Legislation

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October 9, 2020

ICO Launches Consultation on Its Draft Statutory Guidance

On October 1, 2020, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) launched a public consultation on its draft Statutory Guidance. The […]

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October 9, 2020

Making or Facilitating Ransomware Payments May Violate U.S. Sanctions

On October 1, 2020, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) published an advisory that highlights the […]

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October 7, 2020

The EU’s Timetable for Dismantling End-to-End Encryption

Lobbying of “lawful access” to end-to-end encrypted services has moved from the U.S. to the European Union—where advocates for anti-encryption […]

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October 5, 2020

Commission documents reveal vision for European Digital Identity

The European Commission has outlined its vision for a European Digital Identity, which would seek to provide a ‘trusted and […]

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October 5, 2020

Companies face greater risk as GDPR class actions emerge

In the past month three of the world’s largest tech firms have been hit with legal actions that could lead […]

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October 2, 2020

New mechanism for EU data transfers ‘may be ready by Christmas’

A revised mechanism for transferring EU data outside of the EU may be ready by Christmas, according to the EU’s […]

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October 2, 2020

EU takes legal action against UK over planned Brexit bill

If bill becomes law, UK has power to disregard part of withdrawal treaty dealing with Northern Ireland trade. The European […]

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October 1, 2020

Egypt issues new data protection law

After several years of debate, the Egyptian government has introduced the Republic’s first standalone data protection law, which aims to […]

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October 1, 2020

The Swiss Parliament Agrees on the Draft Bill of a New Data Protection Act

After three years of discussions and in a final debate, the Swiss parliament has agreed on the final draft bill […]

September 30, 2020

What to expect on revised standard contractual clauses

In wake of the “Schrems II” decision, this is what companies should think about when the European Commission releases revised […]

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September 28, 2020

Senate Still Divided on Comprehensive Data Privacy Legislation

Though recent bills are similar, lawmakers have yet to resolve two polarizing issues: preemption and private right to action. The […]

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September 28, 2020

Dominic Cummings’ data law shake-up a danger to trade

A radical “pro-tech” plan championed by Dominic Cummings to rewrite Britain’s data protection laws is endangering future cooperation with the […]

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