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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CNIL Fines Canal+ Over Marketing and Data Security Concerns

The French Data Protection Authority announced a €600,000 fine against Groupe Canal+ over concerns with the media company’s direct marketing activities. According to the CNIL, the company sent users email marketing without...more

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

New York Bans Sale of Certain Supplements to Minors

On October 25, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law a bill (the “Act”) banning the sale of over-the-counter weight loss and muscle building supplements to children under the age of 18. This Act is the first...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Erfahrungsbericht: Latham & Watkins plädiert als erste Anwaltskanzlei zu DSGVO-Geldbußen vor dem Europäischen Gerichtshof

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Der Europäische Gerichtshof (EuGH) wird bald darüber entscheiden, ob europäische Datenschutzbehörden künftig leichter Bußgelder nach Art. 83 DSGVO gegen Unternehmen verhängen können. Diese Entscheidung kann großen Einfluss...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

California AG Announces CCPA Compliance Efforts

The Office of the California Attorney General recently announced that it will initiate an investigative sweep and will start sending letters to businesses about their mobile apps for failure to comply with the California...more

Gardner Law

Transatlantic Legal-Regulatory Update: Live from the Heart of Silicon Valley

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US and EU Life Sciences Law firms Fieldfisher & Gardner Law recently held a CLE event in Silicon Valley covering Healthcare Compliance, Data Privacy and Regulatory hot topics for MedTech and Pharma companies. Discussion...more

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France Fines Discord under GDPR

The French data privacy authority (DPA) announced that it will fine Discord, Inc. 800,000 euros under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Discord is a social messaging platform popular with gamers, technology...more

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When the Feds Find Out! Lack of Data Security Leads to Novel and Hefty Settlements

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The Federal Government continues ramping up enforcement of data security requirements by deploying significant new enforcement theories and tools in support of cyber and data security controls required by federal law....more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

FTC Files Suit Against CafePress for “Data Breach Cover Up”

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a press release on March 15, 2022, stating that it was taking action against CafePress “over allegations that it failed to secure consumers’ sensitive personal data and covered up a...more

Dechert LLP

Dechert Cyber Bits - Issue 5

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FTC Announces Regulatory Priorities for 2022 - On December 10, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) published its Statement of Regulatory Priorities (“Announcement”) for 2022. The FTC’s priorities for the coming year...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

Worth the Wait? Key Takeaways from California Attorney General CCPA Enforcement Case Summaries

Before the CCPA became enforceable on July 1, 2020, much ink was spilled (or many keys were hit) about the California Office of the Attorney General’s (“OAG”) ability to obtain civil penalties for CCPA violations. After that...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Datenschutz: Latham DSGVO-Schadensersatztabelle gibt schnellen Überblick über aktuelle Urteile und Schadenssummen

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Die Latham DSGVO-Schadensersatztabelle gibt einen Überblick über aktuelle Entscheidungen deutscher Gerichte zu Schmerzensgeldern nach der EU-Datenschutz-Grundverordnung (DSGVO). Die Tabelle fasst Urteile übersichtlich...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Twitter fined $546,000 in December 2020 by European Data Protection Authority for 2019 Breach Notification Violations

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) fined Twitter 450,000 euros (about US$546,000) for failing to timely notify the Irish DPC within the required 72 hours of discovering a Q4 2018 breach involving a bug in its Android...more

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HHS OCR announces results of most recent round of HIPAA audits

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On December 17, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued its Industry Report on the HIPAA audits it conducted in 2016 and 2017. OCR found widespread noncompliance with...more

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LG Darmstadt: 1.000 Euro immaterieller Schadensersatz für Datenschutzverstoß

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Tim Wybitul, Dr. Isabelle Brams Das LG Darmstadt ist eines der ersten deutschen ordentlichen Gerichte, die ein Unternehmen zu Schadensersatz nach Art. 82 DSGVO verurteilt haben. Das Gericht hat einem Kläger 1.000 Euro an...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Highest Administrative Court in France Upholds Google’s €50 Million Fine

On January 21, 2019, the CNIL (the French data protection authority) issued a fine of €50 million to Google under the General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”) for its failure to (1) provide notice in an easily...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

ICO Fines: When Is An Appeal Appealing?

The decision to appeal a regulatory finding is never taken lightly. By the time a regulator has completed its investigation and notified a company of its intention to fine, the company will have invested significant time and...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Privacy and Data Security Alert l January 2020

States Consider Privacy and Data Security Legislation - It’s that time of year again, when we see a flood of legislative activity at the state level on privacy and data security laws. A couple of recent examples are below....more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Privacy and Data Security Alert | November 2019

EU Court Allows Class Action to Proceed, Sets Precedent for Future Data Breach Class Actions - A class action brought against Google will be allowed to move forward after the plaintiff’s appeal was permitted, allowing him to...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

German regulator issues record fine for keeping personal data too long

The Data Protection Supervisory Authority for the state of Berlin (Die Berliner Beauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit, “Supervisory Authority”) recently issued a fine for GDPR violations against Germany’s...more

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Die wichtigsten Fragen und Antworten zum neuen DSGVO-Bußgeldmodell der Datenschutzkonferenz (DSK)

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Was ändert sich durch das neue Modell der Datenschutzbehörden zur Berechnung von Bußgeldern? Die deutschen Datenschutzbehörden haben heute ihr Modell zur Berechnung von Bußgeldern wegen Verstößen gegen die...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Increased Fines for Violations of Russian Localization Law

On June 13, 2019, a draft bill increasing fines for violations of Federal Law No. 242-FZ (Data Localization Law) was submitted to the State Duma (i.e., the lower house of the Federal Assembly). ...more

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France’s first GDPR fine costs real estate company Euros 400k

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The French CNIL imposed a €400,000 fine on a company specialized in real estate development, purchase, sale, rental and property management, for failing to adequately protect the data of users of its website and for...more

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A GDPR Update for Employers, Part IV: Implementing Lessons Learned From GDPR Complaints and Enforcement Actions

Much has happened since the European Union (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect on May 25, 2018. Many EU countries have enacted national legislation to implement and expand the requirements of the...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Cookie Audit from Bavarian Data Protection Authority May Serve As GDPR Warning

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Following numerous privacy complaints, the State Office for Data Protection Supervision (BayLDA) recently conducted a random audit on 40 companies and found widespread problems with their cookie disclosures....more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Google’s Fine and the French Data Protection Authority’s Far-reaching GDPR Compliance Measures

On Jan. 21, 2019, the French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) levied a 50 million euros sanction against Google  LLC for violating the EU General Data Protection Regulation2 (GDPR) in the context of the first enforcement...more

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