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The European Union is an economic and political partnership comprised of 27 nations within the Eurozone. The EU was established in 1948 to promote stability and cooperation among member states in the aftermath of WWII. The EU maintains a common currency as well as several intranational institutions, including the European Parliament and the European Commission. less -

Is My U.S.-Based Company Subject to the GDPR? Clearing Up European Data Privacy Law Misinformation

Amundsen Davis LLC on 4/23/2025

If you are a compliance professional for a U.S.-based company, you have probably been told at some point that you have to worry about the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Have you encountered one of these...more

Low-Budget, High-Impact Ways to Reduce Privacy and Cybersecurity Risks in 2025‎

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 3/3/2025

Know What Laws Apply - Privacy and security laws, particularly in the U.S., have changed dramatically in the last few years. It’s not surprising many leaders are unsure which new laws or updated regulations apply to their...more

How Legitimate Is Your Business Interest? The EDPB Has Some Thoughts

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 11/7/2024

The European Data Protection Board issued draft guidelines last month that outline when processing can be considered done for “legitimate interest.” The public has until November 20 to provide comments to the draft....more

EU: CJEU Insight

DLA Piper on 10/16/2024

October has already been a busy month for the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”), which has published a number of judgments on the interpretation and application of the GDPR, including five important decisions,...more

Belgian Data Protection Authority Publishes Guidance on the Interplay between the GDPR and the AI Act

Alston & Bird on 9/26/2024

On 19 September 2024, the Belgian Data Protection Authority (DPA) issued new Guidance on the interplay between the recently adopted EU Regulation on Artificial Intelligence (the AI Act) and the General Data Protection...more

Buckle Up: Uber Fined €290M for Failing to Safeguard EU Data Transfers

Baker Botts L.L.P. on 8/27/2024

The Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, or AP) has issued a €290 million fine to Uber for violating the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)....more

Ireland: Increased Regulatory Convergence of AI and Data Protection: X Suspends Training of AI Chatbot With EU User Data After...

DLA Piper on 8/26/2024

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has welcomed X’s agreement to suspend its processing of certain personal data for the purpose of training its AI chatbot tool, Grok. This comes after the DPC issued suspension...more

Personal Information Protection Act deep dive

Walkers on 8/6/2024

The Personal Information Protection Act ("PIPA") comes into full force on 1 January 2025. All organisations in Bermuda are expected to be in compliance with it by that date – time is running out! The Privacy Commissioner...more

CCPA and the EU AI Act

Foley & Lardner LLP on 7/16/2024

Danielle Ocampo, a member of the CLA’s Law Section, interviewed Steve Millendorf (Partner, San Diego) to gain a deeper understanding of how California is approaching and implementing the EU AI Act. How do the principles...more

United States v. Eaton: IRS Summons Power Overrides EU Privacy Laws

McDermott Will & Emery on 6/3/2024

A US federal district court judge recently endorsed the broad investigative powers of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in United States v. Eaton Corp., No. 1:23-mc-00037, May 16, 2024 (N.D. Ohio). During its audit of...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

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

[Webcast Transcript] Solve the Digital Puzzle: Your Guide to Navigating Mobile Forensics’ Future

HaystackID on 5/1/2024

Editor’s Note: In this insightful discussion between John Wilson, Chief Information Security Officer and President of Forensics at HaystackID, and Rene Novoa, Director of Forensics at HaystackID, we delve into the intricate...more

The Crucial Role of U.S. Privacy Laws on Unregulated Generative AI

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC on 9/27/2023

Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems like ChatGPT and Google’s Bard have been widely successful and used in applications ranging from science, law, art, business, and even medicine. Generative AI has been called a...more

New EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework Legalizes Personal Data Transfers from the EU to US

Guidepost Solutions LLC on 8/1/2023

On July 10, 2023, the European Commission announced that it had adopted its adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (EU-U.S. DPF). This long-awaited decision means that for the first time since the EU-U.S...more

GDPR and U.S. States' General Privacy Laws Deskbook

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 4/18/2023

California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020) and Related Regulations - 1798.100 General Duties of Businesses that Collect Personal Information - (a) A business that...more

Cross-Border Data Transfer Mechanisms and Requirements in China

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 3/23/2023

In recent years, alongside the rapid development of the digital economy and the concomitant increase in data generation, collection, processing and monitoring in the People’s Republic of China (PRC or China), the Chinese...more

Health Data in the EU and UK – Regulatory Trends and Developments

McDermott Will & Emery on 3/3/2023

In light of the increasing number of enforcement incidents under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), organisations active in the Health and Life Sciences sectors in the United Kingdom, the European Union (EU) and...more

When is the right to privacy paramount?

Conyers on 3/2/2023

Data Privacy Week was an opportune time to consider the important issue of how we as a society determine when privacy takes precedence in conflicts between data access and data privacy. A recent such example was the November...more

Data Privacy Laws and Blocking Statutes: Five Practical Strategies for Counsel

HaystackID on 1/30/2023

Background Note: Data privacy has become a critical issue in the digital era, with laws and regulations constantly evolving. As a result, it’s important for cybersecurity, information governance, and legal discovery...more

November 2022 AFS Privacy Report: FTC Is Tracking Twitter Developments With “Deep Concern”

ArentFox Schiff on 11/15/2022

FTC Is Tracking Twitter Developments With “Deep Concern” - Elon Musk’s recent purchase of Twitter has led to numerous resignations in the security department. Most recently, Twitter’s chief information security officer,...more

[Webcast Transcript] The State of US Privacy Law: What to Expect in 2023 and Beyond

HaystackID on 10/12/2022

Editor’s Note: On September 29, 2022, HaystackID shared an educational webcast on the topic of US privacy law. As privacy continues to move to the forefront of not only information consideration but of business concern for...more

Question of the Week: Given recent changes in cybersecurity and privacy, what are the biggest challenges facing the M&A market...

Proskauer Rose LLP on 9/28/2022

"Today, nearly every company is or wants to be a business capable of leveraging information and advances in technology. At the same time privacy and cybersecurity laws are changing, becoming more complex and requiring more...more

Protecting Consumer’s Data Through Privacy by Design

Ankura on 3/31/2022

By the end of 2023, privacy laws will protect the personal information of 75 percent of the world’s population, and with the rise of cybercrime across the globe, data protection is top of mind for organizations that manage...more

Data transfer to Russia and China in times of crisis

Spirit Legal on 3/30/2022

In light of the “changed security policy situation” following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Norwegian data protection regulator recently encouraged any company that exports personal data to Russia and Ukraine to review...more

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