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New SFO Pre-Investigation Powers Come into Force

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On 15 January 2024, legislation came into force that enhances the Serious Fraud Office’s (SFO) compulsory information-gathering powers and streamlines the investigative process whilst imposing fresh obligations on companies...more

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Google Faces Eight-Figure Settlements Following Data Privacy Claims

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Google has agreed to pay a whopping $155M to resolve a government investigation and a class action lawsuit stemming from its use of location data, including claims that it stored and collected consumers’ location-related...more

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Hamburg DPA issues optimistic stance on Executive Order for EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework

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The Data Protection Authority (“DPA”) of the German state Hamburg is one of the first European DPA to publish an optimistic assessment on the U.S. Executive Order on “Enhancing Safeguards for United States Signals...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #342 – If You Use Twitter, Be Aware and Stay Tuned

This week, in addition to the news-catching, ongoing dispute between Twitter and Elon Musk, Twitter’s former head of cybersecurity, Peiter Zatko, claimed in a whistleblower filing with several federal agencies that Twitter...more

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The On-Ramp: An Autonomous and Connected Mobility Newsletter - July 2022

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Welcome to The On-Ramp, the newsletter from Venable's Autonomous and Connected Mobility team. The On-Ramp explores legal and policy developments in the world of autonomous vehicles (AVs), smart infrastructure, and emerging...more

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The Case That Showed Me The Value of E-Discovery Plans

(Originally published by Law360, Portfolio Media, June 15, 2022, 3:06 PM EDT) - In October 2016, AT&T Inc. announced its plan to merge with entertainment company Time Warner Inc., a historic $85 billion deal that was widely...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

How the IRS Uses Social Media to Find Crypto Tax Cheats

Does your Twitter, Reddit, Facebook, Instagram or other social media feed feature photos of your new sports car, boat, fabulous vacation or the beach house that you bought with your crypto gains? Do you also report a low...more

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Biden Administration Executive Order on Promoting Competition: What Does it Mean and How to Prepare

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On July 9, 2021, President Biden signed a sweeping new Executive Order (“the Order”) with the stated goal of increasing competition in American markets. Like the recently issued Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s...more

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7 KEY TAKEAWAYS: Understanding the Intelligence on Smart Devices | Considerations & Tips for Collecting From & Reviewing Smart...

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Kilpatrick Townsend’s Adria Perez, Partner on the Government Enforcement & Investigations Team and Greg Freemyer, Director of Forensics and Disputes, SullivanStrickler on a recent KT Sound Bytes Episode discuss practical...more

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Understanding the Intelligence on Smart Devices

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In this KT Sound Bytes episode, Kilpatrick Townsend’s Adria Perez, Partner on Government Enforcement & Investigations Team and Greg Freemyer, Director of Forensics and Disputes, Sullivan|Strickler discuss practical...more

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Weekly COVID-19 Oversight & Enforcement Report - May 2021

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The Congressional Oversight Commission released its 12th report on April 30. The report focuses on a $700 million loan to trucking company Yellow Corporation (formerly known as YRC Worldwide) under the CARES Act loan program...more

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[Webinar] How to Prove a Negative Without Breaking the Bank: Practical Strategies that Will Save Time in an Investigation -...

When hit with an unexpected information request, eDiscovery teams need to quickly size up the task and learn the facts. Sometimes, however, there are no relevant documents to be found. When documents themselves are the object...more

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Key Considerations and Guidance for Employers on How to Comply with GDPR During the Novel Coronavirus Pandemic

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As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues its march across the globe, particularly in Europe, and countries take increasingly drastic actions to counter the threat, employers are implementing measures across their...more

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Legal Risks in Sharing Geolocation Data with Government Agencies

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According to published reports, federal, state and local government agencies are receiving anonymized geolocation data (geolocation data) from businesses to monitor the movements of individuals to address COVID-19. Similar...more

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Location,Location, Location: What Will Your Personal Data Reveal Besides Whether of Not You #StayHome?

As more and more Americans are learning the ins and outs of Zoom, receiving baptisms by fire in the world of homeschooling or simply catching the latest episode of "Tiger King," we are now on more screens than ever....more

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Privacy In The Time of COVID-19: Engendering Customer Trust When Governments Ask For Smartphone And Other Data To Track Virus...

With the advent of COVID-19, countries around the world are facing a novel challenge that affects them in unprecedented ways economically, socially, and otherwise. From a public health perspective, now perhaps more than ever...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #216 – Another Caution about Biometric Data

Biometric information is unique to each of us, including our fingerprints, voice, face, iris, and DNA. We can’t replace our biometric data like we can a credit card. If it is compromised, it is compromised forever. It is uber...more

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Financial Daily Dose 11.13.2019 | Top Story: Buffeted by Changing Consumer Demands, Dean Foods Declares Bankruptcy

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Dean Foods, the largest milk company in the U.S., has filed for bankruptcy protection, a “fresh setback to a U.S. dairy industry struggling against declining U.S. milk consumption and rising competition.”  Industry experts...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

DOJ: Seek Data from the Business Enterprise, Not Its Cloud Provider

Where does the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) turn when it needs business enterprise data stored on the cloud for a criminal investigation? According to a recent DOJ memo, the default rule is now turn to the business...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy and Transparency in the Context of Government Data Requests

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) recently released its fifth annual report evaluating the practices of several online service providers with regard to government access to user data. The report rates the major online...more

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