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Can Facial Recognition Technology Save Ukraine’s Children? One Company’s Strides Tracking the Perpetrators and Victims of War Crimes

By: Bryan Sicard As Russia’s most recent invasion of Ukraine enters its third year, war crimes ranging from murdering civilians and sexual violence to routine attacks on charitable institutions like hospitals and churches have plagued Ukrainians.  But the war crime that has perhaps generated the most Western attention has been the forced transfer of civilians,… Read More Can Facial Recognition Technology Save Ukraine’s Children? One Company’s Strides Tracking the Perpetrators and Victims of War Crimes

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From Brussels to Silicon Valley: Decoding the EU Digital Services Act and Its American Potential

By: Sarah McLaughlin   In August 2023, the European Union passed the Digital Services Act (DSA) into law. The goal of the DSA take a two-pronged approach in that it aims to promote a safer digital space that protects the fundamental rights of users and establish a level playing field to foster online innovation within… Read More From Brussels to Silicon Valley: Decoding the EU Digital Services Act and Its American Potential

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The European Union’s Digital Product Passport Rollout May Change Global Supply Chain Sustainability Forever

By: Kaylie Scalze In December 2019, the European Commission (EC) launched The European Green Deal. This initiative is the EU’s plan to have a more sustainable future. The first milestone of the plan is to lower CO2 emissions by 55% by 2030. The final goal is to make Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 2050.… Read More The European Union’s Digital Product Passport Rollout May Change Global Supply Chain Sustainability Forever

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The European Union’s Digital Services Act and its Impact on Digital Marketing

By: Kaylie Scalze   The European Parliament passed the Digital Services Act (DSA) in July 2022, requiring several major tech conglomerates to implement stricter safeguards on their online markets, social networks, and content-sharing platforms.  The DSA recently began fully applying to all VLOPs (Very Large Online Platforms) within the European Union.  Companies like Meta, Google, TikTok, and… Read More The European Union’s Digital Services Act and its Impact on Digital Marketing

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Tension Between the European Union and Apple: Antitrust and Apple Pay

By: Lily Keene Technology companies are becoming subject to greater scrutiny by the European Union (“EU”) as part of its efforts to constrain their power.  Throughout 2022, Apple held a market share of 21% of the European market.  Apple’s customers widely use Apple Pay to make contactless purchases of items in-store.  Apple Pay is used… Read More Tension Between the European Union and Apple: Antitrust and Apple Pay

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The Impact of EU’s New General Data Protection Regulation on Global Firms

By Jenna Andrews Amidst the massive data security breaches of the past few years, there is growing skepticism worldwide about the safety of personal data held by companies and other organizations. In the past five years alone, billions of individuals have had their personal data violated as a result of company security breaches. Most recently… Read More The Impact of EU’s New General Data Protection Regulation on Global Firms

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The EU General Data Protection Regulations: Why U.S. Entities Should be Concerned about a European Regulation

On its face, the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) doesn’t sound like something that should concern companies in the United States. Yet, recent estimates show that nearly 68% of top American multi-national corporations are earmarking between one and $1 and $10 million dollars to get ready for its implementation and enforcement.… Read More The EU General Data Protection Regulations: Why U.S. Entities Should be Concerned about a European Regulation

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Should America Adopt the Right to be Forgotten?

By: Mayra Neimerck   We live in a digital age, where everyone has probably built some kind of online past, whether through social media postings, photos, newspaper articles or public documents. Recently, a number of celebrity nude photographs were released online. Most of these photos were obtained illegally but will circulate endlessly throughout the Internet.… Read More Should America Adopt the Right to be Forgotten?

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Score One for the Internet: European Union Affirms the Right to Hyperlink

POSTED BY Andrew Clark The European Court of Justice that sits in Luxembourg recently decided the Case of Nils Svensson et al. v. Retriever Sverige. The Plaintiffs in this case, Svensson et al., brought an action against the Defendant, Retriever Sverige, to obtain compensation for the use of hyperlinks by the Defendants, which directed users… Read More Score One for the Internet: European Union Affirms the Right to Hyperlink

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