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GDPR vs Meta Platforms: The Rest of the Story. User Consent Must Be Provided

Legal IT Group

Recently, we have already talked about the difficulties faced by the tech giant Meta Platforms with European supervisory authorities (Irish DPC, European EDPB) and the prospects for further litigation regarding the illegal processing of users’ personal data, in particular, class actions.

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You Subpoenaed My Documents, Shouldn’t You Pay for Them?

Percipient

Or it received a data request from a consumer under the GDPR or California Consumer Privacy Act. If the subpoena issued is in federal litigation, your company is likely responsible for the cost of compliance, especially if it has a connection to the litigation. For instance in, In re Aggrenox Antitrust Litig. ,

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Sample Job Descriptions for In-House Legal Counsel (Examples)

MatterSuite

Data Privacy Officer With the increasing importance of data protection, the role of the Data Privacy Officer has become more prominent in in-house legal teams. This role focuses on managing the company’s data privacy practices and ensuring compliance with data protection laws.

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Sample Job Descriptions for In-House Legal Counsel (Examples)

MatterSuite

Data Privacy Officer With the increasing importance of data protection, the role of the Data Privacy Officer has become more prominent in in-house legal teams. This role focuses on managing the company’s data privacy practices and ensuring compliance with data protection laws.

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A Guide for Law Firms: Optimizing Legal Outcomes with Advanced eDiscovery Techniques  

Lineal Services

In today’s legal environment, the practice of eDiscovery, which involves using technology to locate, gather, and produce electronically stored information (ESI) in response to a request for production in a lawsuit or inquiry, is crucial. Security: How is your data protected by the solution?

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Fourth Circuit Decision Highlights Class Action Waivers for Data Breaches are Alive and Well

Technology Law Dispatch

This important decision speaks not only to the process the court should follow, but contains practical advice for businesses seeking to avoid costly litigation: The use of class waiver provisions is alive and well in the Fourth Circuit.

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Virginia Enacts a Comprehensive Privacy Law – Similarities and Differences Among VCDPA, CCPA and GDPR

Debevoise Data Blog

state with a comprehensive privacy law, with Governor Ralph Northam’s signing of the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (“VCDPA”) on March 2, 2021. law in the direction of its overseas cousin, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). Virginia has just become the second U.S. It also pulls U.S.