Clio

JANUARY 1, 2025

As of January 1, 2024, there are more than 1.3 As reported in Clios Legal Trends Report , the average hourly billable rate for lawyers in 2024 was $341. How are firms preventing unauthorized access to data? In 2024, they make up 23% of the profession. The average wage for all U.S. workers was $65,470.

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Inside Privacy

MARCH 23, 2023

To this end, the Commission proposes to: develop a EU code for age-appropriate design by 2024, building on the framework of the DSA; and establish a European standard on online age verification in the context of the European Digital Identity (“eID”) proposal.

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Inside Privacy

MAY 30, 2023

On May 28, 2023, the Texas legislature passed the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act , making it the sixth state to pass a comprehensive data privacy law this year. If signed into law, the Act would take effect on July 1, 2024. The Act shares many similarities with Virginia, although there are some distinctions.

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Inside Privacy

JANUARY 14, 2024

Several EU data protection supervisory authorities (“SAs”) have recently issued guidance on cookies. On January 11, 2024, the Spanish SA published guidance on cookies used for audience measurement (often referred to as analytics cookies) (available in Spanish only).

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CaseFox

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

In 2022, a Gartner report quoted, “By 2024, legal departments will replace 20% of generalist lawyers with nonlawyer staff”. For example, tools for managing data privacy and security can help firms to comply with data protection laws. Change management is a prism.

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Debevoise Data Blog

JUNE 17, 2024

Luke Dembosky, Avi Gesser, Erez Liebermann, Jim Pastore, Matt Kelly, and Johanna Skrzypczyk were all recognized by The Legal 500 US in the category Cyber Law (Including Data Privacy and Data Protection) with Luke Dembosky and Avi Gesser ranked as Leading Lawyers. Extremely good experience in the field.”

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new tech law blog

MARCH 10, 2023

“Dark patterns” used by online platform providers have been controversial for some time, but recently there has been a growing buzz about them, in particular due to actions undertaken by EU and national data protection and consumer protection authorities. What are “dark patterns”?

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Technology Law Dispatch

OCTOBER 12, 2023

The pilot is expected to launch in the first half of 2024, for a 12-month period, with the DRCF to provide details of how to apply to the hub later this year. Those who don’t directly benefit from the pilot will have recourse to the DRCF’s case study archive, and anonymised examples of advice provided.

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Vogel IT Law

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Computerworld reported that “Apple is planning its first AI acquisition for 2024, a German firm called brighter AI, according to an online news report.” The February 5, 2024 article entitled “Apple has eye on building bigger genAI data sets” ( [link] ) and included these comments: Apple is beginning to act on its generative AI (genAI) plans.

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Debevoise Data Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Governor Newsom stated that he is “thankful to Assemblymembers Wicks and Cunningham and the tech industry for pushing these protections and putting the wellbeing of our kids first.” Notable affirmative obligations include: Data Protection Impact Assessments (“DPIAs”).

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Inside Privacy

AUGUST 31, 2023

Quantum-Readiness Roadmap The Factsheet urges organizations to establish a “quantum readiness roadmap” that will prepare the organizations for the migration to PQC standards, which the Factsheet notes are currently under development by NIST and slated for release in 2024.

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Legal IT Group

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

First of all, the data can be transferred based on the adequacy decision or subject to appropriate safeguards. Among these safeguards, in particular, are binding corporate rules, standard data protection clauses, code of conduct, and certification mechanism. In such cases, appropriate safeguards are used.

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Debevoise Data Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

For UK data transfers: all new agreements executed on or after 21 September 2022 should incorporate the UK Addendum or IDTA; and all existing agreements incorporating the old SCCs must be updated by 21 March 2024 (or sooner if the processing operations change before then).

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Debevoise Data Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Despite recent challenges in the EU “trilogue negotiations”, proponents still hope to reach a compromise on the key terms of the draft EU AI Act by 6 th December, with a view to passing to the Act in 2024 and most of the provisions becoming effective sometime in 2026. To subscribe to the Data Blog, please click here.

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Inside Privacy

MAY 23, 2023

European lawmakers hope to adopt the final AI Act before the end of 2023, ahead of the European Parliament elections in 2024. These include making publicly available “a sufficiently detailed summary of the use of training data protected under copyright law” (Article 28b(4)(c)).

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Berkley Technology Law Journal

JANUARY 24, 2025

They are responsible for overseeing an organizations data protection measures, risk management strategies, overall security infrastructure, among other critical responsibilities. Tasked with overseeing a firms cybersecurity posture, CISOs stand on the front lines of a corporations digital defense.

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Legal IT Group

JANUARY 22, 2024

With this regard, it is essential to know about the privacy legislation of this country since, nowadays, most internet businesses process the personal data of their clients, and they should do it in compliance with data protection laws. ” Thus, the Australian Privacy Act also aims to have a GDPR level of data protection.

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Debevoise Data Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

ColoPA requires controllers to respond to such opt-out signals beginning on July 1, 2024. This list will be published no later than January 1, 2024. We recently noted this provision echoes similar consent requirements in the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). No Default Settings. Dark Patterns Forbidden.

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Inside Privacy

JANUARY 4, 2024

The Order makes several notable changes to the prior rules, including broadening the definitions of a reportable “breach” and “covered data,” requiring covered entities to notify the FCC in addition to federal law enforcement of breaches, and modifying certain customer notification requirements.

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CloudNine

MAY 1, 2024

By Rick Clark The Masters Conference in Washington, DC, on April 17th, 2024, was a bustling event with crowded sessions throughout the day. The agenda featured a diverse range of topics, such as Modern Data, Link Files, eDiscovery Case Law, and Artificial Intelligence, making it an exceptional experience for attendees.

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Legal IT Group

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Practical advice Monitor your activities and register if you fall within the definition of a data broker in the state of California. As of 2024, the fine for failure to register will double to two hundred dollars ($200) in addition to the other fees described above.

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Clio

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

For the 24-hour biennial requirement for experienced attorneys, (1) four hours must cover ethics and professionalism, (2) one hour must cover diversity, inclusion, and elimination of bias, and (3) one hour must cover cybersecurity, privacy, and data protection.

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The North Carolina Journey of Law and Technology

APRIL 6, 2023

The Social Media Regulation Act will go into effect on March 1, 2024 and will impose a two-fold requirement on social media companies, as well as minors. This concern is only compounded by the fact that the data privacy regulatory system in the United States (U.S.) is very balkanized. has no comparable law.

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Inside Privacy

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The final draft’s provisions on international transfers of non-personal data may differ from what is shown in the table. X (Recent Council versions remove this obligation.) The EU institutions are negotiating a final draft.

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Rocket Matter

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Sorry about that.) In 2024, financial security is about more than just getting paid—it’s about safeguarding transactions to protect your firm from revenue loss and legal liabilities. Noncompliance penalties : Fines for failing to meet data protection standards are another financial pitfall. Getting paid.

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Rocket Matter

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

This number will likely increase in 2024. Do you know where all of your client data is and how it is used? For firms that meet compliance thresholds, SOC 2 compliance also fulfills legal requirements like the General Data Protection Regulation in Europe and the California Consumer Privacy Act in California.

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Debevoise Data Blog

MAY 23, 2022

Under ColoPA, controllers will also have to recognize global opt-out signals as of July 1, 2024—six months before this requirement is operative in Connecticut. Under the CCPA/CPRA, businesses must provide two methods for consumers to opt-out of the sale of their personal data. CTPA § 6(e)(1)(A)(ii).

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Clio

MARCH 14, 2024

Innovation at your law firm If you’re looking to adopt legal technology at your firm, there are some best practices to follow: Prioritize security and data privacy first. When evaluating solutions, focus first on robust security measures and data protection. Start small and build up.

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Debevoise Data Blog

JUNE 27, 2024

Our top five European data protection developments from May are: UK guidance on ransom payments: The UK NCSC and various insurance industry bodies co-published guidance on key considerations for ransomware payments. 22, then there must be sufficient human-involvement in that processing for it to be GDPR-compliant.

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Clio

JANUARY 30, 2024

Here, we’ll outline the fundamentals of law firm data security in 2024. Law Firm Data Security 101 Let’s start with the basics. These are the essential things you need to know about law firm data security in 2024. What is a law firm’s data security risk?

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Debevoise Data Blog

MAY 28, 2024

EDPB “Consent or pay” models: Businesses operating large online platforms should consider the European Data Protection Board’s recent opinion indicating that “consent or pay” models are unlikely to be GDPR-compliant. These developments, and more, are covered below.

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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

JANUARY 17, 2025

Our top-eleven European data protection developments for the end of 2024 are: EU Cyber Resilience Act: The Council of the European Union approved the Cyber Resilience Act , introducing cybersecurity requirements for digital products sold in the EU. The UK Upper Tribunal did not consider the provisions under the UK GDPR.

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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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Eric Goldman

AUGUST 16, 2024

I’m pleased to announce the 2024 edition (15th edition) of my Internet Law casebook, Internet Law: Cases & Materials. Part 312, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act’s Regulations Overview of the E.U.’s s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and State Consumer Privacy Laws In re. Pharmatrak (1st Cir.)

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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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Global LegalTech Hub

MAY 7, 2024

In March 2024, a study titled " Implementing Generative AI in Legal Firms and Legal Departments " was published by the AI Laboratory (UBA IALAB) at the University of Buenos Aires. Countries like Italy initially blocked ChatGPT's use, later reinstating it with promises of increased transparency and data protection.

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