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Data Privacy Guide - Spain

Introduction - We have compiled the main differences between the REGULATION (EU) 2016/679 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing...more

International Lawyers Network

Data Privacy Guide - Romania

Governing Data Protection Legislation - 2.1. Overview of principal legislation - The General Regulation Data Protection (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) (“GDPR”), as implemented by Law 190/2018 is the principal data...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

NIS2: Preparing for EU’s New Cybersecurity Rules

The European Union (EU) has revised its Cybersecurity Directive (NIS2). The new rules will apply to a wide range of companies in many sectors, create new cybersecurity obligations, and impose high fines for noncompliance. EU...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

Cranfill Sumner LLP

Recent Developments in Data Privacy

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For American companies doing business in Europe and European businesses relying on U.S. vendors and service providers, 2023 may be the year when Europe and the United States finally come together to implement a viable and...more

Hogan Lovells

China: updates on international data transfers - security assessment requirements taking effect on 1 September

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Recent weeks have seen a flurry of activity in China’s regulation of international data transfers. Three principal data laws, the Cyber Security Law (“CSL”), the Data Security Law (“DSL”) and the Personal Information...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

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics...

[Webinar] Effective Use of Privacy Impact Assessments - September 13th, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm CDT

Learning Objectives: - What is a PIA and a DPIA? - Who should instigate assessments? - How and when to use assessments? - The relationship between assessments and privacy by design, and legal grounds for processing...more

Spirit Legal

[Webinar] Datenintensive Technologien und Anwendungen rechtskonform gestalten - March 25th, 9:30 am - 3:00 pm CET

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Gerade für Juristen ist Begeisterung für und ein Verständnis von Branchen, Geschäftsmodellen und Technologien – gerade vor dem Hintergrund des Datenschutzrechts und des Gewerblichen Rechtsschutzes – unerlässlich und...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

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

New law decreases the number of companies required to designate a Data Protection Officer in Germany

On June 28, 2019, the German parliament (Bundestag) passed new legislation imposing several changes to the current German Federal Data Protection Act (“BDSG”). Although many of the changes addressed privacy aspects of...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

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Chapter 10: Obligations of controllers – Unlocking the EU General Data Protection Regulation

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Why does this topic matter to organisations? Each time an organisation processes personal data, it will do so as either a controller or a processor. These roles bear different responsibilities. Therefore, it is critically...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

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

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

The GDPR Becomes Effective This Month: Are You Ready?

On May 25, 2018, the European Union will begin enforcing the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which enacts strict standards for the handling, retaining, and processing of the personal data of any individual located...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

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What American Companies Need to Know about the EU’s New General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

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The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a new data privacy and security law in Europe that will go into force on May 25, 2018. Every organization that does business with EU customers, regardless of the home base of...more

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University Panthéon-Assas (Paris II) and Hogan Lovells Launch a Data Protection Officer Degree

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On January 5, 2017 Paris Law School Panthéon-Assas launched its first university degree (diplôme d’université) aimed at training future Data Protection Officers (DPOs) under the new European General Data Protection Regulation...more

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International Employers in Scope of the GDPR: Are You Ready?

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The GDPR harmonizes data protection laws across the EU and updates the current 20-year-old regime to take account of globalization and the ever-changing technology landscape. It will apply not only to EU companies, but to...more

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European Parliament Passes Landmark Data Protection Regulation

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On April 14, 2016, the European Parliament passed the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and its companion, Data Protection Directive for Police and Criminal Justice Authorities. The GDPR is a comprehensive regulation...more

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