Lexology PRO | Australia, Canada, European Union, etc. | 20 May 2022
Companies should prepare against copyright infringement, misleading ads, privacy breaches, and other risks they will encounter in the metaverse.
Lexology PRO | Asia-Pacific, Brazil, Canada, etc. | 16 May 2022
The EU agrees on a cybersecurity directive, Hong Kong publishes model contractual clauses for cross-border data transfers, and Clearview AI is banned from selling its products to private entities in the US – plus other key updates.
Lexology PRO | USA | 12 May 2022
Clearview AI will no longer allow private entities and individuals to purchase or use its facial vectors database as part of a settlement.
Lexology PRO | Canada | 6 May 2022
Canada’s privacy regulators have recommended the development of a legal framework that explicitly states the acceptable circumstances in which police can use facial recognition software.
Lexology PRO | Asia-Pacific, Belgium, Denmark, etc. | 12 Apr 2022
The EDPB adopts its statement on the new Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework, CISA releases guidance on reporting cyber incidents, and the UK’s ICO continues to tackle spam marketing – plus other key updates.
Lexology PRO | Asia-Pacific, Australia, China, etc. | 4 Apr 2022
Sri Lanka passes its first data protection law, the US SEC focuses on cybersecurity compliance, and Spain issues over €2 million in fines to telecoms companies for confidentiality breaches – plus other key updates.
Lexology PRO | Denmark, European Union | 31 Mar 2022
Denmark’s data protection watchdog has given its approval to a company’s use of facial recognition technology – but not in the way that the business plans to deploy it.
Lexology PRO | European Union | 28 Mar 2022
With ambitions for a final text to be voted on in November 2022, MEPs are setting out their stalls on amendments to the AI Act – with biometric data and mass surveillance some of the main points of contention.
Global, USA | 17 Mar 2022
A status update on US state privacy bills and laws as well as the implications for businesses operating in, or providing services to, the US.
Lexology PRO | Asia-Pacific, European Union, Italy, etc. | 14 Mar 2022
The US DOJ settles its first case under the Civil Cyber-fraud Initiative, Singapore proposes new codes of conduct for data protection, and Google acquires a cybersecurity company for US$5.4 billion – plus other key updates.