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Recently-released court documents have revealed further detail about the UK GDPR class action against TikTok, which has become the leading example of UK opt-out data protection litigation.

02 March 2022

The Belgian Data Protection Authority’s Transparency and Consent Framework (TCF) decision has made a bid to “restore order to the online advertising industry”. If upheld on appeal, says Linklaters partner Guillaume Couneson, the decision will affect the entire adtech ecosystem.

22 February 2022

In the first of a series of GDR 100 2022 Elite practice head interviews, San Francisco-based Covington & Burling privacy and cybersecurity co-chair Lindsey Tonsager spoke to GDR about weathering the pace of change, the possible impacts of the FTC’s rulemaking process, and why cross-border data transfers are the most pressing issue facing companies today.

18 February 2022

Reform of Australia's Privacy Act is finally underway. GDR’s latest Special Report identifies the key aspects of an extensive update.

11 February 2022

Florida’s legislature surprised observers in 2021 with how close it came to passing privacy legislation. An expert involved in last year’s debate gives it a coin flip as to whether lawmakers will finish what they started.

19 January 2022

Court data illustrates the effects of Lloyd v Google and Warren v DSG on the data breach litigation market, which may have to adapt in 2022.

10 January 2022

The Republic of Rwanda’s new data protection law is based on the GDPR, but with a different approach to international data transfers that reflects the country's digital ambitions.

07 January 2022

2021 was a lively year for all things data. GDR rounds up the stories that resonated the most with our subscribers.

13 December 2021

Subscribers can now access the second edition of the only global ranking of the world’s best data law firms.

10 December 2021

Several recent US court decisions have put insurers on the hook for ransomware attacks, threatening to upend an area of law that was thought to be settled.

09 December 2021