The Digital Markets Act Enters into Force in the European Union

The European Digital Market Act entered into force on November 1, 2022, ahead of its enforcement which begins on May 2, 2023. The law will initially apply to especially large technology companies whose size impacts the EU market, which have a large volume of users, and have an entrenched and durable position in the EU market.

The law imposes limitations ...

Tech Giants to Pay Hundreds of Millions for Privacy and Data Protection Violations

The Attorney General of Pennsylvania announced that Google has paid $391.5 million in a settlement agreement with various states in the United States after being sued for allegedly misleading consumers about how it collects and uses location data. This is the largest settlement in the history of state lawsuits in the United States. The settlement was reached in the wake ...

Israel Innovation Authority Publishes Draft Policy for Regulation and Ethics in Artificial Intelligence

Avoiding horizontal legislation governing artificial intelligence, adopting ethical principles for the use of artificial intelligence, promoting proper regulation, and forming tools and knowledge centers on the use and regulation of artificial intelligence – are some of the principles of the draft regulatory policy and ethics in artificial intelligence in Israel, published by the Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology.

The ...

President Biden Signs Executive Order to Implement EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework

The President of the United States signed a new executive order designed to promote the re-establishment of a new EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework for transferring personal data from the European Union for processing in the United States. The White House statement indicated that the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework is essential to the transatlantic economy, valued at more than 7 trillion ...

The Biden Administration Announces New Restrictions Against China

The Biden administration has announced a new set of severe restrictions on the sale of semiconductor technology to China. The announcement signals the dangerous standoff between the world’s two major technology superpowers, with the United States trying to establish a detrimental stranglehold on advanced computing and semiconductor technology, which can harm China's military and economic aspirations.

The restrictions, announced by ...

U.S. Federal Court Orders $228 Million in Damages to Fingerprinted Data Subjects

A federal district court in Chicago, Illinois, has entered a judgment on a jury verdict awarding $228 million in damages to 45,600 drivers in a class action against the freight train company BNSF Railway, for collecting their fingerprints without their prior consent.

The truck drivers alleged that BNSF violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), by requiring them to ...

Supreme Court Petition Against the Israeli Security Agency’s Expansive Powers

The Supreme Court of Israel issued a provisional order in the petition filed by the Association for Civil Rights in Israel against the expansion of powers granted to the Israeli Security Agency (ISA). The Supreme Court’s order compels the respondents (the Israeli government, the Israeli Security Agency (ISA), the Foreign Affairs and Security Committee of the Knesset (the Israeli Parliament)), ...

European Union Adopts the Digital Services Act

Following the political agreements reached earlier this year, the Council of the European Union has approved the Digital Services Act, which governs the digital space, the protection of the basic rights of users, and measures against the distribution of illegal content.

The Digital Services Act will apply to every provider of online services offered to recipients established or located in ...