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European Union Reached a Political Agreement on the Digital Markets Act

Hunton Privacy

On March 24, 2022, the European Union unveiled the final text of the Digital Markets Act (the “DMA”). billion in annual revenue and market capitalization of €65 billion to €7.5 billion in annual revenue and market capitalization of €75 billion. The DMA imposes a set of obligations on “gatekeeper” platforms.

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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

The Digital Markets Act (DMA) will impose a stringent regulatory regime on large online platforms (so-called “gatekeepers”) and give the European Commission (Commission) new enforcement powers, including an ability to impose severe fines and remedies for noncompliance. Key dates and next steps. In the case of systematic infringements (i.e.,

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Belgian Data Protection Authority Releases Direct Marketing Recommendation

Hunton Privacy

On February 10, 2020, the Belgian Data Protection Authority (the “Belgian DPA”) published its Recommendation 1/2020 on data processing activities for direct marketing purposes (the “Recommendation”). Some of the key takeaways from the Recommendation include: Definition. Purchase , Rental and Enrichment of Personal Data.

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EDPB publishes guidance on calculating GDPR fines

Data Protection Report

Whereas the previous guidance set out general principles for when to impose fines under Article 83 GDPR, the new Guidelines provide a detailed five-step methodology for calculating a starting point for a fine and clarify how to determine the turnover of an undertaking in order to harmonise the approach across Member States.

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Hindsight is 2020. Looking back so we can move forward

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

2020 ends a decade, and the new year prompted me to think “Wow it’s been two decades since we started Vormetric.” So, in 2020 we’re looking at frontiers like the cloud and cloud native technologies (including microservices). In 2000, there was no PCI DSS, no HIPAA-HITECH, no NIST 800-53, no GDPR, or anything like them.

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Brazilian Data Protection Law Update – Delayed Enforcement, Lack of Administrative Structure, and Market Unreadiness

Data Matters

As previously analyzed in an article by these authors published on January 20, 2020, the LGPD’s provisions require a great deal of compliance effort from all organizations that are subject to the law. Compliance Costs and the 2020 Crisis. For instance, to support monitoring of the spread of the novel Coronavirus, executive order n.

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Germany’s Federal Supreme Court provisionally confirms Facebook’s use of personal data is alleged abuse of dominant market position

Data Protection Report

Facebook’s extensive collection of user-related data must be put on hold in Germany for the time being following a decision of Germany’s Federal Supreme Court on June 23, 2020. This type of ‘take it or leave it’ approach to obtaining consent is known as ‘bundling’ in the data protection sphere and is expressly prohibited by the GDPR.