This site uses cookies to improve your experience. To help us insure we adhere to various privacy regulations, please select your country/region of residence. If you do not select a country, we will assume you are from the United States. Select your Cookie Settings or view our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Cookie Settings
Cookies and similar technologies are used on this website for proper function of the website, for tracking performance analytics and for marketing purposes. We and some of our third-party providers may use cookie data for various purposes. Please review the cookie settings below and choose your preference.
Used for the proper function of the website
Used for monitoring website traffic and interactions
Cookie Settings
Cookies and similar technologies are used on this website for proper function of the website, for tracking performance analytics and for marketing purposes. We and some of our third-party providers may use cookie data for various purposes. Please review the cookie settings below and choose your preference.
Strictly Necessary: Used for the proper function of the website
Performance/Analytics: Used for monitoring website traffic and interactions
There were a few European dataprotection developments in February that companies may want to have on their radar. What happened: CNIL has reminded businesses to audit their use of cookies and tracking technologies, ahead of the regulator’s October 2020 guidance coming into force at the end of March.
As covered in our Annual Review , 2020 was a blockbuster year for European dataprotection. If January is anything to go by, 2021 will be the same. This was bolstered by the ICO’s announcement that it is resuming investigations into real time bidding and the adtech industry that were paused in May 2020 due to COVID-19.
Here are our highlights: European Commission adopts new Standard Contractual Clauses What happened : As reported in our blog post , the European Commission adopted its new Standard Contractual Clauses (“SCCs”) for the cross-border transfer of personal data from the EEA to “third countries”. What to do : For now, nothing.
million fine against Austrian Post for channelling electronic dataprotection-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.
Our top five European dataprotection 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. These developments, and more, are covered below.
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 DataProtection and Freedom of Information will be the sole regulator for the new Act.
In this post, we look back at the 2020 European dataprotection landscape and five trends that help companies understand not only where we are, but where dataprotection enforcement, litigation, and practice may be headed. million against Marriott for its 2018 data breach When you dig deeper though, two key points emerge.
Dataprotection & 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.
Businesses spend significant time, money and effort negotiating that most-common of contracts – the non-disclosure agreement. The first time someone uses AutoNDA, it takes just a few moments for them to complete the initial set up. The formally launched version one in August 2021. Unlimited business user licenses.
At the same time, the rapid evolution of remote work over the past few years has dramatically changed how we think about work rhythms and workflows. Therefore, a logical question arises: what should an employer know about the use of personnel monitoring tools in order not to violate the requirements of personal dataprotection legislation?
By virtue of the control over users’ data, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest, etc., have become, on the one hand, an ideal platform for business interaction with customers and, on the other hand, personal data controllers whose processing scale is quite impressive. What conclusions should be drawn?
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.
Businesses spend significant time, money and effort negotiating that most-common of contracts – the non-disclosure agreement. The first time someone uses AutoNDA, it takes just a few moments for them to complete the initial set up. The formally launched version one in August 2021. Unlimited business user licenses.
Got no time to read? All it takes is one phishing letter or one compromised device and a customer’s data can be sold somewhere on the darknet. In March 2022, Hubspot reported a breach where malicious individuals accessed client data via an employee’s compromised account. All the while, the customer is forced to wait.
Fortunately, there are a number of software programs designed specifically for legal practice data management. These programs can help lawyers to keep track of important information, find relevant documents quickly, and share data with other members of their team.
Fortunately, there are a number of software programs designed specifically for legal practice data management. These programs can help lawyers to keep track of important information, find relevant documents quickly, and share data with other members of their team.
When law firms should use their best judgment with ChatGPT ChatGPT has access to a vast amount of information, but it doesn't have access to anything published on the internet after September 2021. With ChatGPT, lawyers can substitute hours of work every month for 30 minutes of work one time.
state with a comprehensive privacy law, with Governor Ralph Northam’s signing of the Virginia Consumer DataProtection Act (“VCDPA”) on March 2, 2021. law in the direction of its overseas cousin, the European Union’s General DataProtection Regulation (“GDPR”). Virginia has just become the second U.S.
International Regulatory Regimes Europe On April 21, 2021, the European Commission published the draft EU AI Act , which quickly became the world’s leading example of a comprehensive AI regulatory framework. Track Regulatory Developments.
Marketing: In the retail context, facial recognition or “facial detection” technologies can scan shoppers for features such as age, gender, and mood—then deliver tailored advertisements in real time. Particularly scrutinized is the use of “real-time” facial recognition to scan crowds in public places, such as marches and protests.
According to the Future Ready Lawyer 2021 report , 84% of legal departments have increased their technology budgets in the last year. Here are some of the key reasons law firms should invest in technology: Increased Efficiency: Using legal technology to automate tasks that consume much of a lawyer’s time.
Recent Data Minimization Enforcement Actions In January 2022, the New York Attorney General (“NYAG”) reached a $600,000 settlement with EyeMed related to a 2020 data breach in which attackers gained access to an EyeMed email account that contained sensitive customer data for a period of six years. The companies agreed to pay $1.5
According to the Future Ready Lawyer 2021 report , 84% of legal departments have increased their technology budgets in the last year. Here are some of the key reasons law firms should invest in technology: Increased Efficiency: Using legal technology to automate tasks that consume much of a lawyer’s time.
Everalbum We first wrote about model destruction in early 2021, in connection with the FTC’s requirement that Everalbum delete its facial recognition algorithms that were developed by allegedly misleading consumers into believing that Everalbum was not using face recognition unless the user enabled it or turned it on.
Monitor Aggressive Policy Developments under New FTC Chair Lina Khan As noted in a prior Debevoise in Depth article, on July 1, 2021, the FTC implemented a number of rules and policies that signal the arrival of a new era of aggressive FTC enforcement. [3] He also wrote a well-known law review article titled “Privacy as a Civil Right.” [14]
To underscore these risks, DOJ cited real-world cases of unregulated access to sensitive data. Investigators demonstrated vulnerabilities by purchasing digital advertising data from brokers to track U.S. Engaging in data-mapping exercises may alleviate this burden. To subscribe to the Data Blog, please click here.
We organize all of the trending information in your field so you don't have to. Join 5,000+ users and stay up to date on the latest articles your peers are reading.
You know about us, now we want to get to know you!
Let's personalize your content
Let's get even more personalized
We recognize your account from another site in our network, please click 'Send Email' below to continue with verifying your account and setting a password.
Let's personalize your content