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The European Union is an economic and political partnership comprised of 27 nations within the Eurozone. The EU was established in 1948 to promote stability and cooperation among member states in the aftermath of WWII. The EU maintains a common currency as well as several intranational institutions, including the European Parliament and the European Commission. less -
Ius Laboris

Massive fine for Uber of EUR 290 million

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On 26 August the Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) fined Uber EUR 290 million for a breach of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Following a number of complaints from French Uber drivers, the DPA found that...more

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European Data Protection Board adopts report on Data Protection Officers

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The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted a report on the challenges faced by Data Protection Officers (DPOs) (the Report) on 16 January 2024. This Report follows a coordinated investigation involving 25 EEA...more

White & Case LLP

The Data Act – the EU's bid to "ensure fairness in the digital environment and a competitive data market" – has been adopted

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On November 27, 2023, the European Union ("EU") adopted the final text of the Data Act, marking an effort to create a harmonized, cross-sectoral data sharing framework with the stated goal of ensuring fair access to and use...more

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Updata: Your quarterly privacy & cybersecurity update - July - September 2023

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Welcome to the latest edition of Updata – the international update from Eversheds Sutherland’s dedicated Privacy and Cybersecurity team. Updata provides you with a compilation of privacy and cybersecurity regulatory and...more

Alston & Bird

What You Should Know About the EU Data Governance Act

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Last month, the European Union’s new Data Governance Act (DGA) came into effect. Our Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Group provides an overview of the key features of the DGA and discusses how the new law may impact businesses...more

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California: Class Action against ChatGPT for Breach of Privacy

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Regulations governing the use of AI technologies are constantly evolving in countries around the world. A class action is currently underway in California against Microsoft and OpenAI. The action alleges various violations of...more

Spirit Legal

Restitutio in Integrum

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A Fresh Perspective on Data Protection and Damages - Opening statements by Peter Hense at a University of Vienna panel titled "EU Future Talks, Non-Material Damages for GDPR Violations: Quo Vadis Österreichische Post...more

Dechert LLP

Dechert Cyber Bits - Issue 27

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FBI Seizes Hive Ransomware Servers—Blocks US$130 Million in Demanded Ransoms - On January 26, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced that the Department of Justice dismantled the “Hive” ransomware group, which had...more

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European Privacy Risk Exposure

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2022 was yet another eventful year in terms of GDPR compliance. The continued evolution of the enforcement landscape, with increasing number of sanctions and individuals exercising their rights required time and attention...more

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[Webinar] GDPR Risk Exposure: Lessons Learned from 2022 and How to Prepare for 2023 - January 12th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST

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As global businesses evolve and become more digitally driven, companies around the world must focus on their data privacy strategy. In 2022, both US and EU based companies have seen an increase in GDPR enforcement actions and...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

GDPR Enforcement Alert: Danske Bank Faces $1.5 million Fine for GDPR Violation

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Danske Bank, Denmark’s largest bank, faces a fine of approximately $1.5 million from the Danish Data Protection Agency (DPA) for a failure to comply with the GDPR’s data deletion requirements. The GDPR requires all personal...more

BakerHostetler

International Data Protection Update - Winter 2021/2022

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This Update highlights some of the international data protection issues that caught our attention and the attention of our clients over the winter, including updates on European data transfers and cookie compliance,...more

Hogan Lovells

Dutch DPA takes position on online tracking, advises companies to immediately stop using IAB framework

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The Dutch Data Protection Authority (Dutch DPA) recommends that Dutch websites stop using the IAB framework and other similar tools for tracking users, reports a Dutch newspaper (only in Dutch). The recommendation of the...more

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Belgian DPA Fines IAB: Rough Waters Ahead for Ad Industry

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On February 2, 2022, the Belgian Data Protection Authority (“DPA”) issued a decision finding that the Interactive Advertising Bureau ("IAB”) Europe’s Transparency and Consent Framework (“TCF”) violates key provisions of the...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Irish DPA Hits WhatsApp with $266M Fine for Alleged GDPR Violations

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When GDPR became effective three years ago, companies took notice of the fines and penalties attached to violations of the stringent privacy law—4 percent of global annual sales....more

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EDPB Reports on EU Data Protection Authorities’ Resources and Enforcement Actions

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Earlier this month, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) published a report on the resources that the EU Member States make available to their Data Protection Authorities (DPA) and on the enforcement actions initiated by...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Whether You Like it or Not, Cookies are Back on the Menu and UK and EU Data Protection Authorities are Taking Enforcement Action

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The French data protection authority, La Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés ("CNIL"), one of Europe's ("EU") most active data protection regulators, has continued to focus on the lawfulness of the use of...more

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International Legal Highlights - May 2021

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Expect More Criminal Enforcement & What You Can Do To Minimize Your Risk - Antitrust cartel and related collusive scheme enforcement is poised to increase. Several factors support this: (1) the Antitrust Division (the...more

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[Webinar] Mitigating Risk Exposure Under Evolving Global Cookies Regulations - May 19th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

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The regulation of cookies and similar tracking technologies is rapidly evolving, not only in the European Union and United Kingdom but also in the United States and globally. If you have visited a website recently, you might...more

BakerHostetler

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

Hogan Lovells

Spanish DPA shakes the privacy status quo in Spain – highest fines yet on personal data

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The Spanish Data Protection Agency (“Spanish DPA”) decided to start 2021 the same way it ended 2020: by imposing the highest fines to date (EUR 5,000,000 and 6,000,000) to two large Spanish financial entities. ...more

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Comply or Get Fined: 2020 GDPR Fines are the Highest on Record

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The European Union’s (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been in effect since May 2018. The law’s goal of protecting EU citizens’ personal information and privacy seems to be coming into fruition. In the past,...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Twitter fined $546,000 in December 2020 by European Data Protection Authority for 2019 Breach Notification Violations

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The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) fined Twitter 450,000 euros (about US$546,000) for failing to timely notify the Irish DPC within the required 72 hours of discovering a Q4 2018 breach involving a bug in its Android...more

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German court drastically reduces GDPR fine

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Germany has seen a couple of record GDPR fines since the German Data Protection Authorities (DPA) issued their guidance paper on how to measure GDPR fines in October 2019. One of these DPA sanctions was recently subject to...more

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ICO and CNIL Levy Landmark Fines Against British Airways and Marriott for 2018 Data Breaches

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On Oct. 30, 2020, the United Kingdom’s data protection authority, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), in connection with France’s Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés (CNIL), announced the largest...more

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