On May 10−12, 2023, the National Association of Attorneys General (the “NAAG”) held its Spring 2023 Consumer Protection Conference to discuss the intersection of consumer protection issues and technology. During the portion of the conference that was open to the public, panels featuring federal and state regulators, private legal practitioners, and industry experts discussed potential legal liabilities and consumer risks…
Key takeaways this May include: Facial recognition: Businesses, including those with no presence in the EEA, face continued challenges in establishing GDPR-compliant facial recognition technology after the French CNIL fined Clearview AI an additional € 5.2 million for failing to comply with its previous order against the company. GDPR individuals’ rights: Businesses should look to two new CJEU decisions on…
On Thursday, June 22 at 10:25 AM (EDT), Erez Liebermann will speak on a panel entitled Policies and priorities to strengthen resilience at the Financial Times Cyber Resilience Summit: Technology policies, legislative frameworks and digital diplomacy are at the forefront of efforts to build cyber resilience. Government agencies and regulatory bodies are under constant pressure to refine priorities and initiatives,…
Privacy and Data Protection, a leading UK journal on practical data protection compliance issues, has featured in its latest edition an article by Robert Maddox and Stephanie Thomas on the hallmarks of effective data protection by design and default under the EU and UK GDPR. The article encourages organisations to consider incorporating principles of data protection by design and default…
Big businesses, especially those with a global footprint and operating in regulated sectors, are increasingly confronted with new and diverging cyber incident reporting requirements. A single incident—even a relatively minor one—may require notification to dozens of data protection, cyber, law enforcement, and sectoral regulators around the world, in addition to insurers, customers, and counterparties. Not only do many regulatory reporting…