The United Kingdom’s Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) is a great resource for companies looking for clear DPA guidance. The ICO has provided a Guide to the GDPR which is very targeted and comprehensive as well as resources for organizations including several guides. Getting Ready For GDPR Resources is a nice package of information prepared by…

The European Commission – Data Protection links to the Article 29 Working Party Guidelines which supplement our understanding of GDPR:

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The European Commission – Data Protection provides links to EC data protection policies, information and services.  The Commission provides the official GDPR text in multiple languages, describes the European Data Protection Board and its responsibilities, provides detailed guidance and resources on data transfers outside the EU, and some focused discussion of the changes to…

Recently, I have been asked several times where there are good, official resources on GDPR. The following series of posts provide links to these resources.  We will post additional resources from time-to-time.

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While we have yet to see much in the way of major changes (or punishment) following the massive Equifax data breach last year, there are many changes being introduced at the state level with regard to breach notification, penalties, whether or not credit reporting agencies can charge you for freezing your credit, and consumer rights…

As illustrated in this recent article in Wired, email tracking services and their counterparts, anti-tracking services, have been rapidly gaining ground on the web; to the point that 40% of all email being sent, and 99% of the majority of the emails you receive (newsletters, marketing materials, notifications and transactional emails) are now being…

Some notable stats showed up in the recently-released 2017 Veracode State of Software Security report: while “nearly a third (29 percent) of survey respondents indicated that they are actively pursuing digital transformation projects [and] … a further 29 percent stated that they are either planning for or considering digital transformation projects for the future,”…

According to a recent Genpact study:

  • Nearly two-thirds of consumers (63%) are worried that Artificial Intelligence is going to make decisions that will impact their lives without their knowledge
  • Less than one-third (30%) are at least “fairly comfortable” with the idea of companies using AI to access their personal data
  • Almost three-quarters (71%) say

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As a firm with a large real estate practice, we are keenly aware of the risks of wire transfer fraud in real estate transactions – which has exploded from a reported $19 Million in 2016 to almost $1 Billion in 2017.

Often this fraud is the result of the hacker compromising a legitimate email…

See European Regulation on the Protection of Personal Data Guide Sub-Contractor Edition, September 2017.

  • Are you a contractor within the meaning of European Regulation on data protection?
  • Are you subject to EU regulation on data protection?
  • What is the main change introduced by the European regulation for contractors?
  • What are your obligations as of

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