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    2024

    Final Version of Privacy Protection Law Amendment Published

    Aug 05 2024

    We are pleased to inform you that the final draft of Amendment 13 to the Israeli Privacy Protection […]

    US Privacy Reminder – Texas and Oregon Privacy Laws Becoming Effective

    Jul 01 2024

    Today, July 1st, 2024, marks the enforcement of new privacy regulations in both Texas and Oregon. While these […]

    U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Strikes Down SEC Final Rule

    Jun 17 2024

    In a unanimous decision on June 5, 2024, the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (the (“Court”) vacated […]

    HIPAA News – OCR Updates on the Use of Online Tracking Tools

    Mar 21 2024

    On March 18, 2024, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human […]

    Formal Approval of the AI Act by the European Parliament

    Mar 14 2024

    Yesterday, Wednesday March 13, 2024, the European Parliament formally approved the Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act), a step […]

    U.S. Corporate Transparency Act Beneficial Ownership Reporting

    Feb 28 2024

    As noted in our January 3rd, 2024 notice to clients, on January 1, 2024, the Corporate Transparency Act […]

    Proposed Settlements Illuminate Prohibited Practices in Consumer Data Selling

    Feb 25 2024

    Recent FTC and California State decisions shed light on prohibited practices in consumer data selling. These proposed settlements […]

    Designation and Position of Data Protection Officers (“DPO”)

    Jan 24 2024

    On January 2024, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) adopted its report on the Designation and position of […]

    FTC Bans Data Broker from Selling Precise Consumer Location Data

    Jan 23 2024

    To settle the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) charges, and as detailed under the FTC Order published on January […]

    Recent developments in competition law: The courts strengthen the Competition Authority’s enforcement against monopolies

    Jan 22 2024

    In two recent rulings, the Supreme Court and the Competition Tribunal have supported and increased the enforcement and […]

    The European Commission has acknowledged Israel as an Adequate Country in the field of privacy protection

    Jan 16 2024

    The European Commission has acknowledged Israel as an Adequate Country after almost 5 years of assessments and continuous […]

    (US) CORPORATE TRANSPARENCY ACT – REPORTING BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

    Jan 03 2024

    Are you a private corporation or LLC incorporated in the US? Are you a non-US company with a […]

    2023

    FTC Proposed Changes to COPPA Rules

    Dec 27 2023

    On December 20, 2023, the US Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“Rulemaking Notice”), […]

    Israel Innovation Authority Aid Package for Start-Up Technology Companies

    Dec 19 2023

    Establishment of New Fast Track Grant Application Process The Israel Innovation Authority (the “IIA” and the “Innovation Authority”) […]

    MongoDB Security Incident

    Dec 17 2023

    We wish to inform you of a recent development that may affect your operations. On December 16, 2023, […]

    California State Passed the Delete Act

    Sep 19 2023

    On September 14, 2023, the California State Senate concurred with the amendments introduced by the California State Assembly […]

    Using CC and BCC When Sending Bulk Emails

    Aug 31 2023

    Yesterday, August 30, 2023, the UK Information Commissioner Officer (the ‘ICO’), has released updated guidance focusing on responsible […]

    New SEC Rules Aim to Protect Private Fund Investors

    Aug 27 2023

    On August 23, 2023 the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted new rules and amendments under […]

    ICO issued guidance for public consultation explaining how the UK GDPR applies when using biometric data in biometric recognition systems

    Aug 24 2023

    On August 18, 2023, the UK Information Commissioner Officer (“ICO“) issued a guidance for public consultation (available here) […]

    USA Update: The National Credit Union Administration Publishes a Cyber Incident Notification Guidelines

    Aug 21 2023

    On August 14, 2023, the National Credit Union Administration (“NCUA”) issued guidelines for Federally Insured Credit Unions (“FICU”) on submitting […]

    The European Commission adopted the adequacy decision for the EU-US Data Privacy Framework

    Jul 11 2023

    Yesterday, on July 10th, 2023, the European Commission adopted the adequacy decision for the EU-US Data Privacy Framework […]

    GOOGLE CMP CERTIFICATION, IAB ANNOUNCED TCF V 2.2 AND CNIL DECISION AGAINST CRITEO

    Jun 25 2023

    On June 15, 2023, Criteo, a prominent digital advertising company specializing in behavioral retargeting, was fined EUR 40 […]

    AI Act: A New Era of AI Regulation – Part 1

    Jun 15 2023

    Introduction Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been a significant driver of technological innovation for several years now. Its applications […]

    SMART CONTRACTS: CAN THE BLOCKCHAIN REVOLUTIONIZE LEGAL CONTRACTS?

    Mar 28 2023

    There is a surface and structural similarity between a written contract and a computer program – both of […]

    Updated ICO Guidance on AI and Data Protection

    Mar 26 2023

    On March 15, 2023, the ICO (UK’s data protection authority) published an updated Guidance on AI and Data […]

    EDPB Opinion on the Adequacy Decision- EU-US Data Privacy Framework (“DPF”)

    Mar 13 2023

    On February 28, 2023, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB“) published its opinion (“Opinion“) on the draft adequacy […]

    Choosing the right Earnout Metric – a Crib Sheet

    Feb 28 2023

    The use of earnouts in M&A has increased over the last decade and likely will continue to do […]

    EDPB guidelines on the certification mechanism as a tool for international data transfer

    Feb 27 2023

    On February 24, 2023, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB“) published its guidelines for the certification mechanism as […]

    IP in the age of AI – How technologies like ChatGPT raise new questions about intellectual property

    Feb 01 2023

    ChatGPT is a cutting-edge program created by OpenAI that has the ability to understand and communicate in human […]

    EDPB ADOPTS THE COOKIE BANNER DRAFT REPORT

    Jan 24 2023

    On January 18, 2023, the cookie banner task force established by the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB“) published […]

    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 […]