By Patrick Van Eecke and Anne-Gabrielle Haie
From July 12, 2020 onwards, new European rules will oblige online platforms to take several additional measures, including reviewing their terms and conditions, establishing a data policy and creating a complaint handling system. The Platform to Business Regulation is directed towards companies that
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As a result of the lockdown measures taken in response to the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), we have seen an increase around the world in the demand for digital
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On May 19, 2020, the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published an interim final rule that imposes additional restrictions on the provision of certain foreign-made products to Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd and most of its non-US affiliates (collectively, Huawei). These restrictions are another step in
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By Ricardo Caiado Lima and Ana Júlia Andrade Vaz de Lima
Companies have quickly adjusted to the new reality of sustaining a remote workplace. The use of technology has become even more essential to maintaining business operations as businesses look to digital tools to keep corporate activities going at a
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Advances in AI technology and IoT are rapidly bringing connected and self-driving cars into our daily lives. To address the issues this new reality will bring, the European Data Protection Board has adopted draft guidelines on processing personal data in the context of connected vehicles and mobility related applications.
To
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Technology has played a dominant role during the lockdown and will be a key aspect of ensuring the transition back to normality is successful. This article discusses recent trends, particularly in Ireland, Denmark and China, regarding the adoption of facial recognition technology (FRT) as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Since the 1990s, one of the great success stories in India has been the growth of the IT and outsourcing services sector. Building first from the shortage of specialized IT resources required to address the Y2K bug in the run-up to the new millennium (for those old enough to remember!),
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As the technology sector continues to adapt to the rapidly shifting landscape, we have assembled a list of some of our most relevant articles and webinars from our Coronavirus Resource Center – our central repository, across jurisdictions and industries, for our reports, commentary and insights about the ramifications of COVID-19.
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The impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on the technology sector will have a wide-reaching effect on the world economy and how technology companies do business for years to come. And while no particular sector will be immune to the current crisis, a few critical issues unique to
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By Michal Kasprowicz and Sangeetha Punniyamoorthy
Due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic there have been recent amendments to Canada’s Patent Act that will authorize the use of certain patented inventions necessary to respond in a public health emergency. These measures will authorize the manufacturing and distribution of patented
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DLA Piper has created a Coronavirus Resource Center to serve as a central repository for our latest insights, webinars and alerts on the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Among the topics we are covering are legal developments affecting supply chains and manufacturing, finance and restructuring, government and the regulators, and the
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