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UK Adequacy Holds Firm Under New Data (Use and Access) Act 2025

Latham & Watkins LLP on 7/28/2025

The DUAA introduces several reforms to UK data protection law, but their implications are relatively limited in practice. The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (the DUAA) was enacted on 19 June 2025 and amends rather than...more

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Approves Amendments to Personal Data Protection Law and Confirms September 2023 Effective Date

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 4/27/2023

On March 27, 2023, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) Council of Ministers approved a series of 27 amendments (the Amendments) to the KSA Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL) pursuant to Royal Decree No. M148 of 05/09/1444H...more

Saudi Arabia Issues Amended Data Protection Law for Consultation

Latham & Watkins LLP on 11/28/2022

The amendment proposes business-friendly changes regarding data localization and legitimate interests. On November 20, 2022, the Saudi Data and AI Authority (SDAIA) published an amended version of the Kingdom of Saudi...more

2021 Data Privacy Overview: New Regulations and Guidance

Lighthouse on 1/12/2022

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

Amendments to Hong Kong Data Protection Law to Widen the Definition of “Personal Data” - Part 5 of 6

BCLP on 7/22/2021

Hong Kong proposes to widen the current definition of “personal data” to cover not just “identified” persons but also “identifiable” persons. The amendment is expected to cover the use of online tracking technologies such as...more

Singapore Makes Significant Changes to Data Privacy Legislation

Epiq on 7/14/2021

Countries all over the globe have been changing their data privacy landscape to account for the information protection required in the digital age. Organizations are handling large amounts of personal data gathered from...more

Potentially Expanded Private Right of Action Increases Risk of Class Action Exposure Under the California Consumer Privacy Act

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 5/2/2019

Looking Back - the California Consumer Privacy Act, and How We Got Here - As companies were getting up-to-speed on the effects of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) last year, California quickly...more

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