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Navigating the FemTech Regulatory Landscape: Best Practice & Future Developments

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The stakes are high for FemTech – as Benjamin Franklin noted: ‘it takes many good deeds to build a good reputation and only one bad one to lose it.’...more

Dechert LLP

Dechert Cyber Bits - Issue 42

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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

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The Rise of US-Style Class Actions in the UK and Europe

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Class actions have been a feature of the litigation landscape in the USA for decades. Claimant-friendly procedures combined with an aggressive and well-funded plaintiffs’ bar have created fertile ground for these large,...more

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Generative AI and Financial Services: A Recent View From the UK Regulator

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In a recent speech, Nikhil Rathi, CEO of the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), set out the FCA’s latest views on the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in financial services. The speech highlights many benefits but also...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - March 2023

In this month’s Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine Iowa’s new data privacy law (the sixth state to enact a privacy law), the Biden administration’s new national cybersecurity strategy, the U.K. government’s revised...more

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Data Privacy Day 2023 Highlights

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To celebrate Data Privacy Day, the data security & privacy team at Burns & Levinson is sharing some exciting highlights for 2023...more

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Time to Update Your Cookie Banners? Helpful Guidance from the European Data Protection Board on Bad Cookie Banner Practices

When it comes to website privacy compliance, cookies have consistently presented the most fraught issues for U.S. businesses.  This is especially true for those businesses that find themselves in a sometimes new or often...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - November 2022

In this month’s Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine the California Privacy Protection Agency’s revised draft regulations for the California Privacy Rights Act, the Federal Trade Commission’s settlement with a...more

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UK data protection reform: How the UK GDPR may change - Amendments that the UK Data Protection and Digital Information Bill...

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On 18 July 2022, the UK government introduced the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill to Parliament for its first reading. Following the UK leaving the European Union in 2020, the Bill sets out the proposed reforms...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - July 2022

In this month’s Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine the FTC’s blog post suggesting an increased focus on protecting consumers’ sensitive data and Plaid’s settlement to resolve a class action arising from its data...more

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UK to Shift Away From GDPR: Government Consultation Confirms Plans to Change UK Data Privacy Regime

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The UK government is proposing to amend its data privacy regime to make it easier for employers to comply with its requirements. The main points that would impact employers (if implemented) are that it would be easier to...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Compliance News Flash - March 2021 #1

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP is pleased to provide you with the Compliance News Flash, which includes current news briefs relevant to background screening, immigration and data privacy, for the benefit and interest of our...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

2020 Brings Times of Change: Key Privacy Law Updates This Year

The privacy law landscape is constantly changing, and it can feel like a daunting task for businesses to keep up with the laws of 50 states in the U.S. plus any international laws that also may be applicable. 2020 seems to be...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Further Tension Between National Security and Protecting Privacy: Latest EU Judgments

United Kingdom, French and Belgian national security laws (and such laws of other EU Member States) fell under the scrutiny of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), which on October 6, 2020, ruled on whether such...more

White & Case LLP

California Consumer Privacy Act Guide

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The recently passed California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (the "CCPA") is set to create a significant new compliance burden for most businesses that collect personal information about California residents....more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

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

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

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Life With GDPR: Cathay Pacific Enforcement Action

In this episode of Life with GDPR, Jonathan Armstrong and Tom Fox consider the recently released UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) Cathay Pacific Airways Limited fine of £500,000 for failing to protect the security...more

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Privacy and Data Security Alert l January 2020

States Consider Privacy and Data Security Legislation - It’s that time of year again, when we see a flood of legislative activity at the state level on privacy and data security laws. A couple of recent examples are below....more

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Medical Research Council Advises on How to Anonymise Information for Research Purposes

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Anonymisation has always been (and still is) a real challenge for those carrying out clinical research. To shed some light on this matter, the Medical Research Council (MCR) – which is part of UK Research and Innovation – has...more

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[Event] Privacy and Cybersecurity KnowledgeShare – September 19th, London, UK

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Join us on Thursday 19 September for the Hogan Lovells Privacy and Cybersecurity KnowledgeShare in London. We will share our latest thinking on the key privacy and cybersecurity issues faced by those with data protection...more

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Privacy Report: FTC Takes Action Against Companies Falsely Claiming Compliance With International Privacy Agreements

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Federal US News - FTC Takes Action Against Companies Falsely Claiming Compliance With International Privacy Agreements - The FTC reached a settlement with a background screening company over allegations it falsely claimed...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Bite in the Tail for British Airways and No Holiday for Marriott - UK Information Commissioner's Office Imposes Fines on Airline...

Key Takeaways - - The proposed £183 million and £99.2 million fines against British Airways and Marriott, respectively, by the UK’s ICO emphasise: - The need for companies to maintain appropriate data protection practices...more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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In what can only be classified as a second major “Oh yeah? Try this on for size” moment from Jeff Bezos in as many weeks, Amazon has announced that it’s canceling its planned HQ2 project in Queens, NY. Some local activists...more

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Jones Day Global Privacy & Data Security Update | Vol. 19

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On the heels of the European Union's General Data Protection law, which went into effect in May 2018, California has enacted the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA")—the result of an 11th-hour compromise between...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

U.S. Citizen Sues Cambridge Analytica in U.K. Courts for Violations Under U.K. Data Protection Act

On March 16, David Carroll, a New York based American professor sued Cambridge Analytica (CA) in the U.K. courts, after the data analytics firm allegedly failed to respond to his request made pursuant to the U.K. Data...more

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