This blog post is part of our series on the European Union’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act. As we explained in our July 2024 blog post, the EU’s AI Act establishes an extensive regulatory framework for AI and will be...more
On 12 July 2024, the long-awaited Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU), meaning that 20 days from this date it will enter into force and will apply from 2...more
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DORA – The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) is a European Union regulation that came into force on January 16, 2023 and will take effect on January 17, 2025. Its goal is to enhance information...more
This article is the first in a three-part series on collective claims and class actions in the EU and the US. As collective claims become more prevalent in the EU, companies offering platforms, products, and services in both...more
In today’s digital age, data is the new currency. The European Union recognises this and has introduced the European Data Act, a set of new rules that will revolutionise the way data generated by connected devices is shared...more
On Friday, 8 December 2023, European Union lawmakers concluded a provisional agreement on the much-anticipated Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act). The AI Act – a broad new piece of legislation governing the development,...more
This session will cover ways to navigate the US, European Union and UK regulatory and legislative risks of AI, including strategies for engaging with policymaking bodies and analyzing the business impacts of legislation and...more
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On September 28, 2023, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) released draft Provisions on Regulating and Promoting Cross-Border Data Flows (see the Chinese version and the unofficial English translation) for public...more
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a difficult piece of legislation to comply with, and not meeting some of its requirements may lead to hefty fines of up to 4% of global annual revenues of the preceding year or...more
On 10 July 2023, the European Commission adopted its adequacy decision concluding that the EU-US Data Privacy Framework provides an adequate level of protection for personal data transferred from the European Union (EU) to US...more
On 14 June 2023, the European Parliament adopted its negotiating position on the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act. The European Parliament’s vote on the AI Act proposal marks a significant milestone toward the regulation of...more
On 4 May 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered its decision in the Österreichische Post case (Case C-300/21), in essence deciding that a mere infringement of the General Data Protection Regulation...more
On February 9, 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled in two decisions (C-453/21 and C-560/21) that a data protection officer (DPO) may have other duties within their role if there is not a conflict of...more
The Digital Services Act (DSA) entered into force on November 16, 2022. This new European regulation builds on the Electronic Commerce Directive to strengthen the moderation obligations of online platforms regarding illegal...more
On 13 December 2022, the European Commission issued a draft adequacy decision concluding that the EU-US Data Privacy Framework provides an adequate level of protection for personal data transferred from EU to US companies....more
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On August 11, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission announced an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) to initiate a process that would allow it to develop and enforce rules on what the FTC has termed...more
On 12 July 2022, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted Statement 02/2022 on Personal Data Transfers to the Russian Federation, in which it confirmed that data transfers to Russia require a data transfer impact...more
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The Regulation (EU) 2022/868 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2022 on European data governance will go by its short name: Data Governance Act (DGA). ...more
China’s Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) requires that operators of critical information infrastructure (e.g., China Mobile) and personal information processors that process personal information in an amount that...more
As explained in our previous blog post, in addition to the requirements for adopting a cross-border transfer mechanism, China’s Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) and the European Union’s General Data Protection...more
Multinational companies often encounter questions regarding if and when they can transfer personal information across borders. The People’s Republic of China’s Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) adds new...more
On February 23, 2022, the European Commission published its proposal for the Data Act, which aims to maximize the value of industrial data in the economy by ensuring that a wider range of stakeholders gain control over their...more
On November 25, 2021, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) held in the case C-102/20 that the display of advertising messages in a form similar to an actual email among others in an inbox constitutes an...more