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Thailand ramps up data protection enforcement

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Thailand's Personal Data Protection Committee (“PDPC”) has significantly intensified its enforcement of Thailand's Personal Data Protection Act B.E. 2562 (2019) (“PDPA”), announcing on 1 August 2025 eight new administrative...more

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Uganda: Data Protection Regulator Clarifies Compliance Requirements for Offshore Entities

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In a decision issued on 18 July 2025 against Google LLC, the Personal Data Protection Office (PDPO) has affirmed that the data protection compliance obligations under Ugandan law apply to all entities that handle the personal...more

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Italy’s Privacy Regulator Takes Action Against ChatGPT

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On March 31, 2023, Italy’s privacy regulator (the “Garante”), announced an immediate temporary limitation on the processing of data of individuals residing in Italy by OpenAI’s ChatGPT, the popular artificial intelligence...more

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Italian Supervisory Authority Imposes 20 Million EUR Fine on Controller Outside of Europe

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The Italian Garante per la Protezione dei dati Personali (‘Italian SA’) published a decision of February 10, 2022 in which it imposes a 20 million EUR fine on a company outside of Europe for violation of the EU General Data...more

BakerHostetler

International Data Protection Update – First Quarter 2021

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This quarterly update highlights some of the international data protection issues that have caught our attention, and the attention of our clients, in the past three months....more

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“Data Knows No Borders”: Virginia’s Privacy Law Won’t Give Businesses Relief From The CCPA, But Consumers Nationwide Get...

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On March 2, 2021, Virginia enacted the Consumer Data Protection Act (“VCDPA”). The VCDPA will become effective January 1, 2023. The VCDPA shares its roots with the California Consumer Protection Act (“CCPA”) and the recently...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

A Survival Guide for GDPR Enforcement Actions from a German Perspective – How to Assess and Mitigate Fines for GDPR Violations

Since the first enforcement actions have been initiated, some with significant fines, many companies may find themselves somewhat at a loss as they may not fully know how to assess the risks involved and how to react should...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Countdown to the California Consumer Privacy Act: Key Components Every Business Should Be Aware Of

On January 1, 2020, the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) becomes effective, and businesses around the world will be responsible for handling the personal information of Californians in accordance with the requirements...more

White & Case LLP

GDPR Guide to National Implementation: Bulgaria - A practical guide to national GDPR compliance requirements across the EEA

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Q1/ Applicable legislation (a) Have the requirements of the GDPR been addressed by introducing a new law, or by updating existing legislation? Old legislation has been updated. ———...more

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Move over, CCPA? New York Considers Sweeping Data Privacy Law

New York’s state legislature is considering a new data privacy law that would set the standard for data privacy in the U.S. The New York Privacy Act (the “NYPA” or the “Act”), which is currently being considered by the state...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

A Year of GDPR: Five Recommendations to Help Limit Regulatory Scrutiny

A year ago, on May 25, 2018, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force. With its extraterritorial scope and detailed requirements, the GDPR aimed to change the approach to personal data...more

Hogan Lovells

GDPR – The Year in Review

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Following the one-year anniversary of the coming into effect of the GDPR, Hogan Lovells’ Privacy and Cybersecurity practice has prepared a compilation of key GDPR-related developments of the past 12 months. The compilation...more

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Happy Birthday, GDPR!

Dear GDPR, Before you were born, you already attracted a lot of attention, after all, not everyone is born over two years after they are conceived and has 28 parents! And your parents had to ?resist an enormous pressure...more

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First Fine Imposed by the Polish DPA Under the GDPR

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The President of the Personal Data Protection Office in Poland (Polish DPA) imposed a fine amounting to PLN 943,470 (approximately EUR 220,000; approximately USD 245,977) for failing to fulfil the company’s transparency...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Skadden's 2019 Insights: European Data Protection and Cybersecurity in 2019

Data protection laws in Europe evolved substantially in 2018, with the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Directive on Security of Network and Information Systems (NIS Directive) becoming...more

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Yes, They Were Serious: Canadian Company Receives First Enforcement Action under EU’s New Privacy Law. Does Your Organization Have...

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It has been several months now since the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) became effective on May 25, 2018, and, while the relative calm after the storm evoked feelings similar to the Y2K scare,...more

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The Impact of the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 on Businesses and Consumers

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On Thursday, June 28, 2018, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (the Act) passed with resounding support from both Republicans and Democrats, who voted in favor of the bill 73-0-7 in the Assembly and 38-0-3 in the...more

Vedder Price

EU General Data Protection Regulation: A Summary for Non-EU Businesses

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The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (679/2016/EU), the GDPR, comes into force across the EU on 25 May 2018. As it is being made by regulation the GDPR, unlike the existing Data Protection Directive (implemented into...more

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An Overview of the New General Data Protection Regulation

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The European Parliament has approved the reformed General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”). Given this is a Regulation (rather than a Directive), this legislation will apply automatically in every Member State (without...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

The Russian Data Protection Authority, Roskomnadzor, Enforces New Russian Data Localization Law

On September 9, 2015, the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Communications (the “Roskomnadzor”) reported on its website that it blocked an extensive online database of more...more

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