As businesses and government offices ramp up their on-site operations, they are turning to smartphone applications to help keep track of the health status of persons entering their buildings. In this Part 1 of our two-part blog post on back-to-work apps, we provide a checklist of issues to consider for health questionnaires.  In Part 2, we will do the same…

Reproduced with permission. Published Sept. 10, 2020. Copyright 2020 The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. 800-372-1033. For further use, please visit http://www.bna.com/copyright-permission-request/ There’s been dramatic growth in the role lawyers play in cybersecurity. When we started practicing in the area of artificial intelligence, we heard many of the same questions that we faced about cybersecurity years ago: What do the…

August proved to be another busy month for data protection developments in Europe, fuelled in part by the aftermath of the Court of Justice of the European Union’s (“CJEU”) decision in the “Schrems II” case. Enforcement The most noteworthy GDPR enforcement-related developments from August include: Marriott indicates potentially significant decrease in anticipated ICO fine. The ICO had announced in July…

We’ve noticed that people seemed more determined than usual this year to really unplug during their vacations. That was no doubt a healthy reaction to months of pandemic-related stress. For those who took some true summer downtime, and anyone else who’d find a roundup useful – here are some quick notes on how the world of data strategy and security…

On August 27, 2020, Vincent Pitaro of the Hedge Fund Law Report published: Debevoise Attorneys Discuss AI Regulation With of FINRA’s Office of Financial Innovation.  The article summarizes our discussion with Mr. Workie on: FINRA’s Office of Financial Innovation and its report on AI Common uses of AI in the securities industry Regulatory and reputational risks associated with AI How…