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Dutch DPA intensifies cookie enforcement – key takeaways

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On 15 April 2025, the Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) issued warnings to 50 organisations, including online retailers, media companies, and insurers, for deploying misleading cookie banners or unlawfully placing...more

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Connected vehicles: CNIL’s consultation promotes driver’s consent over fraud and car theft

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The French Data Protection Authority launches a public consultation on location data of connected vehicles, until May 20, 2025. This work will shape future regulations regarding the use of location data and its impact on...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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Unlocking Neural Privacy: The Legal and Ethical Frontiers of Neural Data

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Over the last quarter century, the boundaries of privacy have shifted dramatically. Once considered private, vast amounts of personal information about individuals – names, addresses, medical records, spending habits – have...more

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Significant Shift in the Israeli Privacy Protection Authority’s Definition of Consent

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The Israeli Privacy Protection Authority (PPA) has issued a new statement introducing a significant change in the interpretation of the law and in the required methods for obtaining consent to the collection and processing of...more

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High Court rules on standard of consent required for profiling and direct marketing

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On January 23, 2025, Mrs Justice Collins Rice of the UK High Court issued a ruling in the case of RTM v Bonne Terre Limited and Hestview Limited (trading as Sky Betting and Gaming, (SBG)). The claim - The judgment...more

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Just a Minor Threat: Online Safety Legislation Takes Off

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The year 2025 is certain to be a watershed for social media legislation and litigation. As it continues to shape how we connect, share, and consume information, social media remains at the forefront of public discourse due to...more

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UK: Gambling Operator Held Liable for Breaching Data Protection Law

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In RTM v Bonne Terre Limited Hestview Limited, the English High Court found the Defendants, operating as Sky Bet (SBG), liable for breaches of data protection law. The claim raises important points of law for all...more

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Mobile Apps: What Does the CNIL Recommend From a Privacy Perspective?

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While mobile apps have become one of the major means of access to digital services, their ubiquity is accompanied by significant risks to users' privacy, due to the massive amount of personal data they collect and process....more

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Data Privacy Automation: How to Comply with Less Effort

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When people say "data is the new oil," they're usually referring to its value. But in reality, oil requires careful handling, management, storage, protection, and processing before it can be turned into a truly valuable...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Valid Consent: General Public vs. Gamblers

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A new decision by the United Kingdom’s high court says that even if you have cookie and marketing consent mechanisms that are sufficient for valid consent under privacy laws for the general public, they may not be enough for...more

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Leveraging Privacy Compliance for Your Looming AI Risks

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Ask a compliance officer to name their top worry about artificial intelligence, and odds are they will blurt out something to do with privacy. That doesn’t just tell us what the risks of AI are – it also gives us hints about...more

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Do App Permissions Satisfy Requirements for Valid Consent for the Purpose of GDPR?

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App permissions do not satisfy the requirements for valid consent for the purpose of GDPR because they lack sufficient detail and granularity, according to the Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL)....more

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Privacy Considerations of AI

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AI algorithms are driven by data – lots and lots of data. One of the challenges associated with so much data driving AI algorithms is that at least some of that data may be sensitive individual personal data. In fact, the...more

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GDPR Enforcement: Lessons from Recent Data Privacy Penalties

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Recent decisions by the French data protection authority (CNIL) have highlighted the importance of GDPR compliance, particularly in the areas of data retention, consent for processing sensitive personal data, and marketing...more

Gardner Law

[Ongoing Program] SESSION 3: Privacy Policy Pop Quiz – Are You Ready? - August 8th, 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm CT

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Are you responsible for privacy compliance at your company? Sharpen your pencils and grab your highlighters for this three-part series on critical privacy laws, DPOs and privacy officers (and when you should appoint one), and...more

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[Ongoing Program] SESSION 2: Do I Really Need A Privacy Officer, DPO or CISO? - July 18th, 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm CT

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Are you responsible for privacy compliance at your company? Sharpen your pencils and grab your highlighters for this three-part series on critical privacy laws, DPOs and privacy officers (and when you should appoint one), and...more

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[Ongoing Program] SESSION 1: 10 Things You Should Know About Privacy, Consent, and HIPAA - June 13th, 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm CT

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Are you responsible for privacy compliance at your company? Sharpen your pencils and grab your highlighters for this three-part series on critical privacy laws, DPOs and privacy officers (and when you should appoint one), and...more

International Lawyers Network

Data Privacy Guide - Portugal

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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

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Data Privacy Guide - Czech Republic

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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

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General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Whistleblowing Laws (Part II of II)

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Challenges may arise when conducting an internal investigation related to an underlying disclosure by a whistleblower pursuant to the EU Directive, because companies must strictly comply with the GDPR. Failure to comply with...more

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New Jersey Data Protection Act: What Businesses Need to Know

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On January 16, 2024, New Jersey became the first state to enact a comprehensive data privacy law in the new year, with Gov. Phil Murphy (D-NJ) signing the New Jersey Privacy Act (NJPA) (SB 332) into law. The New Jersey law...more

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Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s New Personal Data Protection Law and Implementing Regulations—Key Obligations, Responsibilities and...

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On September 7, 2023, the Saudi Authority for Data and Artificial Intelligence (SDAIA) issued the Implementing Regulations of the Personal Data Protection Law (the Implementing Regulations) and the Regulations on Personal...more

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Data Protection Reform - Will the UK Score its Burden-Reducing Goals?

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On 8 March 2023, the newly-created Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (“DSIT”) introduced the UK government’s updated proposals for data protection reform in the shape of the Data Protection and Digital...more

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The UK Moves to Reform the UK GDPR Aims to be Both Business Friendly and Adequate in the Eyes of the EU

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While the reform is a long way away from a certainty, it represents a departure of the UK from the EU’s strict adherence and adoption of the General Data Protection Regulation which came into effect in 2018. Earlier this...more

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