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Emerging Areas of Legal Practice: How Technology Has an Impact

Martindale-Avvo

There are a few proposed federal laws to manage deepfakes, but so far there is no comprehensive piece of legislation. Some states have enacted laws to prohibit deepfakes in limited circumstances, such as a Texas law that makes it illegal to create a deceptive video to injure a candidate or impact an election outcome.

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CJEU rules on DPO conflicts of interest under the GDPR

Technology Law Dispatch

C-453/21) , which addresses the question of the dismissal of a Data Protection Officer (“ DPO ”) and the interpretation of Article 38 of the EU GDPR. Facts FC was an employee, chair of the works council, and the DPO of X-FAB Dresden GmbH & Co. KG. (“ X-FAB ”) and several of its group companies.

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California’s DELETE Act has come into force: what are the new requirements for data brokers?

Legal IT Group

Analyze your personal data collection and processing practices and align your personal data protection practices. Develop criteria and a system for handling consumer inquiries under the California Consumer Privacy Act and cooperating with your counterparties under the upcoming ADM.

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A Guide to 5 Key Data Compliance Regulations for Legal Teams

MatterSuite

Why is Data Compliance Important? Failure to adhere to the security framework regarding data protection can lead to high fines and even court cases. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Europe introduced a data protection law, which is the GDPR, in 2018 for businesses handling personal and private personal information.

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Russia Introduces New Requirements for Processing of Publicly Disclosed Personal Data

Debevoise Data Blog

On 1 March 2021, Federal Law No. 519-FZ on Amendments to the Federal Law on Personal Data dated 30 December 2020 (the “Law”) came into force. This is additional to general data processing consent, which is still required under pre-existing data protection law. Special Consent.

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Emerging Areas of Legal Practice: How Technology Has an Impact

Martindale-Avvo

There are a few proposed federal laws to manage deepfakes, but so far there is no comprehensive piece of legislation. Some states have enacted laws to prohibit deepfakes in limited circumstances, such as a Texas law that makes it illegal to create a deceptive video to injure a candidate or impact an election outcome.

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The FCC Expands Scope of Data Breach Notification Rules

Inside Privacy

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.