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Overview (Program Summary)
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ACC National Capital RegionThe European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has had a profound impact on privacy law globally, including in the United States. Yet the US Congress has resisted adopting a law similar to the GDPR. Numerous US state legislatures, however, have already enacted or are considering enacting their own data privacy laws, incorporating aspects of the GDPR with local variations. What do these developments mean for US companies as a practical matter? What should a company do if all these laws apply?
This program will provide a concise summary of the key elements of the EU/UK GDPR and compare those elements to the developing framework of federal and state privacy laws in the United States, with a focus on practical guidelines for compliance. We will explore, for example:
· Definitions of “personal data” and what it takes to “de-identify” or anonymize information so that it is no longer subject to privacy restrictions -- how is that different in the EU/UK than in the United States?
· Who is regulated and on what basis by the GDPR as compared to sector-specific and state-specific privacy laws in the United States?
· What are the implications of the GDPR’s restrictions on transfers of personal data to the United States, particularly in light of decisions of the European Court of Justice regarding risks to personal data once transferred to the United States?
· What do the recent European court decisions regarding cookies mean for the use of automated tracking of website users in the EU and UK?
· What is the future of targeting online advertising and artificial intelligence under emerging privacy laws and their interpretation -- will individual consent be required?
Tackling these questions is a challenge for Privacy Officers and Compliance Officers across industries. This program will offer a streamlined framework for approaching solutions.
Presented by James Castro-Edwards, Counsel (London) and Nancy L. Perkins, Counsel (Washington DC) at Arnold & Porter, Doug Curwin, Senior Privacy Counsel, at Veracyte, Inc., and Sarah Leathwood, Data Privacy Leader at Danaher Life Sciences Tools Platform.
Moderated by Jami Vibbert, Partner and Practice Leader for Privacy, Cybersecurity & Data Strategy at Arnold & Porter (New York).
1.5 Hours of VA MCLE pending.