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Irish Data Authorities Launch GDPR Probe Into Google's Ad Practices

Ireland's Data Protection Commission is looking into whether Google's ad sale transactions are GDPR compliant, as tech companies face increased scrutiny over privacy practices in Europe.
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Corporate Counsel

Irish Data Authorities Launch GDPR Probe Into Google's Ad Practices

Ireland's Data Protection Commission is looking into whether Google's ad sale transactions are GDPR compliant, as tech companies face increased scrutiny over privacy practices in Europe.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Judge Denies Petition to Unseal 13 Years of Government Surveillance Records

Chief Judge Phyllis Hamilton of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California denied a petition from a pair of surveillance and cybersecurity experts seeking to uncover how the government uses technical assistance orders in its surveillance activities.
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When U.S. Cybersecurity Law Conflicts With International Law, Who Wins?

In the opening keynote of the 2019 SuperConference, cybersecurity expert Adriana Sanford helped in-house attorneys become 'comfortable' with noncompliance and explained why open-ended questions are necessary.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Microsoft Deputy General Counsel Calls for US Privacy Law as GDPR Turns 1

Julie Brill, Microsoft's deputy general counsel and top privacy lawyer, reflected on GDPR as its one-year anniversary approaches. She offered suggestions for a U.S. federal privacy law in a blog post Monday.
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Accountable AI: Can the Law Reduce Bias and Increase Transparency?

Governments are increasingly making use of AI tools to help with decision making, but they face a key challenge: ensuring fairness and maintaining public trust.
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California Senate Scraps CCPA's Private Right of Action Measure

The bill had been targeted by the California Chamber of Commerce, the Internet Association and other tech trade lobbies that said the changes would have encouraged litigation instead of compliance.
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Seyfarth Launches Biometric Privacy Practice, Citing Litigation, Compliance Risks

'We're seeing more of a demand for both compliance advice and getting more clients who are served with biometric litigation of all kinds,' said practice leader Karla Grossenbacher.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Larger GDPR Fines Are on the Way, Privacy Experts Say

As companies have to grapple with different regulations concerning data privacy, they also need to expect that European regulators will dole out higher fines on companies that violate the GDPR.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Senate Scraps Bill Giving Consumers Power to Sue for Data-Privacy Violations

The bill had been targeted by the California Chamber of Commerce, the Internet Association and other tech trade lobbies that said the changes would have encouraged litigation instead of compliance.
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