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The GDPR Deadline Hits. Now What?

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May 25, 2018 | News

Welcome to the GDPR: Complaints Lobbed at Facebook, Google That Could Carry Billions in Penalties

"None of Your Business," an EU organization headed by Austrian privacy lawyer and activist Max Schrems, has filed four separate complaints against the U.S. tech giants alleging they are forcing users to consent to new privacy policies with an "all or nothing" approach.
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May 29, 2018 | News

Beyond GDPR, There's Still Local DPA Regulation to Consider

A new legislative tracker from U.K.-based firm Bird & Bird hopes to help organizations keep track of specific privacy regulations across the EU's member states outside of just the GDPR.
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May 25, 2018 | News

Why Blockchain Poses an Unusual Challenge for GDPR Compliance

Many of GDPR's biggest mandates are fundamentally incompatible with blockchain technology. How can blockchain operators find common ground with the new regulation?
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May 25, 2018 | News

Worried About the GDPR? Some Say It's the Y2K of Data Privacy

Attorneys who work on data and privacy matters say it's unlikely most companies need to worry about multimillion-dollar fines and close probes by regulators just yet.
5 minute read
May 24, 2018 | News

The GDPR and China's Cyber Law: Following One Doesn't Mean Following Both

The General Data Protection Regulation and China's Cybersecurity Law are aligned in many ways, though there are enough divisions that privacy counsel should be wary in creating a plan to comply with both.
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