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Data Processing
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Privacy World
UPDATED: Utah One Step Closer to a Consumer Privacy Bill
By Kyle Fath, Kristin Bryan, Gicel Tomimbang
On Friday, February 25, 2022, the Utah Senate unanimously passed SB 227, or the Utah Consumer Privacy Act. Controllers and Processors Beware SB 227 is an omnibus privacy bill that…
SALT Shaker
Texas Comptroller determines medical record retrieval is taxable data processing
By Jeremy Gove, Jonathan Feldman, Eversheds Sutherland SALT
In a private letter ruling, the Texas Comptroller concluded that a medical record retrieval company was providing a taxable data processing service only to the extent it charged for copying of…
Mike McBride Online
Rampiva Releases Baseline – New Free Tool To Measure Workloads in Nuix
By Mike McBride
This post is a little specific to Nuix users, which I know is not something I've been posting for a while now, but I had the opportunity to talk to…
Data Privacy Dish
Is all consent created equal? How the different privacy statutes treat the standard for consent.
Consent plays a role in almost all modern privacy statutes. In some privacy statutes, like the GDPR, it can function as one of many lawful purposes to process data. In…
PatentNext
Patenting Software-based Medical Devices (Part 2)
PatentNext Summary: Software-based medical devices that focus on “data processing” can be patented. However, a patent practitioner should exercise care when drafting such claims. Otherwise, patent eligibility issues can arise.…
Data Privacy Dish
Does classifying individuals based upon factual characteristics (e.g., their age) constitute ‘profiling’ even if no inferences are made based upon the classification?
Possibly. While modern privacy statutes in the United States and Europe adopt a similar definition of “profiling,” the term has yet to be judicially interpreted or applied in the United…
Privacy Compliance & Data Security
How Do I Supervise Thee Data Processor? Let Me Count the Ways.
By Odia Kagan
Datatilsynet Denmark has issued new guidance on the supervision of data processors. The guide proposes a scoring system that depends on the nature of the data and of the processing.…
IT Law Blog
Territorial scope of GDPR
Since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) entering into force in 2018, there are very few people who have not heard about it and have not asked the question: whether…
Inside Cybersecurity & Privacy Law
ANPD Publishes Information Security Guide For Small Data Processing Agents
By Cristiane Manzueto, Rodrigo Leal
On October 4, 2021, the Brazilian Data Protection Authority (ANPD) published a guide and a checklist on information security measures for small data processing agents. The guide covers measures such…
Internet Newsletter for Lawyers
GDPR fines: implications of the WhatsApp decision
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) recently issued its largest ever fine in respect of a breach of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) by WhatsApp. Following an extensive investigation,…