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AI Surveillance and Data Privacy at the Games

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As the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games (the “Games”) turn onto the final straight, the Games have yet again captured widespread global attention, on and off the track. With over 15.3 million visitors in Paris...more

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Significant data breach investigation launched by CNIL affecting over 33 million in France

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The CNIL has launched an investigation into a significant data breach affecting over 33 million individuals in France, involving third-party payment operators Viamedis and Almerys. It is the biggest breach in France involving...more

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CNIL publishes new reference methodologies for French public database access for health research purposes

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The French Data Protection Authority (the "CNIL") has just published two new reference methodologies for research, studies, or evaluations necessitating access to the data in the French Healthcare database. These new...more

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Help shape the future of AI: Take the CNIL questionnaire

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The French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) is still seeking input from Artificial Intelligence (AI) stakeholders on how to ensure that AI systems comply with data protection laws. Use of large amount of data and data...more

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France CNIL calls for comments on its draft recommendation on security of critical data processing operations

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The French supervisory authority (CNIL) asked for public comments on its draft recommendation on data security in relation to processing that presents particularly high risks to individuals or to the public interest (the...more

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Update by the CNIL of its guidelines on whistleblowing systems

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On 6 July 2023, the French data protection authority (the "CNIL") updated its guidelines on whistleblowing systems again. The last version dated from December 2019. This update is the result of the French transposition of...more

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The Cost of a Click: Microsoft fined 60 Million Euros by French Privacy Watchdog for French Data Protection Act Violations

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On December 22, 2022, France’s National Commission for Technology and Freedoms (“CNIL”) fined Microsoft’s Irish subsidiary 60 million euro for failure to comply with Article 82 of the French Data Protection Law (known as the...more

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The French Law on Connected Devices Parental Control System is Now Applicable

Version Française: La loi relative aux dispositifs de contrôle parental sur les appareils connectés est désormais applicable. This Law n°2022-300 of March 2, 2022 provides for new obligations in order to strengthen parental...more

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Dechert Cyber Bits - Issue 20

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Pelosi Statement Dims the Lights on ADPPA - The prospects for the nation’s first comprehensive data privacy law, the American Data Privacy and Protection Act (the “ADPPA” or the “Bill”), dimmed after House Speaker Nancy...more

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Breach of Patients’ Data Leads to Heavy Sanctions in France

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At the end of February 2021, the French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) found out via the media about a massive personal data breach involving health-related data of about 500,000 French patients. After more than a year of...more

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French Data Protection Authority Fines Processor for Failing to Enter into Data Processing Agreement

France’s data protection authority, the Commission Nationale de Informatique et des Libertés (“CNIL”), has issued one of its highest General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) sanctions to-date against Dedalus Biologie SAS...more

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The BR Privacy & Security Download: March 2022

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Welcome to this month's issue of The BR Privacy & Security Download, the digital newsletter of Blank Rome’s Privacy, Security & Data Protection practice. ...more

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Privacy Update: Best Practices for the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act

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Best Practices for the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act - The Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDA) Working Group of the Joint Commission on Technology and Science released its final report on best practices...more

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International Data Protection Update – First Quarter 2021

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This quarterly update highlights some of the international data protection issues that have caught our attention, and the attention of our clients, in the past three months....more

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Jones Day Global Privacy & Cybersecurity Update | Vol. 27

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United States - Regulatory—Policy, Best Practices, and Standard - NIST Unveils Draft Guidance to Protect Critical Infrastructure - On October 22, 2020, the National Institute of Standards and Technology ("NIST")...more

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Jones Day Global Privacy & Cybersecurity Update | Vol. 25

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UNITED STATES - Regulatory—Policy, Best Practices, and Standards - Cybersecurity Standards Issued for Government Contractors - On January 31, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and...more

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CNIL, France’s Data Protection Authority, Releases Strategic Road Map

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In a statement of its priorities over the next year, French data privacy regulator CNIL emphasizes the importance of a balanced approach to data protection regulation....more

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CNIL Issues Record-Keeping Guidance

Under GDPR, companies are required to keep certain records of their processing activities. There has been some question about the types of records controllers should keep. To help clarify the questions arising from many...more

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France Continues to Focus on Use of Biometrics

The French CNIL (the country’s data protection authority) has released rules for how companies can use the biometric information of their employees. Fingerprint scanning is a popular method for “clocking in” around the globe,...more

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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

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French Data Protection Authority Confirms Enforcement Trend on Security Obligations for Data Controllers

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The Situation: Even before the General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") became effective on May 25, there has been a noticeable trend in the enforcement of security obligations through increased sanctions. The...more

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Global Privacy & Cybersecurity Update Vol. 14

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New York Attorney General Announces Record Number of Data Breach Notices in 2016 - On March 21, 2017, the New York Attorney General's Office announced that it received 1,300 reported data breaches in 2016—a 60 percent...more

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No Safe Harbour? Immediate Implications for Employers

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A landmark decision of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has held that companies may no longer rely on “Safe Harbour” to justify transferring personal data from the European Union to the US, because the US Government has a...more

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