re in the privacy industry, you know Max Schrems: Renowned privacy rights advocate and the David who took on Facebook’s Goliath to shine a light on the misuse of consumer data. But that’s just one facet of what he...more

Hogan Lovells

Dutch DPA’s fine decision suspended by Dutch court amidst “(commercial) legitimate interest-controversy”

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Once again, a Dutch district court has recalled a decision of the Dutch Data Protection Authority (Dutch DPA) for its too strict interpretation that purely commercial interests cannot be legitimate interests under Article...more

Morgan Lewis

German Data Protection Authorities on Asset Deals: Restrictions on Data Transfers Under GDPR

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The German Data Protection Conference (DSK) on September 11, 2024 published guidance on asset deals (the Guidelines) that distinguishes between various stages of a sale process and the relevant personal data that can be...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Data Portability Right Takes Effect in Quebec: What Service Providers Need to Know

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Effective September 22, 2024, Quebec's data portability right will come into force, marking the final phase of the implementation of the amendments to the Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private...more

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Brazil Amps Up Enforcement of Data Protection Law

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Actions in the last six months of the Brazilian National Data Protection Authority (“ANPD”) suggest that it intends to aggressively enforce the Brazilian Data Protection Law (“LGPD”). The LGPD applies to any entity that...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Upcoming Consumer Privacy Laws: What Organizations Must Know for 2024 and 2025

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Over the past several years, the number of states with comprehensive consumer data privacy laws has increased exponentially from just a handful—California, Colorado, Virginia, Connecticut, and Utah—to up to twenty by some...more

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All About the Rhode Island Data Transparency and Privacy Protection Act (RIDTPPA)

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Starting January 1, 2026, businesses operating in Rhode Island will need to comply with the Rhode Island Data Transparency and Privacy Protection Act, a mouthful of a law abbreviated as RIDTPPA. (Not exactly catchy, is it?)...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

DLA Piper

Australia: Long Awaited Australian Privacy Reform Comes to Fruition

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The Australian Government has today published a draft Bill outlining the next steps in Australia’s Privacy Act Review process.  The changes to be implemented by the Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 include...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Consumer Privacy Update: What Organizations Need to Know About Impending State Privacy Laws Going into Effect in 2024 and 2025

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Over the past several years, the number of states with comprehensive consumer data privacy laws has increased exponentially from just a handful—California, Colorado, Virginia, Connecticut, and Utah—to up to twenty by some...more

Burr & Forman

That’s the Way the Cookie Crumbles

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Do you know what cookies your company’s website is using? If not, you likely do not know whether your company’s website is honoring users’ data protection choices involving the use of cookies. You should know and care so your...more

Mayer Brown

Personal Data Sharing: What Information About Recipients Do We Need to Provide to Individuals Under the GDPR?

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Sharing personal data is necessary for most organisations, but it also entails certain data protection risks. Controllers who share personal data with others must, among other obligations, ensure that they comply with the...more

Morgan Lewis

Saudi Arabia Personal Data Protection Law: Transition Period Ends September 14

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The one-year transition period granted to bring businesses’ activities into compliance with the Personal Data Protection Law of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is about to end on September 14, 2024. Given the law’s...more

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Dechert Cyber Bits - Issue 61

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X Agrees to Stop Processing EU Data to Train its Grok AI - Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (“DPC”) recently filed an urgent High Court application against X (formerly Twitter) for using the personal data of European...more

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Data Mapping: Avoid the Spreadsheet Trap!

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In our recent webinar, It’s Time to Think About Data Mapping Differently, a poll revealed some interesting information: Nearly 50 percent of respondents house their data map in a spreadsheet. (Roughly 15 percent say they...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

UK US Data Bridge Practical Tips for Implementation and Compliance

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Latham & Watkins and Privacy Laws & Business recently co-hosted a webinar looking back on the first eight months since the UK-US Data Bridge entered into force. Speakers from the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and...more

Hogan Lovells

What is quantum computing and what’s all the fuss about it?

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Why is there so much hype around quantum computing? What are the main threats that this technology will bring? And what opportunities can be harnessed from it? In this article, we share our key takeaways from our recent...more

DLA Piper

CHINA: Mandatory Data Protection Compliance (Self) Audits on Their Way

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The Personal Information Protection Law (“PIPL“) requires a data controller to conduct compliance audits of its personal data processing activities on a regular basis (“Self-supervision Audits“). Apart from such...more

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Europe/Germany: Right to Bring Collective Action for Violations of Information Obligations Under GDPR

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Summary - In its judgement of 11 July 2024 (C-757/22), the European Court of Justice (‘ECJ’) ruled that the violation of a controller’s information obligations under Art. 12 and 13 GDPR, can be subject to a representative...more

Mayer Brown

New ANPD Regulation International Data Transfers

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Scope of the Regulation - On August 23, 2024, the Brazilian Data Protection Authority (ANPD) published Resolution CD/ANPD No. 19/2024 (the “Regulation”), which addresses international transfers of personal data....more

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The Protection of Critical Infrastructure (Computer System) Bill: Hong Kong’s first specific cybersecurity legislation

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In late June 2024, the Security Bureau of the Hong Kong SAR Government (the “Government”) proposed the first specific cybersecurity legislation in Hong Kong, tentatively entitled the Protection of Critical Infrastructure...more

Ius Laboris

Massive fine for Uber of EUR 290 million

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On 26 August the Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) fined Uber EUR 290 million for a breach of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Following a number of complaints from French Uber drivers, the DPA found that...more

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First PDPA Enforcement in Thailand: A Landmark Case

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On August 21, 2024, the second expert committee appointed under the Thai Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) of 2019, issued an administrative fine to a major private company involved in online sales. The company allowed a...more

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