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The EU Data Act: A new European legal framework with rules for data access, switching cloud providers and interoperability

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On 22 December 2023, the EU published Regulation (EU) 2023/2854, the Data Act, in the Official Journal of the EU. The Data Act is a new regulation providing harmonised rules on access to data, switching cloud providers and...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s New Personal Data Protection Law and Implementing Regulations—Key Obligations, Responsibilities and...

On September 7, 2023, the Saudi Authority for Data and Artificial Intelligence (SDAIA) issued the Implementing Regulations of the Personal Data Protection Law (the Implementing Regulations) and the Regulations on Personal...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Information Transferred from European Economic Area

In light of the European Union Commission’s examination to renew the adequacy status granted to Israel in 2011, the Israeli Ministry of Justice has promulgated new privacy protection regulations, called “Provisions Regarding...more

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Data Protection in the British Virgin Islands

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The British Virgin Islands ("BVI") Data Protection Act, 2021 ("DPA") came into force on 9 July 2021. It was introduced so the BVI would have a data protection framework which is broadly similar to EU and UK standards. To...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

Special (Category) Edition: CJEU Adopts Broad Interpretation of “Special Categories” of Personal Data Under GDPR

Earlier this month the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) issued a decision adopting a surprisingly broad interpretation of the “special categories of personal data” under GDPR. Under GDPR Article 9, such data...more

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2021 Data Privacy Overview: New Regulations and Guidance

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While everyone hoped that 2021 would be less tumultuous than 2020, it certainly did not turn out that way in the end. The same was true in the world of data privacy – with sweeping new data protection regulations and guidance...more

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Brazil's LGPD Takes Effect—With Early Enforcement

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Brazil represents over half of all IT spend in Latin America, has the largest regional market for software outsourcing, employs a sizable IT workforce, manufactures consumer goods (including commercial airplanes and cars) and...more

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Update on Global Data Privacy Regulations by John Jackson

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Cybersecurity and data privacy regulations were complicated well before the global pandemic. Since COVID-19 swept the world, Brazil has delayed enacting its new general data protection law, California's CCPA has gone through...more

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The Netherlands: Scan your employees, not their fingerprints

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At the end of 2019, Dutch department store chain HEMA announced it was going to stop using fingerprints for its time clocks and sales registers. HEMA had been planning to introduce this fast and reliable method of...more

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Brazil’s New Data Protection Law: An Overview and Four Key Takeaways for U.S. Companies

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2018 was a watershed year for data privacy regulation. While Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and California’s Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) garnered the most attention from the public and businesses...more

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GDPR and the EU Clinical Trials Regulation

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On 23 January 2019, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) issued an opinion on the interplay between the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) and the EU Clinical Trials Regulation (“CTR”). The CTR is not yet...more

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GDPR's Potential Fines and Other Exposures Raise Cyber Insurance Coverage Questions

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The Situation: The European Union's General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") has raised questions regarding the scope of coverage and protection afforded by current cyber policies, especially with respect to potential GDPR...more

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California’s Consumer Privacy Act – The Beginning of a National Data Privacy Law?

California enacted the California Consumer Privacy Act on June 28, 2018. This law broadly expands the rights of California residents in their personal information collected through online means. The law imposes requirements...more

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California's New Privacy Protections Pack Significant Punch

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What happened? California has enacted a sweeping digital privacy law, creating new protections and rights for consumers’ personal information. The law, which goes into effect in 2020, gives consumers a greater right to...more

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California Enacts Sweeping Consumer Privacy Law

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On June 28, 2018, California enacted the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA), a sweeping privacy law that provides consumers with broad notice, access, and deletion rights concerning many types of personal...more

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California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 May Usher in Sweeping Change

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Businesses active in California should promptly assess whether the law applies to their practices and start planning towards compliance with the new law. Key Points: ..A sweeping new privacy law — the California...more

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California Enacts Sweeping Privacy Legislation Concerning Consumers’ Personal Information

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California enacted privacy legislation yesterday that is the first of its kind in the United States and moves California law closer to the protections afforded in the European Union by the General Data Protection Regulation...more

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California Unanimously Enacts Comprehensive Digital Privacy Law

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Back in 1972, California voters added privacy to the state constitution’s list of inalienable rights. On June 28, 2018, the California Legislature enacted and Governor Brown signed the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018....more

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California Governor Signs One of the Most Significant Data Privacy Statutes in the U.S.

It is likely that 2018 will be looked back upon as an inflection point with regard to privacy rights, ecommerce and the development of the internet. First, the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act...more

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