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EU Officially Adopts Digital Markets Act to Target Anti-Competitive Behavior in the Online Marketspace.
The Digital Markets Act aims to complement the enforcement of competition law to ensure that markets where “Gatekeepers” are present—including online search engines, online social networking, video sharing platform services, cloud computing services, virtual assistants, web browsers and online advertising services—are and remain contestable and fair.
First Ever BIPA Trial Results in a $228 million Judgement Against Railway Company that Relied on Third Party Vendor to Collect Employee Fingerprints.
The judgement, which came down last week, exemplifies the risk of biometric information collection in Illinois and the risk that can result from relying solely on third party vendors.
As China Cross-Border Data Transfer Security Assessment Requirement Comes Into Effect, New Guidelines Posted for Security Assessment Application.
The new guidelines provide insight into how businesses can submit applications to the CAC in order to obtain approval via the CAC security assessment cross-border data transfer requirement.