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

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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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Something Is Better Than Nothing: UK and EU GDPR Reform Finally Arrives

In recent weeks, the EU and UK have both introduced changes to their respective versions of Europe’s landmark privacy legislation, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). These reforms mark the first substantial...more

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EU: Brussels Court of Appeal Rules on IAB Europe and the TC String – Implications for GDPR Compliance

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On 14 May 2025, the Brussels Court of Appeal (Market Court) delivered the long-awaited judgement in the case concerning the Transparency & Consent Framework (“TCF”) (case no. 2022/AR/292). The Court largely upheld the...more

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EU Regulators Confirm that Cookie Consent Rules Apply to Much Broader Range of Tracking Technologies

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Article 5(3) of the EU ePrivacy Directive (ePD) requires consent for tracking cookies (unless exceptions apply). Although this rule is best known as the reason behind ‘cookie’ banners, it is technology neutral and applies to...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Frequently Asked Questions About the GDPR

What is the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)? The GDPR is an EU law that was passed by parliament and went into effect on May 25, 2018. The GDPR unifies the EU under a single data protection regime for all member...more

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Pending EU ePrivacy Regulation Could Bring Major Changes to Metadata Processing, Cookie Consents

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The Council of the European Union (Council) released a new draft of the ePrivacy Regulation (Council doc. 5642/21) on January 5, 2021. Various versions of the ePrivacy Regulation have been under consideration in the Council...more

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The Spanish DPA's new take on cookies: back to express consent

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Last November, the Spanish Data Protection Authority (Spanish DPA) published its new Guidelines on the Use of Cookies within the framework of the GDPR and Spanish E-privacy rules. ...more

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Recent Developments on Cookies – a Pan-European Overview

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The legal requirements for the use of cookies have been subject to discussion over the last few years, with little to no enforcement and guidance from European data protection authorities (DPAs). That has changed recently....more

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New French Guidelines on Cookies and Trackers

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On 19 July the French Data Protection Authority (the “CNIL”) published new guidelines on cookies and trackers. These replace the existing Recommendation No. 2013-378 of 5 December 2013, are intended to be in line with...more

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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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