The technology and digital regulatory environment in the EU and the UK is experiencing significant evolution in 2025 and beyond. These legal developments present both significant opportunities and complex compliance...more
7/17/2025
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
EU ,
New Legislation ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Technology ,
Technology Sector ,
UK
Advocate General Spielmann opines that personal data can be pseudonymous in the hands of one party and anonymous in the hands of another....more
2/20/2025
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Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Data-Sharing ,
EDPS ,
EU ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Legal Opinion ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Acts ,
Privacy Laws ,
Transparency
The CJEU has decided that the maximum thresholds for GDPR fines should be calculated using the global turnover of the broader corporate group, not solely the infringing entity....more
2/20/2025
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Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Corporate Fines ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Multinationals ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Laws
The new framework provides an additional route for personal data transfers from the EEA to the US.
On 10 July 2023, the European Commission (EC) took the final step to enable businesses to start relying on the new EU-US...more
8/1/2023
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Certification Requirements ,
Compliance ,
Data Privacy ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Enforcement Authority ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Commission ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Framework Agreement ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Framework ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
Standard Contractual Clauses ,
Surveillance ,
Switzerland ,
US-EU Safe Harbor Framework
The privacy organisation noyb will file more than 10,000 complaints for use of cookies contrary to its interpretation of compliance.
On 31 May 2021, the nonprofit privacy organisation noyb (short for “none of your...more
Swiss companies are advised to take additional measures when transferring personal data from Switzerland to the US.
On 8 September 2020, the Swiss data protection authority, Adrian Lobsiger (the Federal Data Protection and...more
The proposed Data Security Law has a broad jurisdictional scope and will expand the PRC’s regulatory framework for information and data.
On July 3, 2020, the Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress issued...more
IT companies face higher fines in Russia for noncompliance with data privacy and content moderation rules.
In December 2019, Russia imposed large fines for certain types of violations of the Russian data privacy and...more
Understanding the practical implications of a “No Deal” Brexit (as compared to an exit under an approved Withdrawal Agreement) following last week’s vote against the current withdrawal proposal.
“No Deal” Brexit -...more