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EU Regulatory Data Protection: Many pieces to the regulatory framework puzzle

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

Data is at the heart of the EU’s digital and green transformation, which are the two priorities of the European Commission. With the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), adopted in 2016, the EU has created a solid framework for the protection of personal data in line with the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights.

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Plaintiff is Able to Get Some Subpoenas for Personal Data Quashed, But Not All: eDiscovery Case Law

eDiscovery Daily

Reporting that he had no feeling in three of his fingers and his thumb and was in constant, severe pain, the plaintiff claimed he was entitled to damages of $3 million, but the defendant had surveillance video that seemed to contradict the plaintiff’s testimony regarding the extent and severity of his injuries.

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GUEST ESSAY: How stricter data privacy laws have redefined the ‘filing’ of our personal data

The Last Watchdog

Europe’s General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) changed the game. Legacy filing systems were not built to keep track of the personal data of specific individuals primarily to be in compliance with the many data protection regulations popping up around the world. EU – California comparison.

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French Data Protection Authority Unveils Its Agenda for 2012

Hunton Privacy

The CNIL also indicated that it will continue the work started in 2011 with at least 150 additional inspections related to video surveillance, especially with respect to surveillance in locations that are frequented by large numbers of individuals. The storage of health records using cloud computing solutions will be of particular interest.

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The Digital Markets Act Is Almost Here: 10 Things to Know About the EU’s New Rules for Big Tech

Data Matters

process and use personal data. The DMA will require gatekeepers to inform the Commission of all intended acquisitions of tech companies or any transactions that enable the collection of data. As such, the full scope of the obligations will likely become clear only once the Commission starts to enforce the DMA.

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Guest Blog: TalkingTrust. What’s driving the security of IoT?

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

There is also less hardware and compute power to work in your typical IoT device when compared to traditional devices, so embedding security becomes a matter of choice, rather than necessity. Data privacy threats : man-in-the-middle attacks compromise transmission of personal data, vehicle location, travel history, etc.

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2019 end-of-year review part 1: January to June

IT Governance

Among other news: B&Q breached the personal data of 70,000 people who had been caught stealing products from its stores. Video-sharing app TikTok agreed to a record $5.7 million) fine with the US Federal Trade Commission after it was accused of illegally collecting minors’ personal data. million (£4.2