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    2022

    It’s time to update your DPA

    Dec 14 2022

    Is your Company currently transferring personal data to third countries, meaning- countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA) […]

    META’S BEHAVIORAL ADS MODEL WAS UNDERMINED BY THE EUROPEAN DATA PROTECTION BOARD

    Dec 12 2022

    On December 6, 2022, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) announced it has adopted a trio dispute resolution decision […]

    UNITED STATES: LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST AMAZON FOR USE OF DARK PATTERNS

    Nov 16 2022

    On November 9, 2022, a proposed class action lawsuit against Amazon Inc. was filed to the Western District […]

    The EU Digital Markets Act Entered Into Force – November 2022

    Nov 03 2022

    On Tuesday (November 1st, 2022), the EU Digital Markets Act (“DMA”) has entered into force. The DMA aims to […]

    Bringing Dark Patterns to Light – FTC Staff Report

    Oct 13 2022

    On April 29, 2021, the FTC hosted a public workshop on digital dark patterns and explored whether user […]

    IRELAND: DATA PROTECTION COMMISSION FINES INSTAGRAM FOR CHILDREN’S PRIVACY VIOLATIONS

    Sep 22 2022

    We wish to bring to your attention an important decision recently made by the Irish Data Protection Commission […]

    EUROPE: CYBERSECURITY RESILIENCE ACT

    Sep 21 2022

    On September 15, 2022, the European Commission published the final draft of the proposed Cybersecurity Resilience Act (“CRA“), […]

    IAB CASE: BELGIUM MARKET COURT REFERS PRELIMINARY QUESTIONS TO CJEU

    Sep 12 2022

    On September 7, 2022, the Belgium Data Protection Authority (“DPA“) announced that the Belgium Market Court had issued […]

    RWI (Rep & Warranty Insurance) To insure or not insure (your deal) – that is the question?

    Aug 30 2022

    With the increase in deal activity worldwide RWI has exploded over the last decade. According to SRS Acquiom […]

    GOOGLE SEARCH POLICY – PRODUCT REVIEWS UPDATE

    Aug 04 2022

    On July 27, 2022, Google released an updated version of its Product Reviews Guidelines (“Guidelines“). The Guidelines reflect Google’s […]

    New Investment & Tokenization of the Financial World

    Jul 24 2022

    In the early days of July, BNP Paribas (BNPP) structured and tokenized a project finance bond on the […]

    TWITTER AND UNDERSTATED SPAM – “AN EFFECT OR A CAUSE”?

    Jul 21 2022

    Elon Musk invested in Twitter in early April, becoming the company’s largest shareholder. Stock prices increased significantly. Soon after, […]

    CHINA: DATA EXPORT SECURITY ASSESSMENT MEASURES

    Jul 13 2022

    Following the issuance of the Chinese Standard Contractual Clauses (“SCC“) by the cyberspace administration of China (“CAC“) as […]

    Discussion Draft for Federal Financial Data Privacy Bill

    Jul 05 2022

    On June 23, 2022, a U.S. Representative on the House Financial Services Committee, released a discussion draft of new legislation […]

    CHINA: A NEW DRAFT OF SCCs FOR CROSS-BORDER TRANSFER OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

    Jul 04 2022

    On June 20, 2022, the cyberspace administration of China (“CAC“) issued the draft provisions of the Standard Contractual […]

    FTC Proposes to Strengthen Advertising Guidelines Against Fake and Manipulated Reviews

    Jun 28 2022

    On May 19, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued its proposed revisions to the Guides Concerning the Use […]

    CNIL PUBLISHES FAQ ON THE US OF GOOGLE ANALYTIC

    Jun 12 2022

    On June 7, 2022, the French Data Protection Authority (‘CNIL‘) published a Guidance and FAQs regarding CNIL’s enforcement […]

    The FTC Fines Twitter for Violation Privacy Rights

    May 31 2022

    In a complaint filed by the Justice Department on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), the FTC alleged […]

    New Comprehensive State Privacy Laws – How To Prepare

    May 25 2022

    In the absence of an overarching federal privacy law in the United States, a handful of states, including […]

    Apple’s developers can auto-renewable subscriptions without notifying consent

    May 22 2022

    On May 16, 2022 Apple has declared an update regarding subscription notifications, according to the update developers will […]

    GOOGLE PLAY RESTRICTS ‘QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES’ PERMISSION

    May 16 2022

    In its latest update on Developer Program Policy, Google announced that it restricts the use of high risk or […]

    The CNIL Fines Data Processor for EUR 1.5M over GDPR Violations

    May 10 2022

    Following a personal data breach that led to the disclosure of sensitive health data of almost 500,000 individuals, […]

    Technology Giants Duped to Fraudulent Personal Data Requests

    May 02 2022

    Major technology companies, including Meta, Apple, Google, Snapchat, Twitter, and Discord, have been duped by fraudulent emergency data […]

    The European Parliament and Council Reach Agreement on Digital Services Act

    Apr 27 2022

    On the 23rd of April, the European Parliament and the EU Member States have reached a political agreement on the […]

    NFT & Tax – Non Fungible Token (“NFT”) and Taxes

    Apr 07 2022

    In a clarification notice published by the Israeli Tax Authority, NFT was declared as an intangible asset and […]

    New Regulation facilitate Cryptocurrency trade through ISR banks

    Apr 07 2022

    On Thursday (March 10, 2022), the Banking Supervision Department (“BSD”) of the Bank of Israel, issued the “Anti-Money-Laundering […]

    Cryptocurrency Advertising Standards

    Apr 07 2022

    We wish to bring to your attention that on Tuesday (March 22, 2022), the Committee of Advertising Practice […]

    The United States and the European Commission Establish New Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework

    Apr 04 2022

    After the Court of Justice of the European Union (“ECJ”) invalidated the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework in 2020 […]

    Update on the new DMA Rule

    Mar 30 2022

    We wish to bring to your attention that on Thursday (March 24, 2022), the Parliament, Council and Commission […]

    Google Issues Emergency Security Update For 3.2 Billion Chrome Users

    Mar 27 2022

    We wish to bring to your attention that on Friday (March 25, 2022) Google has issued an emergency […]

    Apple Sets Enforcement Date for In-App Account Deletion Requirements

    Mar 22 2022

    In October 2021, Apple updated its App Store Review Guidelines, stating that all apps that allow for account creation […]

    Increase of Cyber Threats

    Mar 02 2022

    On Monday (February 28, 2022), Checkpoint, reported that in light of the war between Ukraine and Russia, there […]

    Privacy in the Metaverse

    Jan 13 2022

    Ever since Meta’s 2021 re-branding campaign and new developmental direction, much of the tech world has been fixated […]