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Posted in CNIL, Compliance, Cookies, Data privacy, France

Ready for Cookie Sweep Day?
  • lynn
  • posted on 27 August 201427 August 2014
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Cookie Sweep Day is coming! The French data protection authority CNIL will conduct a “cookie sweep” this coming September 15 to verify compliance with its recommendations on cookies and tracers
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Posted in Compliance, fcpa, France

French whistleblowers get new legal protections
  • lynn
  • posted on 24 February 201424 February 2014
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As of 1 February, the new French whistleblower protection law is in effect. Its provisions protects French employees of private companies from sanction or dismissal “for having reported or
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Posted in Data privacy, Data security, EU Commission, Opinion, PRISM, Snowden

Not so Safe Harbor: EU-US data protection cooperation on the rocks.
  • lynn
  • posted on 25 July 201325 July 2013
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After the Snowden relevations, the European Union is finally getting its data privacy act together and it looks like a brutal fight is ahead, possibly leaving global corporations’ reliance on
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Posted in Apple, Competition law, Patent law, Samsung

Next step for Samsung after losing v. Apple? Take it to D.C.
  • lynn
  • posted on 27 August 201228 August 2012
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Samsung has a very low legal barrier to overcome to challenge the Apple victory in the District Court of Northern California: it needs to show “substantial evidence” that the decision was
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Posted in Compliance, Data privacy, Data security, Google, Privacy Policy

Is Google Analytics Illegal?
  • lynn
  • posted on 22 August 201222 August 2012
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Today the Norwegian data privacy authority declared that it considers the use of the Google Analytics tool by the national tax administration and the educational loan fund illegal. Their argument is
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Posted in Compliance, Data privacy, EU Commission, Uncategorized

What you don’t know about EU DATA PRIVACY law and why you need to know it today.
  • lynn
  • posted on 26 June 201227 June 2012
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Outside a select group of specialists in IT law (and the even more limited and select group of data privacy law specialists), few company advisors or corporate legal departments truly understand how
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Posted in Corruption, fcpa, Opinion, WalMart

Collateral bribery damages: NYC now 3rd fund to file suit v. Wal-Mart.
  • lynn
  • posted on 12 June 201229 August 2012
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In another of what will likely be many such lawsuits by pension funds, New York City Pension Funds filed a shareholder derivative action against Wal-Mart over the bribery and corruption scandal
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Posted in Compliance, fcpa, Opinion, Trump, WalMart

Donald Trump on bribery scandals: US “crazy” to enforce FCPA.
  • lynn
  • posted on 19 May 201224 January 2015
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On CNBC’s Squawk Box, tycoon, occasional presidential candidate, Reality TV star and bottled water purveyor Donald Trump was asked about Wal-Mart’s allegedly widespread bribery in Mexico.
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Posted in CNIL, Competition law, Compliance, Data privacy, EU Commission, Google, Opinion

69 Questions: EU quizes the G on its new privacy policy.
  • lynn
  • posted on 28 March 201228 March 2012
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France’s data privacy authority CNIL (acting under EU mandate) sent Google the following questionnaire in order to clarify a number of concerns on the policy’s implementation,
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Posted in Compliance, Corruption, fcpa, Opinion

NGO on FCPA reform: fines should compensate victims.
  • lynn
  • posted on 19 March 201227 March 2012
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The SERAP (Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project) has added its voice to the calls for FCPA reform. In a press release, the Nigerian NGO proposes that the US DOJ and SEC allocate a
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