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China’s First Judicial Decision on Cross-Border Personal Information Transfers: Clarification on Data Localization Requirement

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In August 2024, China Judgements Online published a ruling issued by the Guangzhou Internet Court on September 8, 2023, in a case widely regarded as China’s first judicial decision addressing cross-border personal information...more

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CPPA Underscores That Businesses Own CCPA Compliance – Even When Privacy Management Tools Fail

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The California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) has made it abundantly clear: privacy compliance isn’t just about publishing the right disclosures – it’s about whether your systems actually work. On May 6, the agency fined...more

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CNIL launches public consultation on draft recommendations relating to multi-terminal consent

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On April 24 2025, the French supervisory authority (CNIL) issued a draft recommendation to address challenges in collecting user consent for cookies and trackers across multiple devices (the Draft Recommendation). The new...more

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3 Ways GRC Pros Can Manage Privacy Risk (and Still Have Time to Sleep, Eat, and Relax)

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Governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) can feel like thankless work at times. You can’t ship risk mitigation to market. It's not usually reflected on your balance sheet. Only especially canny investors notice the absence of...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Digital Identity Verification Best Practices for Canadian Financial Services

Many financial services businesses are subject to legal or regulatory obligations that require them to verify the identity of their customers. Although innovative technological tools, including those using artificial...more

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Arkansas Enacts Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act

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On April 21, 2025, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed into law the Arkansas Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act (Act), which will become effective on July 1, 2026. It draws inspiration from the...more

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How to Shift Data Privacy Left

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The 1:10:100 rule—coined in 1992 by George Labovitz and Yu Sang Chang, the rule describes how much bad data costs. Preventing the creation of bad data at its source costs $1. Remediating bad data costs $10. Doing nothing...more

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ICO reports findings of children's data protection in financial services

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The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has published its report alongside a press release following a review into the gathering and use of children's data in financial services, particularly from services supplying them...more

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Recent Biometrics Decisions from Québec’s Data Protection Authority: Five Key Takeaways

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Two recent decisions by Québec’s data protection authority, the Commission d’accès à l’information (the “CAI”), should serve as cautionary tales for any business contemplating the deployment of biometric information...more

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Mexico's new Federal Data Protection Law: What it means for companies

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On March 20, 2025, the new Federal Law for the Protection of Personal Data held by Private Parties (LFPDPPP of 2025) was published in the Official Gazette of the Federation. The LFPDPPP of 2025 entered into force on March 21,...more

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Québec’s Restrictive Approach to Biometric Data Poses Challenges for Businesses Working on Security Projects

The recent decision by the Commission d’accès à l’information du Québec (CAI) regarding a popular grocer’s biometric data project in Quebec has far-reaching implications for other businesses considering or currently using...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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Significant Shift in the Israeli Privacy Protection Authority’s Definition of Consent

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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ICO Releases ‘Consent or Pay’ Guidance

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What happened? The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has released updated guidance on ‘consent or pay’ business models. These models present users with a choice to either consent to the processing of their...more

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Just a Minor Threat: Online Safety Legislation Takes Off

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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Nebraska Introduces First-of-its-Kind Privacy Bill Aimed at Protecting Agricultural Data

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On January 22, Nebraska state Senator Mike Jacobson (R), at the request of Governor Jim Pillen (R), introduced the Agriculture Data Privacy Act (LB525). This is a first-of-its kind privacy bill that would specifically...more

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Frequently Asked Questions About the New Jersey Data Protection Act, Effective January 15, 2025

The New Jersey Data Protection Act (NJDPA), N.J. Stat. § 56:8-166.4 et seq., will go into effect on January 15, 2025, as New Jersey joins eighteen other states with comprehensive data privacy laws. ...more

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Colorado's New Requirements for Biometric Data: What Businesses Need to Know

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On December 6, 2024, the Colorado Attorney General’s Office notified the public that it adopted the updated Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) Rules, as a follow-up to the amendments to the CPA made earlier in the year (collectively,...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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Pending EU ePrivacy Regulation Could Bring Major Changes to Metadata Processing, Cookie Consents

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The Council of the European Union (Council) released a new draft of the ePrivacy Regulation (Council doc. 5642/21) on January 5, 2021. Various versions of the ePrivacy Regulation have been under consideration in the Council...more

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[Event] CCPA Compliance: An Interactive Workshop - Multiple Dates/Locations, February 11th - 24th

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Effective as of January 1, 2020, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) gives broad rights to people on their personal data in the custody of companies. This focus on data rights significantly raises the compliance burden...more

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[Event] CCPA Compliance: An Interactive Workshop - Multiple Dates/Locations, Jan. 22nd - 30th

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Effective as of January 1, 2020, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) gives broad rights to people on their personal data in the custody of companies. This focus on data rights significantly raises the compliance burden...more

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Recent Developments on Cookies – a Pan-European Overview

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The legal requirements for the use of cookies have been subject to discussion over the last few years, with little to no enforcement and guidance from European data protection authorities (DPAs). That has changed recently....more

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