On Oct. 30, 2020, the United Kingdom’s data protection authority, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), in connection with France’s Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés (CNIL), announced the largest...more
11/5/2020
/ British Airways ,
CNIL ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) ,
Marriott ,
Popular
Evidence gathering differs greatly between common law and civil law jurisdictions. For example, while a U.S. judge may in many instances allow extensive pretrial discovery, a French judge would generally consider nearly any...more
4/5/2019
/ Blocking Statutes ,
CLOUD Act ,
CNIL ,
Cross-Border ,
Data Protection ,
Discovery ,
Evidence ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
France ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Hague Convention ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Regulatory Standards
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
2/27/2019
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Corporate Counsel ,
Data Protection ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
Fines ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Google ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Prior Express Consent ,
Regulatory Violations ,
Transparency