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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

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

The Council of Europe’s Convention 108 committee has adopted a new framework to protect privacy and personal data during efforts to tackle sport competition manipulation.

08 December 2021

In the wake of Lloyd v Google, Keller Lenkner UK’s head of data breach Kingsley Hayes says PECR could become a powerful tool for claimants.

01 December 2021

Taylor Wessing senior counsel Michael Yates examines the fallout of Lloyd v Google.

24 November 2021