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Nov 29, 2023 The UK Online Safety Act - Keeping you informed here By Aselle Ibraimova The recent adoption of the UK Online Safety Act on 26 October 2023 was hailed as an achievement for improving safety online for users in...
Apr 19, 2023 AI bots and EU data protection - the recent actions by the Italian DPA against ChatGPT By Andy Splittgerber Once more we see EU data protection authorities slow down innovation. This time it’s AI and the Italian Garante (data protection...
Mar 29, 2023 New Draft UK ICO Guidance on scope of the Children’s Code By Francesca Paull Elle Todd The UK ICO's Age Appropriate Design Code (a.k.a the Children's Code) applies to all Information Society Service (ISS) providers that are...
May 25, 2022 Is the U.S. Ready to Get Serious About Personal Privacy? By David Cohen Anyone who has to address international cross-border discovery issues cannot help but be struck by the different cultural values that...
Nov 25, 2021 What is a 'transfer' under Chapter V GDPR? The EDPB (finally) weighs in... By Tom Gates Last week, the European Data Protection Board (the EDPB to you and me) released draft guidelines on the Interplay between the application...
Jul 02, 2021 NY regulator releases guidance on preventing ransomware attacks By Karen Lust The FBI and other enforcement agencies discourage paying cybercriminals, in order to lower the financial incentive for the burgeoning...
Jun 02, 2021 Singapore High Court interprets ‘loss or damage’ in private actions for data protection contraventions By Charmian Aw The Singapore High Court recently considered in Bellingham, Alex v. Reed, Michael [2021] SGHC 125 the loss or damage needed for a private...
Apr 23, 2021 Want to know how to navigate European marketing consent? By Andy Splittgerber Tune in to our Tech Law Talks podcast and join me and my colleague Christian Leuthner as we discuss marketing consent in Europe in...
Mar 12, 2021 U.S. website is not subject to extraterritorial scope of GDPR, rules UK High Court By Tom Gates We all know that the GPDR has extraterritorial effect in certain circumstances, although the extent of this reach has not really been...
Mar 02, 2021 Just six months to go until the Children's Code comes into force! By Tom Gates The ICO's Age Appropriate Design Code (also known as the Children's Code) comes into force in just six months (2 September 2021). The...
Mar 01, 2021 Florida: The next state to propose a comprehensive consumer privacy bill By Karen Lust The proposed House bill (which has backing by the Republican governor) provides for data subject rights including access, portability and...
Feb 05, 2021 Introducing the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act By Karen Lust The Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act has broad support in both houses, and may be signed into law by Virginia's governor at the end...
Jan 26, 2021 Grindr facing potential €10m fine By Tom Gates The Norwegian Data Protection Authority has notified Grindr LLC of its intention to issue a fine of NOK 100,000,000 (around £8.6m /...
Jan 22, 2021 Cybersecurity and data privacy under the new administration By Karen Lust Various legislation across states relating to data privacy, including data subject rights, biometric data, and cybersecurity standards is...
Jan 13, 2021 Beware of biometric data compliance pitfalls under BIPA By Karen Lust An Illinois District Court has approved a settlement featuring a $1,000 payment to each Illinois employee who used their handprint to...
Jan 06, 2021 Rejoice! EU-UK data transfers can take place for (up to) the next six months By Tom Gates At the 11th hour, the EU and the UK managed to reach a trade deal prior to the end of the Brexit transition period. The first thing I...