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First PDPA Enforcement in Thailand: A Landmark Case

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On August 21, 2024, the second expert committee appointed under the Thai Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) of 2019, issued an administrative fine to a major private company involved in online sales. The company allowed a...more

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model

[Webinar] “Reasonable” Cyber Best Practices: Sword or Shield? - April 24th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET

In an era where digital information flows ceaselessly, the specter of data breaches looms large. Whether these breaches are the result of deliberate attacks or unintentional leaks, they can range from being merely...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s New Personal Data Protection Law and Implementing Regulations—Key Obligations, Responsibilities and...

On September 7, 2023, the Saudi Authority for Data and Artificial Intelligence (SDAIA) issued the Implementing Regulations of the Personal Data Protection Law (the Implementing Regulations) and the Regulations on Personal...more

BCLP

Part 3 of 5: the PIPL and the Personal Information Security Specification

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In Part 2 of this series, we discussed how the Personal Information Protection Law (“PIPL”), the centerpiece of China’s personal information (“PI”) protection law, needs to be read in conjunction with other relevant laws,...more

Poyner Spruill LLP

European Union Publishes Draft Standard Clauses for Trans-Atlantic Data Transfers

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Data Transfer from the European Union to the United States is a knotty process. The difficulties were compounded this summer when Europe’s highest court held the “Privacy Shield” program enabling U.S-E.U. data transfers...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

New DIFC Data Protection Law in Force - What You Need to Know

On October 1, 2020, the three-month grace period for businesses to comply with the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Data Protection Law (DIFC Law No. 5 of 2020) (“DPL 2020”) came to an end. Regulating the...more

NAVEX

Data Privacy Is Not a Law, It’s a Lifestyle

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The words “hodgepodge” and “patchwork” are overused in the world of risk and compliance, but they’re certainly appropriate for describing the myriad data privacy regulations popping up around the world. In 2018, the world...more

BCLP

Data Breaches

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Ready for the Inevitable? Barely a day goes by without a data breach hitting the headlines. It is becoming a fact of life for any firm holding data that, from time to time, some of that data might be lost, stolen,...more

White & Case LLP

Chapter 11: Obligations of processors – Unlocking the EU General Data Protection Regulation

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Why does this topic matter to organisations? Under the GDPR, the concept of a "processor" has not changed. Any entity that was a processor under the Directive likely continues to be a processor under the GDPR. However,...more

Hogan Lovells

Brazil Creates a Data Protection Authority

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On 14 August 2018 Brazil approved its new General Data Privacy Law (Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados Pessoais or “LGPD”) – a comprehensive law that closely mirrors the European Union’s General Data Privacy Regulation (“GDPR”). ...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Dramatic Increase in French Privacy Complaints Since GDPR

The French data protection authority CNIL has received 3,767 data protection complaints since EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect on May 25, 2018. According to CNIL this is a 64 percent increase...more

A&O Shearman

Preparing for the General Data Protection Regulation

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When the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was finally agreed in April 2016, it seemed a long time until it would apply. However, as time races on, many companies are finding that there is a lot (for some, too...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Compliance News Flash

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP is pleased to provide you with the Compliance News Flash. This weekly update is your source for timely background screening and immigration-related news that is important to your organization....more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Key Steps to GDPR Compliance for U.S. Companies (Part 3)

Although the GDPR comes into effect on May 25, 2018, the breadth of its reach will continue to develop long after its effective date. Domestic companies should be aware that the rules will likely change over time. While this...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

New EU Data Laws—What Nonprofit Organizations Need To Know; Including Template for US/EU Privacy Notice

How will the new European Union data protection law affect U.S. nonprofit organizations? Nonprofit organizations based in the U.S. can often handle large amounts of data which originates in the EU—for example, they may...more

Mintz Edge

How to Leverage Privacy as a Key Competitive Advantage

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“Privacy by design” – while not a new concept – is certainly enjoying a new spot in the sunshine thanks to the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) (50 days and counting…) and its codification of...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Countdown to GDPR-DPIAs

In our continuing countdown to GDPR, we take up a key element in the upcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which comes into effect on May 25, 2018, that being the issue of the Data Protection Impact Assessment...more

Epiq

What Law Firms Need to Know about the GDPR

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Beginning May 25, the EU Data Protection Directive will be replaced with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). In a nutshell, the purpose of GDPR is to improve the protection and privacy of all personal data...more

Harris Beach PLLC

Deadline Looms for Companies to Meet GDPR Compliance

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The European Union’s (EU) comprehensive General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (GDPR) replaces the long-standing Data Privacy Directive 95/46-EC (Directive), regulates the collection, processing, and transfer of an...more

Locke Lord LLP

GDPR – 100 Days to the Great Data Protection Revolution

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In 100 days, on 25 May 2018, the EU’s new data protection law goes live. The General Data Protection Regulation, commonly known as the GDPR, is the biggest change to European data protection law in over 20 years and will...more

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GDPR - The Great Data Protection Revolution Less than 200 Days to Go

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In less than 200 days, on 25 May 2018, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) goes live. It is the biggest change to European data protection law in over 20 years, and will have a major impact on businesses...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

The EU’s New Data Protection Regulation – Are Your Cybersecurity and Data Protection Measures up to Scratch?

In the context of increasing cyber-attacks on major corporate organisations, small businesses and government, data protection and cybersecurity is a hot topic. Added to this, the GDPR—a strict new regulatory regime in...more

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