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Tips to Reduce Risk of Exposure to UID2 Class Actions

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Businesses need to remain vigilant regarding recent developments in consumer-based data privacy class actions. In recent weeks, the plaintiff class action bar has filed several lawsuits against The Trade Desk Inc. related to...more

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EU Court Awards Damages for Breach of EU Data Transfer Rules

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On January 8, 2025, the second highest court of the European Union (EU), the General Court of the Court of Justice of the EU (the Court), ordered (in Bindl v European Commission, Case T-354/22) the European Commission (EC) to...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

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The Rise of ADA and Data Breach Class Actions

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Class action lawsuits have been on a record-setting upward trend in recent years and they aren’t showing any signs of slowing. According to the Duane Morris Class Action Review 2024, settlement numbers reached unprecedented...more

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California: Class Action against ChatGPT for Breach of Privacy

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Regulations governing the use of AI technologies are constantly evolving in countries around the world. A class action is currently underway in California against Microsoft and OpenAI. The action alleges various violations of...more

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Lawsuits and Enforcement: Privacy Violations through AI Tech

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A number of lawsuits and regulatory proceedings filed last week focus on aspects of privacy protection and data security during use of artificial intelligence, specifically in relation to OpenAI’s ChatGPT software....more

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SMO v TikTok – Another UK Representative Action Survives, For Now

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A UK High Court decision of 8 March 2022 in the case of SMO v TikTok, Inc. and Others has attracted attention in the wake of the UK Supreme Court’s decision last year in Lloyd v Google. The Supreme Court’s decision put the...more

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Netherlands: One of the first major privacy class actions dismissed by Court of Amsterdam

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The entire privacy community waited anxiously for the outcome of the EUR 11 billion class action claim, launched in the summer of 2020 by The Privacy Collective (TPC) against several Oracle and Salesforce entities at the...more

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UK Supreme Court Rules for Google in “Class Action”—However, Increased Data Damages and Fines Risk Remains

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This year has seen further record GDPR fines levied by Data Protection Authorities, however, a second “under the radar” risk exists—namely, being sued for damages. Today we saw a sea-change case (Lloyd v Google) ruling by...more

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UK Supreme Court Landmark Decision Limits Data Privacy Class Actions in the UK

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The UK Supreme Court handed down its much-anticipated decision in the Lloyd v Google LLC [2021] UKSC 50 case on 10 November 2021 restricting claimants’ ability to bring data privacy class actions in the UK under the (now...more

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Privacy Update: FCC Seeks Public Comment on the Current and Future Regulation of the "Internet of Things"

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FCC Seeks Public Comment on the Current and Future Regulation of the “Internet of Things” - The FCC is requesting public comment in a proceeding that will help determine the scope and nature of regulation of the “Internet of...more

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Data Privacy Fines and Damages “Double Jeopardy”: UK Supreme Court Hears Google “Class Action”

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his week sees a key hearing before the UK Supreme Court in the case of Lloyd v Google, an event long awaited by those familiar with data protection law proceedings in Europe. The case concerns the so-called “safari...more

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Europe’s Top Court Decision May Halt Trillion Dollar U.S. Data Transfer Business Partnership with EU

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In today’s rapidly evolving global economy, data is king. Whether we’re talking about blockchain, analytics or how much your online shadow personality is being sold for, there is no doubt that there is an incredibly lucrative...more

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[Webinar] Prepare for Global Data Class Actions - April 28th, 3:00 pm - 3:45 pm GMT

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Prepare for global data class actions has been moved. In the wake of the COVID-19 epidemic, there is an unfortunate increase in the cyber-security risks businesses may face. Our global team will help you best prepare for the...more

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Privacy and Data Security Alert l March 2020

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Shook Weighs in on Updated CCPA Regulations - In response to extensive public comment, the California Attorney General’s office released modified draft regulations under the CCPA on February 7. Shook has provided initial...more

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10 Privacy Predictions for 2020

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In the last two years, businesses have been catapulted into a dizzying new world, with privacy expectations and requirements that were unheard of just two years ago. ...more

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Ain’t No QSA 4 CCPA

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As of January 1, 2020, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is in effect and impacts numerous businesses that collect or process the personal information of California residents. The CCPA carries potentially stiff...more

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Privacy and Data Security Alert l January 2020

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States Consider Privacy and Data Security Legislation - It’s that time of year again, when we see a flood of legislative activity at the state level on privacy and data security laws. A couple of recent examples are below....more

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May 2019 IP Update: The California Consumer Privacy Act: More Relevant Than You Think

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The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which we discussed last year, goes into effect on January 1, 2020. Its record-keeping requirements become effective on July 1, 2019. If your small- or medium-size business is based...more

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Potentially Expanded Private Right of Action Increases Risk of Class Action Exposure Under the California Consumer Privacy Act

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Looking Back - the California Consumer Privacy Act, and How We Got Here - As companies were getting up-to-speed on the effects of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) last year, California quickly...more

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Avoiding the California Privacy and Security Litigation Tsunami: CCPA FAQ: Does the CCPA’s Statutory Damages And Other Provisions...

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Companies that do business in California know that it is a magnet for class action litigation. The California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA"), a new privacy law that applies to data collected about California residents, will...more

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January’s Privacy Blizzard

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As predicted, the start of 2019 provided scant respite from the frenetic pace of privacy and cybersecurity developments during 2018. This past month alone, in a blizzard of activity, regulators amended regulations and...more

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Privacy and Data Security Client Alert | January 2019

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Going Deep on the California Consumer Privacy Act - The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) has been called the beginning of America’s GDPR. As the most comprehensive privacy law in the United States, entities doing...more

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Going global: Data class actions make their way to the EU

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Class actions have become an increasingly common means to seek redress in data privacy cases. With data breaches and data privacy claims on the rise, we asked our lawyers in France and the U.S. what you should bear in mind....more

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Update on the GDPR: Six Months in Effect

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It has been six months since the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took effect on May 25, 2018, but the law is still in the early implementation stage. As discussed in a previous blog post, the GDPR...more

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