- Full Steam Ahead: The European Union’s (EU) Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act in Action — As the EU’s landmark AI Act officially takes effect, 2025 will be a year of implementation challenges and enforcement. Companies deploying AI across the EU will likely navigate strict rules on data usage, transparency, and risk management, especially for high-risk AI
Data Privacy Laws
Darren Abernethy Featured on The Privacy Advisor Podcast
GT Shareholder Darren Abernethy is featured on an episode of The Privacy Advisor Podcast, hosted by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).
Amid the rapidly evolving landscape of U.S. state privacy laws, Darren discusses privacy litigation trends, shedding light on novel theories emerging from the plaintiff’s bar including issues related to pen registers, chatbots…
The State of Data Privacy in the U.S.
The risks associated with data collection and processing are at an all-time high. Data protection is a high-stakes game that is difficult to track since there is no universal legal requirement to disclose information related to data breaches. Newly released research from IBM shows that the average global cost of a single data breach in…
Do data privacy laws govern the use of artificial intelligence?
Sometimes.
Artificial intelligence (AI) refers to the use of computer science to create models for the performance of functions generally associated with human intelligence.[1] It is possible for data privacy laws to be implicated either during the development of an AI or as part of its use.
As part of developing an artificial intelligence…
Feb. 22 Event | What’s going on in Europe? The latest with the GDPR
On Feb. 22, 2023, Greenberg Traurig hosted Israeli privacy lawyers for a Roundtable discussion at the firm’s Tel Aviv office. Berlin Local Partner Carsten Kociok presented updates about the GDPR during the informative session, which offered an in-depth look at trends in European data privacy as well as practical takeaways for Israeli attorneys, followed by
Understanding the differences in the state privacy laws: What factors must be considered by an organization when conducting a DPIA?
Some modern data privacy statutes require organizations to consider and document privacy-related risks regarding certain types of processing activities. These assessments are sometimes referred to as “data protection assessments” or “data protection impact assessments” (generically a DPIA). DPIAs are intended to make an organization identify and weigh the benefits that may flow from processing personal…
Mar. 8–10 | ACC’s 2022 Cybersecurity Summit
Greenberg Traurig is sponsoring the ACC’s 2022 Cybersecurity Summit, taking place March 8-10, 2022.
On March 9, Shareholder Gretchen A. Ramos, co-chair of the firm’s Global Data, Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice, will deliver the keynote session, “New Global Data Protection Laws.” The session will cover new privacy laws, structuring compliance efforts, obtaining…
When a European Union data subject transmits data directly to a US company, is an adequacy measure required?
No.
The GDPR requires that when a “controller or processor … transfer[s] … data to a third country” that is not considered to have data protection laws analogous to those within the European Union, it utilizes an adequacy measures.[1] In situations where an individual within the European Union is initiating the transfer to a…