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Lexology PRO | USA | 18 Jan 2022
Data privacy claims against Facebook survive early stage of antitrust lawsuit
A US federal court has ruled that it was plausible that consumers suffered an antitrust injury due to Facebook’s alleged data privacy violations.
Lexology PRO | Australia, Canada, China, etc. | 10 Jan 2022
Top 2022 compliance priorities: data protection
Ransomware, cross-border transfers and facial recognition technology are some of the key issues that companies should be focusing on in the coming year.
Lexology PRO | Asia-Pacific, Singapore | 19 Nov 2021
Singapore issues fine over large breach
Singapore’s privacy regulator has fined a hotel booking platform operator after a hack exposed the personal data of 5.9 million customers – the largest breach since the country’s data protection regime came into force.
Lexology PRO | USA | 2 Nov 2021
Blackstone’s Ancestry.com acquisition violated genetic data law, lawsuit claims
Ancestry.com users say they had no way to prevent investment management company Blackstone from collecting their genetic data following the announcement of last year’s acquisition.
Lexology PRO | USA | 28 Oct 2021
FTC finalises security rules for financial institutions
The US Federal Trade Commission’s decision to implement strict cybersecurity rules for financial institutions comes over the objections of industry members and other FTC commissioners.
Lexology PRO | Asia-Pacific, Australia | 28 Oct 2021
ACCC looks to tackle Google’s search dominance with choice screens
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has recommended introducing a mandatory choice screen to provide consumers with a selection of search engines to address Google’s dominance in the market.
Lexology PRO | Asia-Pacific, China, Global, etc. | 27 Oct 2021
US FCC pulls telecoms licence over surveillance concerns
The Federal Communications Commission has ordered China Telecom to close its US business within 60 days, citing concerns that the Chinese Communist Party could use the state-owned company to access confidential data – and signalling that other companies will soon be in the firing line.
Lexology PRO | United Kingdom | 22 Oct 2021
Checklist: When and how to appoint a data protection officer (UK)
This checklist provides guidance to in-house counsel about when and how to appoint a data protection officer (DPO) and to assist private practitioners advising clients on these issues.
Lexology PRO | Global, USA | 14 Oct 2021
US consumer privacy laws: a state-by-state analysis (Oct 2021)
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 | USA | 13 Oct 2021
Ohio data bill would apply NIST privacy standards
The Ohio Personal Privacy Act (OPPA) has support from government and business stakeholders, but privacy groups have yet to enter the fray.
