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Drones and privacy: data protection risks

Legal IT Group

It will enable such drones to collect images and videos of people, recognize faces, track geolocation data, and even some signals from smartphones. In what cases does a drone not collect any personal data? It may be the case if the drone does not have any means to track and collect personal data.

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European Data Protection Roundup – January 2025

Debevoise Data Blog

Our top five European data protection developments from January are: UK ransomware reporting proposals. DeepSeek investigated by Italian DPA over AI chatbot data collection practices. At the same time, UK Parliament is considering legislation that would reduce the types of cookies that require user consent under UK law.

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Cybersecurity for Law Firms: Protecting Sensitive Data in the Digital Age

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It’s important to educate yourself and your colleagues on cybersecurity to ensure that your law firm data is properly managed (After all, you are only as strong as your weakest link.) 11 Tips for Effective Law Firm Data Protection As a law firm, protecting your clients' sensitive information should be at the top of your priority list.

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DPIA – an underestimated privacy-friendly tool

Legal IT Group

A data protection impact assessment (DPIA) sounds like something big, complicated and problematic. DPIA stands for Data Protection Impact Assessment. A DPIA is typically conducted when a new project involving the specific processing of personal data is being implemented. Well, it is true. Let’s check.

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European Data Protection Roundup – June 2024

Debevoise Data Blog

Our top five European data protection developments from June are: Non-material damage under GDPR: The CJEU clarified the scope of compensation for non-material damage in the context of identity theft and data subjects’ fear that their personal data had been exposed. These developments, and more, are covered below.

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Five privacy issues of the advertising industry to take care of

Legal IT Group

They use machine learning and artificial intelligence algorithms to analyze large amounts of data and optimize ad placement. Dynamic advertising content, real-time bidding (RTB), a complex mechanism of simultaneous interaction between different players (Publishers, SSPs, DSPs, DMPs, CMPs, etc.),

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“Bossware” under labour and data protection law

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In practice, bossware can include a variety of solutions and technologies, such as: Keyloggers monitoring the employee’s use of the keyboard on a company computer Downloading and analysis of screenshots from the employee’s business device Tracking mouse movements Constant or periodic observation of employees using the camera (e.g.