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Privacy in 2023:  A look ahead into the New Year

ByAmy WestonJan 20, 20236 min read

Welcome to 2023! The amount of privacy news coming out each day can be dizzying, here are the highlights to start the new year statewide, nationally, and internationally. California California The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) took effect on January…

DGA, DSA, DMA – Making sense of new initiatives coming out of the EU

DGA, DSA, DMA – Making sense of new initiatives coming out of the EU

ByAmy WestonJun 2, 20226 min read

By now, we’ve been living with GDPR for several years, and most transnational companies and practitioners are familiar with its core principles (the following is by no means a comprehensive list): Setting parameters around the legal bases for the processing…

State-by-State Comprehensive Privacy Laws & Legislation to Watch in 2022

State-by-State Comprehensive Privacy Laws & Legislation to Watch in 2022

ByCarney Privacy TeamFeb 8, 20225 min read

Although a comprehensive federal privacy law being passed in 2022 is unlikely, individual states continue to push forward. And no, we are not just referring to California! Below you will find information regarding the states with privacy laws passed, details…

GDPR Update – Step 3: Time to Update your Standard Contractual Clauses!

GDPR Update – Step 3: Time to Update your Standard Contractual Clauses!

ByAmy WestonSep 21, 20217 min read

Welcome back to the Carney Law Privacy team’s blog on all things privacy-related.  This post follows up on the steps needed to update Standard Contractual Clauses.  As you have likely heard, in response to the Schrems II decision invalidating the Privacy Shield and to reflect Europe’s General Data Protection…

Catching up on Privacy News!

Catching up on Privacy News!

ByAmy WestonAug 9, 20216 min read

Welcome back to Shhhh…(a Privacy Blog).   Lots has happened in the privacy world in the past few months, and we thought we’d catch our readers up on the biggest headlines.  Updated Standard Contractual Clauses First, after a long wait, the…