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Personal Data
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Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
German DPA Fines Two Companies for the Unlawful Transfer of Customer Data as Part of an Asset Deal
On July 30, 2015, the Bavarian Data Protection Authority issued a press release stating that it imposed a significant fine on both the seller and purchaser in an asset deal…
HL Chronicle of Data Protection
Russian Regulator Publishes Data Localization Clarifications One Month Before Sept. 1 Effective Date, Plus Other Developments
By Natalia Gulyaeva, Maria Sedykh, Bret Cohen
In September 2015 the Russian Data Localization Law will come into force, requiring organizations that collect personal data from individuals located in Russia to store that data within Russian territory.…
Global Media and Communications Watch
Part 3: Future-Proofing Privacy: The Concept of Personal Data Revisited
By HL Chronicle of Data Protection
Pseudonymisation enters the stage Along with the concept of personal data, as opposed to anonymous data, the Regulation introduces a third category, that of pseudonymous data. Pseudonymous data is information…
HL Chronicle of Data Protection
Part 3: The Concept of Personal Data Revisited
By Marco Berliri, Massimiliano Masnada, César Ortiz-Úrculo
Along with the concept of personal data, as opposed to anonymous data, the Regulation introduces a third category, that of pseudonymous data. Pseudonymous data is information that no longer allows…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
Centre for Information Policy Leadership Comments on Brazil’s Draft Privacy Law
The Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton & Williams filed comments on Brazil's draft law "on the processing of personal data to protect the personality and dignity of natural…
Technology Law Dispatch
EU antitrust authorities to take value of personal data into consideration when reviewing digital markets in merger and antitrust cases
By Cynthia O’Donoghue, Marjorie Holmes
In an interview on 9 April 2015, European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager indicated that companies who control personal data could come under increased scrutiny from European antitrust authorities. She recognises…
HL Chronicle of Data Protection
Russia Data Localization Law Update and Webinar: New Details Emerge from Meetings with Russian Regulator
By Natalia Gulyaeva, Maria Sedykh, Bret Cohen
With the September 2015 effective date of Russia’s Data Localization Law less than six months away, the Russian data protection authority, Roskomnadzor, has still not issued any formal guidance on…
Global Privacy & Security Compliance Blog
Enforcement of the Personal Data Protection Act in Singapore
By Chei-Liang Sin, Luke Grub, Sally Murphy, Latham & Watkins
By Chei-Liang Sin, Luke Grubb & Sally Murphy The Personal Data Protection Commission (the Commission) was established in January 2013 to implement and enforce The Personal Data Protection Act 2012…
Data Protection Report
Employee privacy regulations on the agenda for Abu Dhabi Global Market
Omnibus data privacy laws are few and far between in the Middle East. None of the six states of the Gulf Co-Operation Council (GCC)—which comprises Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar,…
Cruise Law News
“Top” Travel Agent has History of Ethical Violations as Lawyer
By Jim Walker
A travel agent in New Jersey who claims he's a "top seller" for Seabourn Cruise Line and an experienced "maritime lawyer" has been "aiming" for me in his last several…