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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

Womble Bond Dickinson

New Telecommunications and Data Protection Rules Taking Effect in Saudi Arabia

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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA or Kingdom) is a sovereign state located in the Middle East between the Red Sea and the Arabian Gulf (sometimes referred to as the Persian Gulf) and is one of the member states of the Gulf...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

The Future of Background Screening Legislation: What Staffing Agencies Need to Know

Are you a staffing agency navigating background screening legislation? With the sheer number of candidates you see every day, the monotony of background screening sends you into a false sense of calm....more

Walkers

Guernsey data protection series – international data transfers

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This briefing is a part of a Walkers series on the Data Protection (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2017 (the "DPL"), and deals with the transfer of personal data outside Guernsey. A "data transfer" occurs when an individual's...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

California Appeals Court Empowers Privacy Agency to Immediately Enforce CCPA Regulations

In California Privacy Protection Agency et al. v. The Superior Court of Sacramento County (case number C099130), the Third Appellate District of the California Court of Appeal returned authority to the California Privacy...more

Vondran Legal

Cloudflare 17 U.S.C. 512(h) DMCA subpoena explained

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"We provide security and performance for millions of Internet properties and offer great functionality such as SSL and content distribution to every website on our network. Our services run silently in the background, keeping...more

Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLC

Understanding Remote Work Laws: A Comprehensive Overview

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated our shift to remote work, which was already on the rise with the advent of new technology. Even before 2020, employees worked from nontraditional spaces, including coworking spaces and home...more

Polsinelli

Current Turmoil and Future Risks in Resolving Data Breach Class Actions

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Data incident lawsuits, especially class actions, have the potential to create significant business disruption, loss of marketplace credibility, civil liability or regulatory exposure. Consequently, companies that experience...more

J.S. Held

Data Privacy in 2023: Expectations, Responsibilities & Cyber Security Tactics to Safeguard Your Information

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INTRODUCTION - As more of our lives and work become digitized, an inherent overlap continues to grow between data privacy and cyber security programs. Think of two similarly sized circles: in the past, data privacy and cyber...more

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Data Privacy Laws and Blocking Statutes: Five Practical Strategies for Counsel

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Background Note: Data privacy has become a critical issue in the digital era, with laws and regulations constantly evolving. As a result, it’s important for cybersecurity, information governance, and legal discovery...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

5 Things You Need to Know About the EDPB's Cookie Report

On 18 January 2023, the European Data Protection Board ("EDPB") published a report on the work undertaken by its Cookie Banner Task Force to ensure a uniform approach regarding a number of cookie-banner-related complaints...more

Ankura

An Overview of Data Privacy Regulations and the Consequences of Non-Compliance

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8 11 The emergence of data protection laws has given greater meaning to how customers and businesses view consent in the context of collecting personal data from consumers. In recent years, regulations such as the General...more

Dechert LLP

UK Court of Appeal considers territorial scope of GDPR

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A recent UK Court of Appeal decision highlights ongoing uncertainty regarding the jurisdictional reach of the GDPR and invites intervention from the Information Commissioner’s Office. ...more

Conyers

A Summary of Recent Legislative Developments in the BVI: Trusts, Succession, Data Protection and Consumer Protection

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On 9 July 2021, a number of important pieces of legislation were brought into force in the BVI on the same day. Those enactments have made significant changes to the law in their respective areas, namely trusts, probate, data...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Colorado’s new privacy law: How it stacks up against other US privacy laws

There are many similarities between the Colorado Privacy Act (ColoPA), the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), the Virginia Consumer Data privacy Act (VCDPA), and Europe’s GDPR,...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Privacy Commissioners Issue Report on Clearview AI's Facial Recognition Tool

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The use of a facial recognition tool by Clearview AI, Inc. was the subject of an investigation by the privacy commissioners of Alberta, British Columbia and Quebec and their federal counterpart. In their jointly published...more

International Lawyers Network

Recent changes in personal data regulation in Russia

Personal data (PD) protection is becoming the main topic of the recent days, so the Russian legislation in this sphere changes rapidly. The article represents an overview of updates on personal data regulation for the 3rd...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Insights for Insurers

Beyond Data Breach: Evaluating Coverage for Misuse of Information Claims

New and comprehensive privacy and cyber regulations continue to proliferate across the globe. These are not your father’s data breach notification laws. The scope of information included within these mandates has expanded...more

Hogan Lovells

Should I Be Worried About the GDPR? – EDPB’S Guidelines on the GDPR’S Territorial Scope

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Does the GDPR really apply to my company? From a data protection standpoint, this is the first thing that comes to mind within non-EU companies. In many cases, the GDPR seems like an issue of the Old Continent, so some assume...more

McDermott Will & Emery

The Rise of Digital Services Taxes

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Governments are starting to catch up with online businesses. Multinational clients that provide online advertising services, sell consumer data, or run online intermediary platforms should prepare themselves for the imminent...more

White & Case LLP

Chapter 14: Data Protection Authorities – Unlocking the EU General Data Protection Regulation

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Why does this topic matter to organisations? National Data Protection Authorities ("DPAs") are appointed to implement and enforce data protection law, and to offer guidance. As set out in Chapter 16, DPAs have significant...more

Proskauer - Minding Your Business

A Primer on the SHIELD Act: New York’s Move to Adopt More Stringent Data Security Requirements

In November 2017, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman introduced the Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security (SHIELD) Act (the “Act”) in the state’s Legislature. Companies – big and small – that collect...more

Smart & Biggar

Rx IP Update - 2017 Highlights in Canadian Life Sciences IP

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The year 2017 was one of the most significant years for Canadian Life Sciences IP and Regulatory Law in Canada’s history. The year saw major developments in patent linkage, patent term, and substantive patent issues. As we...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Brexit - Legal Implications

In our latest memorandum, we have briefly outlined some of the main legal implications of Brexit according to different models, including the EEA model. In light of recent comments made by Theresa May, it is unlikely that...more

Butler Snow LLP

What’s the State of the Tech Industry? Trump Admin’s Repeal Means Broadband Net Providers and Tech Companies Now Face Consumer...

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A recent repeal of federal consumer privacy rules has opened the door to potential sharing and use of sensitive, consumer data with only individual state privacy laws standing in the way....more

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