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Privacy Law: Status of Legal Practice Area in 2025

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Privacy law is a growing and dynamic area of practice for many attorneys. A wave of state legislation with data protection requirements places new obligations on businesses and public institutions. The history of privacy law The roots of privacy law in the U.S. Seven more states passed such laws in 2024.

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Emerging Areas of Legal Practice: How Technology Has an Impact

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As generative AI continues to roll out everywhere from Google search results to chatbots on law firm websites, more legal action over the training material is sure to arise. There are a few proposed federal laws to manage deepfakes, but so far there is no comprehensive piece of legislation. Instead, the U.S.

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

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

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The Attorney General has the right to file an administrative lawsuit against brokers who fail to register or violate the requirements of applicable personal information protection laws and to order them to pay appropriate fines and other costs. What to prepare for now? Are there any other requirements for brokers?

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A Guide to 5 Key Data Compliance Regulations for Legal Teams

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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

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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.