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2024 Law Firm Data Security Guide: How to Keep Your Law Firm Secure

Clio

Law firm data security should be a top priority for any practice, and here’s why: Clients trust you with their most confidential information. Since clients entrust lawyers with so much of their sensitive data, law firms make prime targets for cybercrime. You don’t want your law firm to become part of that statistic.

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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. The independence of the DPO must be preserved so that a proper review of the compliance of those objectives and methods in light of the GDPR and EU law.

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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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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. This is consistent with most U.S.

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Face Forward: Strategies for Complying with Facial Recognition Laws

Debevoise Data Blog

And what’s a company to do right now, with facial recognition opportunities presenting themselves today while the law remains a moving target? In this Part 1, we lay out the current laws governing facial recognition in the United States. In Part 2, we assess where the law is headed and offer some practical risk-reduction strategies.

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Face Forward Part 2: Proposed Legislation and Strategies for Compliant Use of Facial Recognition

Debevoise Data Blog

This is Part 2 in a two-part series of articles about facial recognition laws in the United States. In this part, we assess where the law seems to be heading and offer some practical risk reduction strategies. Federal and State Legislation There is currently no federal law that specifically regulates biometric privacy.