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Dutch DPA’s fine decision suspended by Dutch court amidst “(commercial) legitimate interest-controversy”

Hogan Lovells on 9/24/2024

Once again, a Dutch district court has recalled a decision of the Dutch Data Protection Authority (Dutch DPA) for its too strict interpretation that purely commercial interests cannot be legitimate interests under Article...more

Dutch Data Protection Authority Warns that Using AI Chatbots Can Lead to Personal Data Breaches

Alston & Bird on 8/12/2024

On August 6th, the Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) issued guidance cautioning companies about the potential data protection risks associated with the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered chatbots....more

New guidelines for retention of emails

Ius Laboris on 8/8/2024

The Italian Data Protection Authority has adopted an updated version of a guideline document on email retention that it originally issued in December 2023, but which had been suspended....more

New Enforcement Powers for the French Data Protection Authority (CNIL)

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 7/25/2024

On May 21, 2024, France adopted law No. 2024-449 to secure and regulate the digital space. This law grants new enforcement powers and authority to the French Data Protection Authority (CNIL), including to seize documents,...more

Will the U.S. Have a GDPR? With Rachael Ormiston of Osano

Osano on 7/9/2024

In this episode of The Privacy Insider Podcast, host Arlo Gilbert is joined by Rachael Ormiston, Head of Privacy at Osano, to dive into the complex world of U.S. privacy regulations. How does the U.S. view privacy differently...more

Data Privacy Guide - Spain

International Lawyers Network on 5/15/2024

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

Delaware Data Protection Act: What Businesses Need to Know

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 5/14/2024

In September 2023, Delaware became the seventh state in 2023 to enact comprehensive privacy law with the Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act (DPDPA), joining Indiana, Iowa, Montana, Oregon, Tennessee and Texas. The DPDPA will...more

Dutch DPA issues guidelines on data scraping

Hogan Lovells on 5/14/2024

On 1 May 2024, the Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) issued guidelines on data scraping used by private organisations in relation to GDPR principles including ‘lawfulness’. The guidelines could affect the way GenAI...more

Data Privacy Guide - Romania

International Lawyers Network on 5/13/2024

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

Data Privacy Guide - Portugal

International Lawyers Network on 5/7/2024

Introduction - Data protection is being driven by rapid technological advances and the increasing digitalization of society. Data protection legislation in Portugal is aligned with European Union law, in particular with...more

What Is a DPIA (Data Protection Impact Assessment)?

Osano on 4/4/2024

Even though it may not seem like it, the purpose of laws like the EU GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) isn’t just for the EU to gain additional revenue through fines and penalties. They exist to protect individuals’...more

Developing a Global Data Protection Framework for Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace

Littler on 3/1/2024

As employment-related artificial intelligence (“AI”) tools proliferate, multinational employers feel increasing pressure to deploy AI across their global offices. These tools can provide great value and efficiency across the...more

Generative AI - Data Privacy's Friend or Foe?

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 1/29/2024

There’s so much activity around generative AI! This is a hot topic for us data privacy folks as it presents new challenges for the protection of personal data. Call us sad, but we get very excited about it!...more

What the EU Data Act Means for Cloud Providers

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing on 12/15/2023

The European Council adopted the EU Data Act (the Act) on November 27, 2023, representing a major regulatory shift in cloud services and data processing. The Act’s objectives include ensuring fairness in the allocation of...more

Data Privacy Laws: What You Need to Know in 2024

Osano on 12/12/2023

Virtually every country has enacted some sort of data privacy law to regulate how information is collected, how data subjects are informed, and what control a data subject has over their information once it is transferred....more

Deep Dive on the new EU Data Act

Hogan Lovells on 12/7/2023

Following its formal adoption by the EU Parliament and Council in November, the EU Data Act is about to become the new key pillar of the EU data strategy. The Data Act is widely expected to be a game changer in the market...more

U.S. Data Privacy Compliance Checklist: 10 Steps to Prepare for 2024

Osano on 12/1/2023

With a patchwork of U.S. state privacy laws, there’s a lot of uncertainty about what needs to be done and when. Fortunately, you can become broadly compliant by following some basic best practices. If you tackle the steps in...more

CNIL Fines Canal+ Over Marketing and Data Security Concerns

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 11/28/2023

The French Data Protection Authority announced a €600,000 fine against Groupe Canal+ over concerns with the media company’s direct marketing activities. According to the CNIL, the company sent users email marketing without...more

GDPR Compliance Checklist: 8 Steps You Need to Complete

Osano on 9/7/2023

GDPR compliance can be tricky. Even if you summon the willpower to read through the law’s text, it can be tough to know where to start. As an alternative to pouring through the GDPR’s legalese, one way to establish a...more

Neurodata, Neurotechnology and Data Protection in the UK

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 8/25/2023

The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) has published a report on the evolving nature of neurotechnology and its implications for data protection laws. The report highlights the risks of neurotechnology and sets the...more

Breached the GDPR? Calculate your own fine!

Cooley LLP on 8/8/2023

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a difficult piece of legislation to comply with, and not meeting some of its requirements may lead to hefty fines of up to 4% of global annual revenues of the preceding year or...more

The EU-U.S. “Data Privacy Framework”: A New Solution for the Free Flow of Personal Data

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 7/27/2023

U.S. companies can now self-certify to permit personal data to freely flow from the Europe to the United States. U.S. organizations can now self-certify their compliance with the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF) to...more

What Is a Privacy Notice, and How Does It Protect Your Data?

Osano on 7/26/2023

What if your city no longer had to put up speed limit signs? The police would still know what the speed limit was on a given stretch of road, but drivers would just have to guess. If you got a ticket for speeding, you’d feel...more

Key Principles and Considerations for Participation in the EU-US Data Privacy Framework

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 7/25/2023

This note summarises and highlights the key aspects of the EU-US Data Privacy Framework following the European Commission's adequacy decision on July 10. The contents of this note are general in nature. Specific advice should...more

How to Comply with the New EU-US Data Privacy Framework

Morgan Lewis on 7/24/2023

The EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF) became effective on July 10, and on the same day, the European Commission adopted an Adequacy Decision relating to the DPF. As a successor of the EU-US Privacy Shield, the EU-US DPF...more

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