Life with GDPR - Meta Fined €405 million by Irish Data Protection Commission
On January 29, 2025, the General Court of the European Union delivered a significant judgment concerning the powers and competences of the European Data Protection Board ("EDPB"). The case involved the Data Protection...more
The second half of 2024 saw a myriad of Artificial Intelligence (AI) related legal and regulatory developments for the EU and UK, critically with the EU AI Act coming into force on 1 August 2024. This has been followed by...more
In Part I, we discussed the European Commission’s (“Commission”) disapproval of Meta’s “pay or consent” subscription model. In Part II, we delve into the European Commission’s findings, prior findings by the European Data...more
ust over a year ago, on 21 April 2022, the seven economies (Canada, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, and the USA) participating in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Cross-Border...more
We’re now approaching the five-year anniversary of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) taking full effect. In the run-up to 2018 and the period afterwards, there were many predictions about the likely direction of...more
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
US and EU Life Sciences Law firms Fieldfisher & Gardner Law recently held a CLE event in Silicon Valley covering Healthcare Compliance, Data Privacy and Regulatory hot topics for MedTech and Pharma companies. Discussion...more
Jonathan Armstrong and I return for another episode of the award-winning Life with GDPR and discuss the recent fine by the Irish Data Protection Commission levied against Meta €405 million for Instagram Data Protection...more
Keypoint: The CPA draft rules are a complex and lengthy set of regulations that, if adopted without substantial modification, will significantly expand the CPA’s requirements and require controllers to carefully consider...more
On 12 July 2022, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted Statement 02/2022 on Personal Data Transfers to the Russian Federation, in which it confirmed that data transfers to Russia require a data transfer impact...more
The French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) has released a Q&A providing its position, possible alternative solutions as well as guidance on using a compliant audience measurement solution. It follows a set of formal notices...more
The European Union (EU) and United States have reached a “deal in principle” to establish a new Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (Framework), which is meant to foster the exchange of data between the EU and U.S. This new...more
United Kingdom New Standard Contractual Clauses Submitted to Parliament - The United Kingdom has finalized its new International Data Transfer Agreement and Addendum to the new EU standard contractual clauses. Subject to...more
On 19 January 2022, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) announced the outcomes of its plenary session that took place earlier this week. The EDPB adopted new guidelines that provide guidance on various aspects of data...more
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
On Monday, 3 January 2022, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) published the finalized version of its regulatory guidance entitled “Examples regarding Personal Data Breach Notification” (the “Guidelines”), following a...more
The German Data Protection Conference (DSK) issued guidance on the Federal Act on the Regulation of Data Protection and Privacy in Telecommunications and Telemedia (‘TTDSG’), which went into effect on December 1, 2021...more
Welcome to this month's issue of The BR Privacy & Security Download, the digital newsletter of Blank Rome’s Privacy, Security & Data Protection practice. The rapid pace at which technology and data privacy and security...more
On 19 October 2021, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) announced that it has published its final guidelines on the restrictions under Article 23 GDPR (Guidelines) following the end of its public consultation and...more
In this month’s edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine cybersecurity guidance issued by New York state, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s new “Bad Practices” website outlining what...more
On 15 July 2021, the European Data Protection Board (the EDPB) issued a press release concerning its first urgent binding decision adopted under Article 66(2) GDPR (the Decision) in response to a request of the Hamburg...more
In this month’s edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine the European Commission’s new Standard Contractual Clauses and the European Data Protection Board’s new recommendations on international data flows. We...more
Last year’s European Court of Justice (ECJ) judgement in Data Protection Commissioner v Facebook Ireland LTD, Maximillian Schrems, C-311/18 (Schrems II) continues to have ramifications for cross border data transfers. The...more
Orrick's Cyber, Privacy & Data Innovation and IP Licensing & Technology Transactions groups cover the top 10 things you need to know about the new Standard Contractual Clauses ("SCCs") published today by the European...more
ANTITRUST AND COMPETITION - The European Commission Opens a New Investigation in the Pharma Sector - On 4 March 2021, the European Commission (Commission) has opened a formal investigation into alleged misuses of patent...more