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In the contemporary digital ecosystem, the lines between personalization and privacy often blur, specifically when involving advanced technologies such as gaze and eye tracking. As we interact with various technologies from...more
The European Union recently enacted its new artificial intelligence regulation, the (“EU AI Act”). The new law is expected to have a substantial impact on the AI industry, including on companies outside of the EU, much as...more
On March 13, 2024, the European Union’s parliament formally approved the EU AI Act (pdf), making it the world’s first major set of regulatory ground rules to govern generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology. The EU...more
On December 8, 2023, European Union (EU) lawmakers reached an agreement on the EU’s AI Act. The EU AI Act has many similar themes to the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and reflects a big step forward in the...more
Last year proved to be a big year in data protection with U.S. state data protection laws popping up across the country, the FTC updating its guidance and regulations on everything from data breaches and biometric...more
WorldCoin is a cryptocurrency project which uses iris scanning technology to issue a “World ID” as a digital identifier. Privacy concerns over WorldCoin have been voiced by several data protection authorities worldwide....more
On December 6, 2022, the European Union’s (EU) Regulation on Artificial Intelligence (“AI Act”) progressed one step towards becoming law when the Council of the EU (the Council) adopted its amendments to the draft act...more
On 3 May 2022, the European Commission launched its proposal for a Regulation for the European Health Data Space to “unleash the full potential of health data”. However, questions arise as to whether this proposal is a...more
Technology has brought efficiency into the workplace, but not without legal risk. Employers are increasingly tasking technology to assist with human resource functions, security, and workplace monitoring, all of which can...more
On May 16, 2022, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), the independent body of data protection supervisors that promotes consistent data protection rules and application thereof throughout the European Union (EU),...more
The old saying went that “if you don’t want it on the front page of the newspaper, don’t put it in an email.” Well, if you don’t want to produce it as part of an employee’s Data Subject Access Request (DSAR), it shouldn’t be...more
The Italian Garante per la Protezione dei dati Personali (‘Italian SA’) published a decision of February 10, 2022 in which it imposes a 20 million EUR fine on a company outside of Europe for violation of the EU General Data...more
In this month’s Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine the Illinois Supreme Court’s decision in a case involving workers compensation and the state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act, U.K. data transfer regimes before...more
In honor of Data Privacy Day, we provide the following “Top 10 for 2022.” While the list is by no means exhaustive, it does provide some hot topics for organizations to consider in 2022...more
Just as we thought 2022 was going to be significantly different than 2021, December 2021 and January 2022 events have thrown us for another (pandemic) loop. We anticipate that some of the privacy and cybersecurity...more
Introduction - The European Commission (EC) on April 21, 2021, proposed a regulation establishing a framework and rules (Proposed Regulation) for “trustworthy” Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems. ...more
Most biometric readings require your presence in the same space as the measuring tools. Facial recognition, retinal capture, fingerprints or hand geometry, even biomarked scents are measured in close physical proximity. The...more
On 8 September 2021, the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs published a briefing about the report that considered the ethical issues surrounding use of biometric...more
The legislation updates the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) by prohibiting internet companies from collecting personal information from anyone 13- to 15-years old without the user’s consent Senators...more
Cars today are able to keep us permanently plugged-in, while collecting and generating increasing amounts of information as a result of their interaction with the driver, passengers, pedestrians, other vehicles, road...more
On January 6, 2021, the European Union (EU) Commission’s Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers published its Report on the implementation of specific provisions of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (the Report). The Report...more
In a decision (French only) dated 27 February 2020, the French Administrative Court of Marseille invalidated the deliberation of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Regional Council which allowed to set up...more
Shook Weighs in on Updated CCPA Regulations - In response to extensive public comment, the California Attorney General’s office released modified draft regulations under the CCPA on February 7. Shook has provided initial...more
California Adds Biometric Restrictions to Data-Breach Law, Potentially Creating a De Facto Biometric Privacy Law Subject to the governor’s signature, California’s breach-notification law will gain additional requirements...more
There is a growing trend to regulate biometric data and severely punish companies that do not adequately protect this data. Every company that collects or uses biometric data should be careful to ensure compliance with...more