Clio

JANUARY 24, 2024

Whether corresponding with colleagues, communicating with clients, or staying up-to-date with court notifications, lawyers’ email inboxes are brimming with a near-constant stream of messages—it can be seriously overwhelming. In this blog post, we’ll outline everything that legal professionals need to know about email management.

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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. District Court for the Southern District of New York suggests that CISOs might be outside of point-blank range.

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Debevoise Data Blog

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Overview In a much anticipated decision, the UK Supreme Court has unanimously decided that a mass claim brought against Google by Mr Richard Lloyd, on behalf of a class that could include as many as 4.4 million iPhone users (the “iPhone Users”), cannot proceed, as currently constituted, as a ‘representative action’ in the English courts.

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Debevoise Data Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

In the wake of the Court of Justice of the European Union’s decision in Schrems II (covered here and here ) and Brexit, the EU and UK respectively updated and issued new cross-border transfer clauses. To subscribe to the Data Blog, please click here. What happened?

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Inside Privacy

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

In this blog post, we outline the current and forthcoming EU legislation on the international transfer of non-personal data. This blog post was drafted with the contribution of Diane Valat. ) X (Recent Council versions remove this obligation.) We are happy to answer any questions you may have on this topic.

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MatterSuite

JULY 2, 2023

In this blog post, we will explore how ChatGPT can benefit lawyers and revolutionize the way they work. When using AI tools like ChatGPT, it is crucial to ensure data security and maintain client confidentiality. Lawyers should choose reputable AI platforms that prioritize robust data protection measures.

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Debevoise Data Blog

APRIL 19, 2021

Starting from 1 March 2021, if a data subject’s personal data is posted on a publicly available resource, the operator of that resource (the “data operator”) must obtain a specific consent from the data subject to allow for public disclosure of that individual’s data (“Special Consent”). Special Consent.

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Lineal Services

AUGUST 11, 2023

Understanding Advanced eDiscovery’s Function in Contemporary Legal Practice In the age of digitization, there has been a radical change in the way that evidence is gathered, handled, and examined in the court system. Nowadays, law firms must deal with enormous volumes of electronic data, much of which may be pertinent to their cases.

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MatterSuite

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

In this blog, we will explore all the ways you can host webinars and why it is important to host webinars in the legal industry. Offer insights into protecting intellectual property and avoiding common legal pitfalls. Provide practical tips for businesses to enhance data protection.

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MatterSuite

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

In this blog, we will explore all the ways you can host webinars and why it is important to host webinars in the legal industry. Offer insights into protecting intellectual property and avoiding common legal pitfalls. Provide practical tips for businesses to enhance data protection.

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MatterSuite

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

In this blog, we’ll investigate why legal practices of all sizes are adopting Office 365 for their day-to-day operations. Data Security and Compliance: The legal profession demands the utmost confidentiality and data security. But what exactly are the main benefits that Microsoft Office 365 brings to law firms?

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MatterSuite

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

In this blog, we’ll investigate why legal practices of all sizes are adopting Office 365 for their day-to-day operations. Data Security and Compliance: The legal profession demands the utmost confidentiality and data security. But what exactly are the main benefits that Microsoft Office 365 brings to law firms?In

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Debevoise Data Blog

MARCH 17, 2023

Since these models generally evolve, regulators and courts might argue that—in the event of a performance issue or other regulatory concern—the model’s earlier outputs are important to understanding its later performance. To subscribe to the Data Blog, please click here.

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Debevoise Data Blog

JANUARY 9, 2023

For example, the Data Protection Authority in Hungary recently fined a bank close to €700,000 for using AI voice analytics in its call centers. The investigation cited a lack of consent or other legal basis for using AI voice analytics, inadequate security safeguards, and a failure to notify affected data subjects of their rights.

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MatterSuite

JULY 29, 2023

This blog explores the benefits of leveraging legal technology and how it can revolutionize the way legal departments function. Data Analytics and Predictive Insights : Legal technology solutions are increasingly leveraging the power of data analytics and artificial intelligence.

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Debevoise Data Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2021

For purposes of these blog posts, we focus mainly on the former use case—matching a face to a specific person for identification purposes—rather than other use cases such as emotional evaluation and lie detection. The TDPA provides for a private right of action for violation of the prohibition to sell, lease, or disclose data.

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Debevoise Data Blog

MAY 23, 2022

These situations include processing for targeted advertising, sale, and certain profiling activities, as well as processing sensitive data. This requirement is similar to the data protection impact assessments in the VCDPA and ColoPA. To subscribe to our Data Blog, please click here.

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Debevoise Data Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Further, in a case that we have covered previously involving a supermarket using video surveillance with facial recognition capabilities, the Spanish data protection authority (the “AEDP”) fined grocer Mercadona for violating numerous provisions of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation.

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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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Inside Privacy

MAY 4, 2023

On May 4, 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union (‘CJEU’) decided, in case C-487/21 , that the right to obtain a ‘copy’ of personal data means that the data subject must provide with a faithful and intelligible reproduction of all personal data. Fulfilling the right of access.

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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. The court concluded that the legitimate interest could have been furthered through less intrusive means.

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Debevoise Data Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Relatedly, a Swedish Court upheld the Swedish IMY’s 2022 reprimand of Klarna Bank AB for failing to disclose information regarding the specific recipients of personal data to a requesting data subject; providing the categories of recipients only was insufficient.

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Dennis Kennedy

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Use platforms like blogs, social media, and even webinars to educate your audience on the importance of sustainable tech. Dennis and Tom have co-hosted The Kennedy-Mighell Report podcast on legal technology since 2006 and he has been blogging at www.denniskennedy.com/blog/ for more than 20 years.

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Inside Privacy

MAY 3, 2023

On April 27, 2023, the Advocate General (“AG”) of the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) issued its opinion in the case C-807/21 on the conditions for imposing GDPR fines on legal persons (e.g., million fine the Berlin Supervisory Authority imposed on Deutsche Wohnen SE for infringing the GDPR’s data retention obligations.

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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

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.

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Debevoise Data Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

As covered in our Annual Review , 2020 was a blockbuster year for European data protection. The guidelines will be a new “go to” resource for those preparing for, and responding to, data breaches. Deliveroo algorithm ruled discriminatory by Italian court. English court rules GDPR does not apply to U.S. website.

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Legal Tech Monitor

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Use platforms like blogs, social media, and even webinars to educate your audience on the importance of sustainable tech. Dennis and Tom have co-hosted The Kennedy-Mighell Report podcast on legal technology since 2006 and he has been blogging at www.denniskennedy.com/blog/ for more than 20 years.

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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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3 Geeks and a Law Blog

JULY 11, 2023

I think we can all agree that data privacy is a fundamental and sacred, right. We live in a country where a court of law recently ruled that the All Writs Act couldn’t compel Apple to unlock an iPhone belonging to an accused terrorists. When that happens, the level of data protection exponentially recedes.

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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 ). million fine by over 90%.

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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. These developments, and more, covered below.

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Debevoise Data Blog

AUGUST 5, 2021

European Data Protection Roundup – July Key takeaways from developments this July include: a blockbuster €746 million fine against Amazon – the largest ever GDPR penalty – showing the Regulation’s teeth; the challenges of GDPR-compliant facial recognition, after a Spanish supermarket chain was fined €2.5

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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. To subscribe to the Data Blog, please click here.

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Inside Privacy

MAY 15, 2023

On May 4, 2023, the Advocate General (“AG”) of the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) issued its opinion in case C-683/21 , which examines the GDPR concepts of “controller”, “joint controller”, and “processor”, as well as the GDPR’s liability system. This is for the national court to determine.

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Debevoise Data Blog

APRIL 8, 2021

million for vendor oversight failings, unlawful cross-border transfers What happened : The AEPD, the Spanish data protection authority (“DPA”), fined Vodafone Spain €8.15 4 million was for allegedly deficient oversight of Vodafone’s data processors. See our blog post here for further tips on managing the latest landscape.

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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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