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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 -

Rolling With the Punches in a Networked World: CCOE Cybersecurity Panel Discussion

Foley & Lardner LLP on 6/14/2024

Whether the game is football, baseball, hockey, or Indy Car racing, no team goes into their major championship matchup without training. Companies need to train as well if they intend to operate on the internet and expect to...more

Navigating the FemTech regulatory landscape: which rules apply and what are the enforcement priorities?

BCLP on 5/17/2024

Security, scale or functionality – pick two. This computer science principle coined by the late Professor Anderson is particularly relevant to the FemTech industry. Anderson’s Rule states that for a system to provide high...more

New Jersey Data Protection Act: What Businesses Need to Know

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 2/14/2024

On January 16, 2024, New Jersey became the first state to enact a comprehensive data privacy law in the new year, with Gov. Phil Murphy (D-NJ) signing the New Jersey Privacy Act (NJPA) (SB 332) into law. The New Jersey law...more

Data Protection Update: Q4 Noteworthy Dates

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 11/6/2023

Cross Border Transfers of Data. UK Data Transfers. The UK government has published a U.S. “adequacy decision” which permits U.S. organizations that have certified to the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF) and UK Extension...more

Dechert Cyber Bits - Issue 42

Dechert LLP on 10/6/2023

UK-U.S. Data Bridge Approved - The UK has approved an extension to the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF) called the ‘UK-U.S. Data Bridge,’ which facilitates data flows from the UK to the U.S. From October 12, 2023...more

The Crucial Role of U.S. Privacy Laws on Unregulated Generative AI

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC on 9/27/2023

Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems like ChatGPT and Google’s Bard have been widely successful and used in applications ranging from science, law, art, business, and even medicine. Generative AI has been called a...more

Cyber AI Chronicles III – The path to regulating AI

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 8/1/2023

As with all other products and technologies, we can expect to see (and in fact already do see) the emergence of varying approaches to governance for artificial intelligence systems. Currently, AI oversight may be addressed...more

Data Privacy: What Nonprofits Need to Know in the United States, EU and UK, and China

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 7/6/2023

From long-standing laws to incoming legislation, global nonprofits must understand the requirements and prepare for scrutiny in their handling of personal data. U.S. privacy regulations are currently a complex framework of...more

Dechert Cyber Bits - Issue 33

Dechert LLP on 5/15/2023

Montana and Tennessee on Verge of Joining Other States in Passing Comprehensive Privacy Laws - On April 21, 2023, the state legislatures of Montana and Tennessee passed comprehensive privacy legislation bills. To become...more

Compliance and Insurance Needs Can Narrow Your MDR Search

Ankura on 4/25/2023

When it comes to protecting your organization from cyber threats, Managed Detection and Response (MDR) services are a must. But many businesses overlook the importance of compliance and insurance needs associated with...more

Monetizing Sports Data and Protecting Athlete Privacy: Where is the Balance?

Ankura on 3/15/2023

The collection of personal data by organizations in the sports industry creates unique data privacy challenges. Generally, a business-to-consumer organization is focused on the personal data of its customers and separately...more

Health Data in the EU and UK – Regulatory Trends and Developments

McDermott Will & Emery on 3/3/2023

In light of the increasing number of enforcement incidents under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), organisations active in the Health and Life Sciences sectors in the United Kingdom, the European Union (EU) and...more

[Webcast Transcript] Today’s Privacy Reality: AI, Assessments, Breach and DSARs

HaystackID on 3/2/2023

Editor’s Note: On February 15, 2023, HaystackID shared an educational webcast to provide valuable insight into the ways in which AI is being used to address key issues in the realm of privacy and cybersecurity. The expert...more

Report on Patient Privacy Volume 23, Number 2. Privacy Briefs: February 2023

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) on 2/16/2023

Report on Patient Privacy Volume 23, no 2 (February 2023) DCH Health Systems, based in Tuscaloosa, Ala., said it fired an employee in December after a routine privacy audit revealed evidence that the worker had accessed some...more

Top Ten for 2023 – Happy Data Privacy Day!

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 1/27/2023

To celebrate Data Privacy Day, we present our top ten data privacy and cybersecurity predictions for 2023. 1. Healthcare and Medical Data Security and Tracking- The healthcare industry has been facing increased scrutiny...more

January 2023 AFS Privacy Report: Colorado Department of Law Issues Updated Draft CPA Rules

ArentFox Schiff on 1/13/2023

Colorado Department of Law Issues Draft CPA Revisions - On December 22, the Colorado Department of Law issued updates to the draft Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) rules. These revisions build on written comments and feedback from...more

Clinical Trial Management Systems and Compliance

Ankura on 12/22/2022

In David Fogel’s published review of 30 years of clinical trial research operations, he sums up the likelihood of study success by saying: “Clinical trials for pharmaceuticals and medical devices offer many...more

Transatlantic Legal-Regulatory Update: Live from the Heart of Silicon Valley

Gardner Law on 12/2/2022

US and EU Life Sciences Law firms Fieldfisher & Gardner Law recently held a CLE event in Silicon Valley covering Healthcare Compliance, Data Privacy and Regulatory hot topics for MedTech and Pharma companies. Discussion...more

[Webcast Transcript] The State of US Privacy Law: What to Expect in 2023 and Beyond

HaystackID on 10/12/2022

Editor’s Note: On September 29, 2022, HaystackID shared an educational webcast on the topic of US privacy law. As privacy continues to move to the forefront of not only information consideration but of business concern for...more

Eye On Privacy: 2021 Year in Review

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 1/12/2022

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

U.S. Privacy Law: Past, Present and Future

Butler Snow LLP on 9/20/2021

Privacy law is a hot topic for legislatures in the United States at both the state and federal levels. With the advent of influential laws from international governments, including the European Union, the lack of significant...more

Global Healthtech CEO Connect: Software As A Medical Device In The U.S. And EU Recap

MoFo Life Sciences on 4/12/2021

On Friday, March 26, 2021, over 180 attendees worldwide attended McKinsey & Company’s first Global HealthTech CEO Connect of 2021. The discussion focused on regulatory and legal considerations for software as a medical device...more

Cybersecurity 2021 – The Year in Preview: Emerging Issues in Cannabis and Privacy

Foley Hoag LLP - Security, Privacy and the... on 12/30/2020

Editors’ Note: This is the second in our fifth-annual end-of-year series examining important trends in data privacy and cybersecurity in the coming year. Read our previous post on Energy. Though the final results of the...more

Contradictory Responses by Privacy Regulators Post-COVID-19: Balancing the Economy With Cybersecurity in a Changed World (Privacy)

Lowenstein Sandler LLP on 6/1/2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a disparate effect on privacy regulators, with varying levels of enforcement advocated by different government entities; the California Attorney General, the U.S. Department of Health & Human...more

An Update on Coronavirus Contact Tracing: Status, Benefits, and Key Considerations

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 5/1/2020

Since the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, employers have been engaged in varying levels of contact tracing within the workplace. Contact tracing involves identifying individuals who may have been in close contact with a...more

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