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Canada Supreme Court Declares Alberta Privacy Law Unconstitutional
On November 15, 2013, the Supreme Court held Alberta’s Personal Information Protection Act (“PIPA”) to be unconstitutional, holding that an individual’s right to freedom of expression in the labor...
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Newsflash from Luxembourg: Data Retention Directive is Incompatible with...
According to the opinion of the Advocate General Pedro Cruz Villalón, published 12 December 2013, the Directive 2006/24/EC is as a whole incompatible with the requirement, laid down in the Charter of...
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The Numbers Game: SEC Releases Its 2013 Stats – $3.4 Billion in Disgorgement...
Yesterday, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) released its enforcement statistics for fiscal year 2013, showing the agency filed 686 enforcement actions in the year ending September 30 and...
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The Passage of the Bipartisan Budget Act – What It Means and What It Does Not...
Just in time for the holiday season: a truce in the ongoing budget battle between Republicans and Democrats. As we have noted, this battle began during the debate and passage of the Budget Control Act...
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UN Passes Internet Privacy Resolution Recognising Human Rights Online
The UN General Assembly’s Human Rights Committee has announced that a draft resolution sponsored by Brazil and Germany, ‘The Right To Privacy in the Digital Age,’ has been unanimously approved. The...
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UN Urged to Create International Digital Bill of Rights
Nobel Prize laureates have joined 562 authors from 81 countries around the world to sign a petition demanding that the UN create an international ‘digital bill of rights’ to put an end to government...
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European Commission Proposes Directive to Protect Trade Secrets
The European Commission has announced a proposal for a directive “on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information (trade secrets) against their unlawful acquisition, use and...
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Kazakhstan Introduces New Privacy Law
The government of the Republic of Kazakhstan has announced that Kazakhstan’s framework data protection law, Law No. 94-V (unofficial English version), has been enacted and will be effective as of...
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Regulations Released Implementing Malaysian Data Protection Act
The Minister of the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (the Minister) has announced by Gazette that Malaysia’s Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (the PDPA) will finally take effect as...
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Mexican Transparency Bill to Put an End to Government Corruption
In an effort to enhance transparency in government and end financial corruption, the Mexican Congress has approved a draft amendment bill that will reform the Mexican Constitution by requiring all...
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GDPR实施一周年及国家监管机构职责回顾
2019年5月25日，GDPR实施已满周年，一年实施期间让众多跨境企业尤其是在欧洲市场开展业务的跨境企业如履薄冰，社会各界对于GDPR是非功过莫衷一是。周年之际，欧洲数据保护委员会发布官方周年报告First Overview On the Implementation of the GDPR and the Roles and Means of the National Supervisory...
View Article工程内部承包与挂靠的识别问题
近日某客户要求审查公司内部承包经营合同，经通读全文并与客户确认后发现，客户拟通过签署公司内部承包合同的形式，实现工程资质挂靠之实。因此，本着格物致知的精神，尽可能全面地梳理了内部承包与挂靠相关的法律规范（包括法律、法规、司法解释、地方司法性文件），以探究内部承包与挂靠的“罗生门”。 一、内部承包与挂靠的相关法律规范 《关于改革国营施工企业经营机制的若干规定》...
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1587年与1768年——A YEAR OF NO SIGNIFICANE?
万历十五年，亦即公元1587年，在西欧历史上为西班牙舰队全部出动征英的前一年，而在中国，这平平淡淡的一年中，发生了若干为历史学家所易于忽视的事件。这些事件，表面看来似末端小节，但实质上却是以前发生大事的症结，也是将在以后掀起波澜的机缘。在历史学家黄仁宇的眼中，其间的关系因果，恰为历史的重点，而我们的大历史之旅，也自此开始...... 叫魂——1768年中国妖术大恐慌 万历十五年——无关紧要的一年
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謊言的代價是什么What is the cost of lies? 并不是它會被錯當成真相It’s not that we’ll mistake them for the truth. 真正的危險是：如果我們聽了太多謊言The real danger is that if we hear enough lies, 會再無法分辨出真相then we no longer recognize the...
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NYC Employee Leave Rights under the Coronavirus / COVID-19 Pandemic
Workers in New York are protected under existing and new federal laws, as well as state laws. In addition to federal and state laws, employees who work in New York City are also entitled to...
View ArticleDHS Announces Temporary Flexibility in I-9 and E-Verify Requirements During...
In response to the new challenges presented by the coronavirus pandemic, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced temporary flexibility in the requirements for completing Form I-9,...
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Changing Paths: Becoming an Attorney as a Second Career
This week we welcome back guest writer Mark Livingston to talk about his path to becoming an attorney after another career. During the 20th Century, it was common for people to have one job for a...
View ArticlePrivacy v. Speech? Supreme Court to Weigh in on TCPA Restrictions on...
The Supreme Court on May 6, 2020 heard oral argument on a widely-watched First Amendment case that may have broad ramifications for the Telephone Consumer Protection Act and, potentially, government...
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Artificial Intelligence, COVID-19 and the Tension between Privacy and Security
As the world continues to deal with the unprecedented challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems have emerged as a potentially formidable tool in detecting and...
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