A week before the EU’s AI Act comes into force on August 1, the White House announced that U.S. agencies have completed all actions required by President Biden’s AI Executive Order to date. Meanwhile, the Republican Party...more
On 10 July 2023, the European Commission adopted its long-awaited adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (the DPF). With immediate effect, the adequacy decision provides a new lawful basis for transfers from...more
7/14/2023
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Data Security ,
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EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Commission ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
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Standard Contractual Clauses ,
US-EU Safe Harbor Framework
On 30 October 2020, the UK’s data privacy regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) issued a final penalty notice (Penalty Notice) to fine the hotel chain Marriott International, Inc. (Marriott) for a GDPR data...more
11/10/2020
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Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) ,
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UK
At £20 million, the fine imposed on British Airways (BA) for its infringement of the General Data Protection Regulation is the biggest fine of its kind in the history of the U.K.’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)....more
The U.K. government recently launched a consultation process for regulating consumer Internet of Things (IOT) security. This could have significant implications for U.S. manufacturers, given that the U.K. will remain a key...more