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Amundsen Davis LLC

Is My U.S.-Based Company Subject to the GDPR? Clearing Up European Data Privacy Law Misinformation

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If you are a compliance professional for a U.S.-based company, you have probably been told at some point that you have to worry about the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Have you encountered one of these...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Low-Budget, High-Impact Ways to Reduce Privacy and Cybersecurity Risks in 2025‎

Know What Laws Apply - Privacy and security laws, particularly in the U.S., have changed dramatically in the last few years. It’s not surprising many leaders are unsure which new laws or updated regulations apply to their...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

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Data Privacy Week 2025: A Brief History and Examining Three Core Tenets of Data Privacy Laws

Each year, Data Privacy Week offers an opportunity for companies and professionals to revisit the fundamentals of data privacy. This year, we are celebrating Data Privacy Week, which runs through January 31, by releasing a...more

Mandelbaum Barrett PC

Data Privacy Laws: Staying Compliant in a Global Marketplace

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Over the last few years, 71% of countries have enacted data protection laws, reflecting the global emphasis on data privacy across industries. For businesses operating internationally, complying with diverse data privacy...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

How Legitimate Is Your Business Interest? The EDPB Has Some Thoughts

The European Data Protection Board issued draft guidelines last month that outline when processing can be considered done for “legitimate interest.” The public has until November 20 to provide comments to the draft....more

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Ireland: Increased Regulatory Convergence of AI and Data Protection: X Suspends Training of AI Chatbot With EU User Data After...

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The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has welcomed X’s agreement to suspend its processing of certain personal data for the purpose of training its AI chatbot tool, Grok. This comes after the DPC issued suspension...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

The Elements of Profiling

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What is profiling and what are our clients doing about it in the US and abroad? Personal information: •This is the analysis of information about/regarding a person. •The definition is broad, so if it’s attributable to a...more

International Lawyers Network

Data Privacy Guide - Spain

Introduction - We have compiled the main differences between the REGULATION (EU) 2016/679 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing...more

International Lawyers Network

Data Privacy Guide - Romania

Governing Data Protection Legislation - 2.1. Overview of principal legislation - The General Regulation Data Protection (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) (“GDPR”), as implemented by Law 190/2018 is the principal data...more

Osano

What Is a DPIA (Data Protection Impact Assessment)?

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Even though it may not seem like it, the purpose of laws like the EU GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) isn’t just for the EU to gain additional revenue through fines and penalties. They exist to protect individuals’...more

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China Officially Promulgates New Cross-Border Data Transfer Requirements

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The newly promulgated measures increase the threshold of data triggering security assessments and contract requirements while leaving room for Chinese authorities to heavily restrict cross-border data transfers. In...more

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[Webcast Transcript] Getting Things Done with GAI

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Editor’s Note: During this webcast, industry leaders discussed using generative AI (GAI) in the legal and cybersecurity fields. The speakers, John Brewer, Anya Korolyov, Chris Wall, and Bernie Gabin, all experts in AI and...more

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

The Crucial Role of U.S. Privacy Laws on Unregulated Generative AI

Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems like ChatGPT and Google’s Bard have been widely successful and used in applications ranging from science, law, art, business, and even medicine. Generative AI has been called a...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

India Passes New Data Protection Legislation

After several years of debate, India has passed the Digital Personal Data Protection Act of 2023 (DPDPA), an overhaul of the country’s data protection regime that will require employers operating in India to take stock of...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

California Attorney General Announces New Investigative Sweep Targeting CCPA Compliance for “Large California Employers”

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On July 14, 2023, the California Attorney General announced an investigative sweep targeting CCPA compliance efforts by “large California employers.” The Attorney General’s Office stated that it sent inquiry letters to large...more

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Global Cross Border Privacy Rules and the new initiatives to support data free flow with trust

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ust over a year ago, on 21 April 2022, the seven economies (Canada, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, and the USA) participating in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Cross-Border...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

GDPR and U.S. States' General Privacy Laws Deskbook

California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020) and Related Regulations - 1798.100 General Duties of Businesses that Collect Personal Information - (a) A business that...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Cross-Border Data Transfer Mechanisms and Requirements in China

In recent years, alongside the rapid development of the digital economy and the concomitant increase in data generation, collection, processing and monitoring in the People’s Republic of China (PRC or China), the Chinese...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Health Data in the EU and UK – Regulatory Trends and Developments

In light of the increasing number of enforcement incidents under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), organisations active in the Health and Life Sciences sectors in the United Kingdom, the European Union (EU) and...more

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When is the right to privacy paramount?

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Data Privacy Week was an opportune time to consider the important issue of how we as a society determine when privacy takes precedence in conflicts between data access and data privacy. A recent such example was the November...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

HaystackID

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

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

2022: Trends in Israeli and International Privacy Regulations

2022 saw significant regulatory developments in the field of privacy protection in Israel and throughout the world. These developments directly affect companies whose business activities in Israel and internationally involve...more

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[Webcast Transcript] The State of US Privacy Law: What to Expect in 2023 and Beyond

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Editor’s Note: On September 29, 2022, HaystackID shared an educational webcast on the topic of US privacy law. As privacy continues to move to the forefront of not only information consideration but of business concern for...more

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