On March 15, 2023, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) announced the launch of a coordinated enforcement action regarding the designation and position of DPO across the European Economic Area (EEA). In practice, EEA Data Protection Authorities will send questionnaires
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GDPR Enforcement Update: March 2023
GDPR Enforcement Trends provides a monthly summary on enforcement action taken by data protection authorities within the UK and EU under the General Data Protection Regulation. We provide key takeaways from the previous month’s developments and identify the EU’s most…
GDPR Enforcement Update: February 2023
GDPR Enforcement Trends provides a monthly summary on enforcement action taken by data protection authorities within the UK and EU under the General Data Protection Regulation. We provide key takeaways from the previous month’s developments and identify the EU’s most…
Companies Are Ready and Willing to Comply with CCPA – But First, They Need to Know How
Recently, Meegan Brooks, an associate in our San Francisco office, published an article on the California Consumer Privacy Act. Below is an excerpt. You can read the full article here.…
An Overview of Blockchain Cybersecurity Risks and Issues
Our blockchain colleagues recently published an article on the rapidly evolving landscape where blockchain intersects with data security and privacy. If you’ve ever wondered how blockchains can be considered secure even though hacks of cryptocurrency exchanges routinely make headlines, or whether distributing…
European Data Protection Board Adopts Draft Guidelines on Territorial Scope of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) is an independent advisory body, established by the GDPR, that issues guidelines, recommendations, and best practices for the application of the GDPR.
At its Third Plenary on September 26, the EDPB adopted new draft…
Thinking the unthinkable about responding to cyberattacks
We need better, more aggressive options to deter cyberattacks, since the ones we’ve come up with so far are clearly not deterring our adversaries. I would like to inspire more ambition, aggressiveness, and creativity in the American response. As the…
Webinar: The US-China Trade Relationship: Strategies for Coping with the New Normal
On August 28, Steptoe will host a webinar on US-China trade relations. From the announcement:
Over the past few months, US-China trade relations have radically changed. Under Section 301 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, the United States has…
Changes Afoot for CFIUS and US Export Controls as the Dust Settles on FIRRMA
After months of hearings and other deliberations, Congress passed, and President Trump signed into law on August 13, 2018, the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (FIRRMA). FIRRMA marks the first update to the Committee on Foreign Investment…
Belgium Publishes Draft Law Implementing GDPR
On June 12, Belgium’s Parliament published a draft law on the “protection of natural persons with regard to processing of personal data.”
The draft – comprising 280 Articles – has three objectives:
- Legislate so-called “open clauses” of the General Data
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