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Europe Daily News, 23 December 2024

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COMPETITION - Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11789 - Apollo / Barnes Group)- Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11724 - Schwenk / Goldbeck / Confinity JV)...more

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New Year, New Data Privacy Laws

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If your business is one of the lucky ones that has not yet had to address the requirements of the various consumer privacy laws across the country, it is once again time to check whether your status has changed. Eight more...more

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Perks for Employees’ Parents: Unwrapping the New Rules on Holiday Vouchers

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Back in 2019, the government of Slovakia introduced what it called the ‘recreation allowance’ to boost domestic tourism. It requires certain employers to contribute financially to domestic trips taken by eligible employees....more

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CFPB Bites of the Month - November 2024 - CFPB Take Me Home, Country Roads

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In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" for the prior and current month covered during the November 2024 webinar....more

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How Legitimate Is Your Interest When It Comes To Developing AI Models?

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The European Data Protection Board’s recent opinion on AI models can be useful in several ways. Last week, I covered EDPB’s take on what the consequences could be for the unlawful processing of personal data in the...more

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European Data Protection Board's Opinion on AI Models

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On 17 December 2024, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted its opinion on certain data protection aspects related to the processing of personal data in the context of AI models (Opinion). The Opinion comes as a...more

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(Smart)Watch Out! The EEOC’s Take on Wearable Tech

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On December 19, 2024, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) published a new fact sheet titled “Wearables in the Workplace: Using Wearable Technologies Under Federal Employment Discrimination Laws.”...more

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Guangzhou Internet Court issues the first decision on cross-border transfer of personal data under PIPL

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The Guangzhou Internet Court (the “Court”) recently issued its first judgment involving the cross-border transfer of personal data under the Personal Information Protection Law (“PIPL”).1 An international hotel group was...more

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PRC Network Data Security Management Regulations

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On 30 September 2024, the State Council of the People's Republic of China published the Network Data Security Management Regulations (the “Regulations”).1 These Regulations finalise the Draft Regulations released for public...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

The U.S. Govenment Charges China-Based Hacker for Exploiting Zero-Day Vulnerability

On December 10, 2024, the federal government unsealed an indictment in federal court in Indiana, charging Chinese national Guan Tianfeng (Guan) for his role in allegedly breaking into thousands of Sophos Ltd. (Sophos)...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

The European Data Protection Board Releases Opinion on Artificial Intelligence

On December 18, 2024, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) issued an opinion on personal data use in artificial intelligence (AI) in response to the Irish Data Protection Commission's request for more clarity regarding...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Bipartisan Bill Introduced to Protect Consumers' Privacy and Vehicle Data

On December 18, 2024, Senators Mike Lee (R-UT) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) introduced the bipartisan Auto Data Privacy and Autonomy Act (the Bill) to restore vehicle owners’ control over their personal data. Representative Eric...more

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ICO Updates Position on Web-Scraping for AI Development

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What happened? In an attempt to address ongoing regulatory uncertainty about how the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and UK Data Protection Act 2018 apply to the development and use of generative artificial...more

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Are You Ready for 2025? New State Privacy Laws to Take Effect Beginning on January 1

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2025 is set to be another important year for US state privacy laws, with five new laws effective in January and three more coming into effect through October. New laws in Delaware, Iowa, Nebraska, and New Hampshire will go...more

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Regulating Artificial Intelligence in Employment Decision-Making: What’s on the Horizon for 2025

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Employment law in 2024 could aptly be summarized as the “Year of Artificial Intelligence Legislation.” Indeed, all but five states introduced new artificial intelligence (AI) legislation in 2024, with four of the five...more

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This Week in eDiscovery: Survey on eDiscovery Growth | ‘Tis the Season for CLEs & More

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This week’s post covers the period of December 15-20. Here’s what’s happening....more

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HIPAA and Reproductive Health: Certain Updates Take Effect December 23, 2024

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The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy Rule regulations have been updated to impose additional requirements on covered entities to safeguard the privacy of reproductive health related...more

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PRC Guidelines on Identifying Sensitive Personal Information

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The PRC National Technical Committee 260 on Cybersecurity of SAC (“TC260”) published new Guidelines on Identifying Sensitive Personal Information (“Guidelines”) on 18 September 2024, nearly three months after it released the...more

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Malaysia's New Cyber Security Act 2024 – A Summary and Brief Comparative Analysis

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Malaysia's Cyber Security Act 2024 ("CSA") came into effect on 26 August 2024, establishing regulatory standards for the nation's cyber defences and marking a significant step forward in resilience against cyber threats. The...more

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Europe Daily News, 19 December 2024

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COMPETITION - Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11805 - Unicredit / CNP Unicredit Vita) Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11834 - GTCR / Insight Partners / Tricentis)...more

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HHS Finalizes Key Information Blocking Exceptions

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The finalization of information blocking exceptions were announced just in the "St. Nick" of time by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy (ASTP), formerly known as...more

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Hospital Websites Transfer Browser Data to Google and Facebook, But Escape Liability Under Wiretap Statute

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To date, 19 states have adopted comprehensive data privacy laws, but Massachusetts is not among them. Thus, Massachusetts residents whose web browsing activities result in an unexpected loss of privacy sometimes base their...more

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EU Privacy Regulators Confirm That Legitimate Interest Is a Valid Legal Basis for AI Model Training and Deployment

On December 18, 2024, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) published its much-anticipated Opinion on the processing of personal data in the context of AI models in light of the EU General Data Protection Regulation...more

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Texas AG Targets Data Use Under New Privacy Law

Under the banner of strengthening consumer data protection, Texas is ramping up enforcement of its comprehensive data privacy act, sending a nationwide signal that Texas is serious about safeguarding the personal data of...more

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The State AG Report – 12.19.2024

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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •Illinois AG’s and FTC’s Settlement Takes a $25 Million...more

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