Debevoise Data Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Our top-five European data protection developments from August are: Uber fined for personal data transfer: The Dutch Data Protection Authority fined Uber €290 million for the unlawful transfer of European drivers’ personal data to the U.S., without sufficient safeguards.

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Debevoise Data Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2021

million fine against Austrian Post for channelling electronic data protection-related inquiries to a web form and not offering an additional email address, irrespective of the data subject option to also use non-electronic postal mail or customer service.

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Debevoise Data Blog

JUNE 16, 2021

This follows a February 2021 reference by the German courts to the CJEU on whether the GDPR imposes a materiality threshold for damages claims. The Act enters into force on 1 December 2021. The Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information will be the sole regulator for the new Act.

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Debevoise Data Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Subject access requests : The possibility that companies responding to data subject access requests from individuals will have to provide copies of entire documents containing their personal data, rather than only extracts. Stolen data was also posted on the darkweb.

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Debevoise Data Blog

JULY 30, 2024

Our top five European data protection developments from June are: Non-material damage under GDPR: The CJEU clarified the scope of compensation for non-material damage in the context of identity theft and data subjects’ fear that their personal data had been exposed. To subscribe to the Data Blog, please click here.

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Debevoise Data Blog

JANUARY 21, 2021

In this post, we look back at the 2020 European data protection landscape and five trends that help companies understand not only where we are, but where data protection enforcement, litigation, and practice may be headed. million against Marriott for its 2018 data breach When you dig deeper though, two key points emerge.

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Debevoise Data Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The AEPD held that a DPO cannot hold a position that leads them to determine the purposes and means of data processing. The scale and data protection risks associated with such technologies has been further complicated recently by their increasing integration with artificial intelligence systems.

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Debevoise Data Blog

APRIL 28, 2023

UK ICO updates guidance to clarify requirements for fairness in AI What happened : The UK ICO has updated its existing Guidance on AI and data protection following requests from industry to clarify requirements for fairness in AI. Norwegian Data Protection Authority fines medical device company c.$240,000

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Debevoise Data Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

The court also struck out the claimant’s negligence claim on the grounds that: (i) case law has established that negligence cannot be pleaded alongside Data Protection Act claims; and (ii) “distress” does not constitute damage, as required for a successful negligence claim.

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Debevoise Data Blog

JUNE 8, 2023

As we covered here , last October, the CNIL fined Clearview AI €20 million for various data protection violations, including “intrusive and massive” data processing without consent or a valid legitimate interest. 82 (see our May 2021 , August 2021 , and October 2022 blog posts for previous developments).

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Debevoise Data Blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Data protection & AI: In particular: (i) the French CNIL published its first set of guidance on GDPR compliance when developing AI tools; and (ii) the UK ICO issued a preliminary enforcement notice against Snap over its AI chatbot, alleging that Snap had not adequately assessed the privacy risks posed to child users of the tool.

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Debevoise Data Blog

DECEMBER 10, 2020

The big news this November was the European Data Protection Board (the “EDPB”) issuing its highly anticipated post- Schrems II data transfer guidance, followed just a day later by the European Commission’s draft updated Standard Contractual Clauses (“SCCs”) (see our blog post here ).

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Debevoise Data Blog

APRIL 26, 2024

Key takeaways from March include: CNIL data security practice guide: The French DPA published an update of its data security practice guide for data protection officers, chief information security officers, computer scientists and legal experts. These developments, and more, are covered below.

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Legal IT Group

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

International data transfers in GDPR compliance are complex, as data are transferred to third countries outside the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA). Suppose you are interested in personal data protection issues. What should the DTIA note for transferring personal data from the EU to Ukraine?

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Legal IT Group

JANUARY 17, 2023

Therefore, individual states took matters into their own hands and passed local laws to protect the privacy of their residents. Virginia The Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act ( VCDPA ) was adopted in the spring of 2021 and came into force on January 01, 2023.

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Ikigai Law

AUGUST 11, 2023

“If you don’t see me in half a decade, just wait a little longer” – India’s data protection bill ( circa 2018 ) On 9 th August, the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023 was finally passed in the Parliament. The finish line – the new data bill What stood out?

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Debevoise Data Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

The Task Force was convened in September 2021 following hundreds of cookie banner-related complaints from the European Center for Digital Rights. EDPB’s cookie banner task force report highlights user-friendly design choices What happened : In January 2023, the EDPB adopted a final report on the Cookie Banner Task Force’s work.

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CaseFox

MARCH 14, 2023

Asia received $572 Billion USD in the financial year 2021. To add a feather, decentralized platforms and blockchain games witnessed a rocket push of 2000% in 2021-22. Data Protection What was the last scam you know that happened in the crypto market, blockchain , or metaverse?

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LawSites

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

With the goal of simplifying and standardizing those business dealings, the non-profit organization oneNDA developed an open-source NDA that, since its launch in 2021, has been adopted by more than 1,000 companies, including American Express, Google, Novartis and Panasonic. The formally launched version one in August 2021.

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Legal Tech Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

New data protection laws, increasing regulation, greater risk of cyber attacks: The challenges for entrepreneurs are becoming ever greater. On September 1, a new data protection law (revDSG) has come into force in Switzerland. However, compliance can be largely automated through artificial intelligence.

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Technology Law Dispatch

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

2022 was another busy year in privacy and data protection. Regulations surrounding privacy and data continue to develop at a rapid pace. Andreas Splittgerber , Munich – “2023 will be a landmark year for AI regulations in Europe. Sven Schonhofen , Munich – “Cookie compliance will continue to be an enforcement trend.

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Vogel IT Law

APRIL 4, 2023

HealthCareInfoSecurity.com reported that “A user of the now-shuttered BreachForums in April 2021 posted a data set of 533 million Facebook profiles, including mobile numbers, email addresses and names scraped from the site in 2018 and 2019.” Facebook reported revenue of $23 billion in 2022 and $39 billion in 2021.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Among its key findings: Data protection is a clear and rising threat for 46% of GC, while more than a third are concerned about increased regulation and antitrust enforcement. on a scale of 1 to 5) for data privacy obligations and regulations such as GDPR and CCPA, that confidence slipped notably (to 3.27) for 2022.

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Inside Privacy

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

On February 22, 2023, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) released its Work Program for 2023-2024 (“the Program”), outlining the key priority areas for the next two years. The Program is divided into four pillars, which largely reflect the priorities already set out in its Strategy 2021-2023.

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Inside Privacy

JUNE 1, 2023

It has been well-publicized that the Irish Data Protection Commission (“DPC”) has imposed a record €1.2 billion fine and corrective measures under the GDPR against Meta Ireland (“Meta”) in a long-running dispute relating to cross-border data transfers and the EU standard contractual clauses (“SCCs”). Other organizations (i.e.,

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Inside Privacy

MARCH 23, 2023

The eID proposal would also enable minors to use their digital identity wallet to prove their age without disclosing other personal data.

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new tech law blog

MARCH 14, 2022

This interest was generated among other sources by numerous complaints filed by NOYB—European Center for Digital Rights in the last year with data protection authorities, and has resulted in guidance and several decisions issued by regulators in recent months (e.g. in Austria, Belgium and France).

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Technology Law Dispatch

DECEMBER 1, 2022

On 24 November 2022, the Data Protection (Adequacy) (Republic of Korea) Regulations were laid before the UK parliament for approval. The UK government’s decision follows the adequacy decisio n granted to South Korea by the European Commission in December 2021. The Regulations are due to come into force on 19 December 2022.

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new tech law blog

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Entities transferring personal data outside the European Economic Area on the basis of standard contractual clauses that are no longer in force (where the transfer began before 27 September 2021) should conclude agreements based on new clauses by 27 December 2022.

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Richmond Journal of Law and Technology

MAY 2, 2023

The African Union (AU) member states and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) member states are obligated to respect, protect, and promote the right to privacy and personal data protection, as stated in their declarations and conventions. [12] 12] To ensure compliance and mitigate risks, U.S. 15] Ultimately, U.S.

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Technology Law Dispatch

MARCH 6, 2023

If you can remember as far back as December 2021, we published a blog post announcing that the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) published draft guidelines on the interplay between the territorial scope of the GDPR and the international transfer requirements.

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Legal IT Group

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

A data protection officer ( DPO ) is a specialist who helps companies ensure compliance with international data protection laws. In a nutshell, the DPO is a key person who helps the company in all business processes to ensure compliance with the data protection law.

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Clio

JANUARY 1, 2025

Between 2021 and 2023, average lawyer wages increased by 19.2%. How are firms preventing unauthorized access to data? Nearly half (48%) of law firms use file encryption, while 42% now offer email encryptionindicating a growing focus on data protection. How much do lawyers earn on average?

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ELTA

JUNE 3, 2021

Two new ambassadors were appointed in May 2021: With the nomination of Suzanna Kalendzhian for UAE and Elvīra Krēķe for Latvia, the European Legal Technology was able to further consolidate its Ambassador network. “We says Holger Zscheyge, ELTA’s president.

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Debevoise Data Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

On November 14, 2021, the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”) released the draft “Network Data Security Management Regulations” (the “Draft Regulations”) for public comment.

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Debevoise Data Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

International companies doing business in China and Chinese companies doing business internationally have been awaiting clarification on the rules of the road governing the cross-border transfer of data out of China. The last of these, the PIPL, became effective November 1, 2021. Any data processor that transfers “important data”.

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Debevoise Data Blog

MARCH 11, 2021

Earlier this week, Debevoise published an overview of the SEC’s Division of Examination Priorities for 2021. The Road Ahead and Key Takeaways The SEC’s 2021 Priorities highlight the increased risks associated with work-from-home protocols and vendor management, both of which we have discussed in depth in the last year here and here.

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