Political groups demand ‘responsibilities’ over Parliament’s data leak

June 10th, 2024 | Posted by Claude-Etienne Armingaud in Data Breach | Europe | Interview | Privacy - (0 Comments)

Four political groups have sent letters to the European Parliament President asking for further details, action, and “responsibilities” related to a recent data breach that affected a significant amount of employees’ personal data, including passports.

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New EU AI Rules Will Have Global Impact

January 16th, 2024 | Posted by Claude-Etienne Armingaud in Artificial Intelligence | Europe | Interview | IT | Legislation | Press - (0 Comments)

Quoted in Agenda article “New EU AI Rules Will Have Global Impact“:

The scope of the EU AI Act will apply to all companies whose AI systems are used or affect EU-based individuals, according to Claude-Etienne Armingaud, a partner in K&L Gates’ Paris office and a member of the law firm’s technology transactions and sourcing practice group.

Due to its breadth, global companies developing AI systems, most of which are headquartered either in the U.S. or in China, will face two options: “Get in line with the EU AI Act or abstain from the EU market,” Armingaud said.

Some companies threatened to exit the European market after the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, became effective in 2018, but many didn’t actually follow through, according to Armingaud.

“So, without a doubt, all companies dabbling in AI will need to comply if they truly want to remain global,” he said.

Agenda – New EU AI Rules Will Have Global Impact

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CNIL loses on cookie walls, wins on everything else

June 22nd, 2020 | Posted by Claude-Etienne Armingaud in cookies | France | Interview | Privacy - (0 Comments)

France’s top administrative court has overruled the country’s data authority regarding “cookie walls”, stating that as an agency that only offers guidelines – so-called flexible laws – the authority cannot prohibit their use.

Cookie walls prevent internet users from accessing websites unless they consent to the use of tracking cookies, which often gather data used by advertisers.

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As GDPR Reaches 2nd Anniversary, Enforcement Resources an Issue

May 22nd, 2020 | Posted by Claude-Etienne Armingaud in Europe | Interview | Privacy - (0 Comments)

Interview in the Washington Internet Daily Vol. 21, no. 100 dated 22 May 2020 available here.

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Adequacy Agreements, Legislation and Compliance in a GDPR World

November 8th, 2018 | Posted by Claude-Etienne Armingaud in Data Transfer | Europe | France | Interview | Legislation | Privacy | Region - (0 Comments)

While Capitol Hill is inundated with proposed privacy legislations from the Data Breach Prevention and Compensation Act (DBPCA), the CLOUD Act and the ENCRYPT Act, organizations the world over are trying to understand how to get their own regulations deemed adequate enough to ensure the flow of business in the EU, now that GDPR is a reality.
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