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Indiana, Montana, and Tennessee Enact General Data Privacy Laws, Bringing the Total to Nine and Counting

USA - May 23 2023 The new laws introduce novel applicability thresholds and other requirements that businesses should consider when preparing for compliance with US…

Irish Data Protection Commission Orders Meta Ireland to Suspend Facebook Data Transfers to the US and Imposes Record GDPR Fine of €1.2 Billion

European Union, USA - May 22 2023 The final decision of the Irish Data Protection Commission (IDPC) in relation to the transfers of EU/EEA Facebook user data by Meta Platforms Ireland…

CJEU Rejects Minimum Threshold for GDPR Claims

European Union - May 16 2023 The court determined that mere infringement of the GDPR is insufficient for a damages claim, but that there is no minimum threshold for non-material…

CJEU Sets High Bar for Responses to Data Subject Access Requests

European Union, United Kingdom - May 5 2023 The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled that organisations must generally disclose the specific identity of data recipients on…

And Now There Are Six: Iowa Passes New Privacy Law

USA - April 3 2023 Iowa’s new data privacy law, which will come into force in 2025, adds to an increasingly complex patchwork of state laws…

UK Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill: What Is Changing?

European Union, United Kingdom - March 29 2023 On 8 March 2023, the UK government introduced the second draft of its UK data protection reform legislation, the Data Protection and Digital…

European Data Protection Board Focuses Coordinated Enforcement on Data Protection Officers

European Union - March 27 2023 Organisations should expect increased scrutiny and enforcement activity around the role of data protection officers in the coming year…

Hong Kong Privacy Regulator Highlights Data Security Guidance as Cyberattacks Increase

Hong Kong - March 16 2023 The Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data reminds organisations to review and implement appropriate data security measures amidst more data breaches…

Delaware Court Confirms Corporate Officers’ Duty of Oversight — Lessons for UK Companies

United Kingdom, USA - March 7 2023 Certain shareholders of McDonald’s Corporation (the Company) sued David Fairhurst, the Company’s former executive Vice President and global chief…

FCA Publishes “Areas for Improvement” for Firms on Consumer Duty Implementation

United Kingdom - February 1 2023 The FCA has reviewed firms’ progress to embed the Duty into their businesses, providing good and poor practice examples for firms to improve and…