Lexology PRO | European Union, South Korea, United Kingdom, etc. | 28 Feb 2024
US FTC fines Avast US$16.5 million for selling user data for ad purposes, an EU study finds 80% of social media influencers fail to label ads, and the EU Commission probes TikTok’s ad practices – plus other key updates.
Lexology PRO | Brazil, European Union, Global, etc. | 6 Feb 2024
The Hong Kong data protection authority raids Worldcoin’s premises, Uber is fined for EU GDPR violations in the Netherlands, and the EDPB launches a new website auditing tool – plus other key updates.
Lexology PRO | Australia, Canada, European Union, etc. | 29 Jan 2024
The UK ICO reprimands a hospital over a “serious” data breach, Australia, the US and the UK impose cyber sanctions on the Medibank hacker, and the Canadian PCC unveils its new Strategic Plan – plus other key updates.
Rajah & Tann Asia | Indonesia | 25 Jan 2024
The Electronic Information and Transaction Law, initially amended in 2016 ("EIT Law"), underwent a significant transformation on 2 January 2024 with…
Lexology PRO | Belgium, Denmark, France, etc. | 22 Jan 2024
The European Commission upholds 11 data transfer adequacy decisions, Iowa’s Attorney General sues TikTok for allegedly misleading parents, and the US FTC joins Global CAPE – plus other key updates.
Lexology PRO | Australia, Canada, European Union, etc. | 8 Jan 2024
The US FTC announces proposed changes to COPPA, the EC investigates X under the Digital Services Act, and the UK ICO issues an enforcement notice to GM Police for failing to respond to FOIs – plus other key updates.
Lexology PRO | European Union, Global, Netherlands, etc. | 11 Dec 2023
Meta launches default end-to-end encryption, the ECJ clarifies in what circumstances fines may be administered for GDPR violations, and 23andMe confirms a data breach impacted 6.9 million users – plus other key updates.
Lexology PRO | Australia, Austria, Canada, etc. | 4 Dec 2023
The Norwegian DPA fines the LWA for Personal Data Act violations, Noyb files a complaint against Meta over its consent model, and the UK Data Protection and Digital Information Bill progresses – plus other key updates.
Lexology PRO | Canada, European Union, Global, etc. | 27 Nov 2023
The UK ICO warns websites over their use of cookies, Italy’s DPA opens an investigation into data scraping to train AI, and the British Library confirms a data breach caused by a cyberattack – plus other key updates.
Lexology PRO | Australia, Canada, European Union, etc. | 30 Oct 2023
The UK Online Safety Bill becomes law, 33 state-attorney generals sue Meta for alleged violations of COPPA, and AWS plans to roll out an independent European cloud offering – plus other key updates.