On February 27, 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) issued a significant decision on the right of data subjects to request access to their personal data under Article 15 GDPR, specifically as it relates to automated decision-making and striking an appropriate balance between informing data subjects and protecting trade secrets (Case C‑203/22).Continue Reading CJEU Clarifies GDPR Rights on Automated Decision-Making and Trade Secrets
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5 Privacy and Data Security Measures That Can Protect Your Company Against Trade Secret Theft
By Lindsey Tonsager on
At a recent forum in New York, a team of Covington lawyers addressed the growing concern among companies that their most valuable assets could leave the building on a thumb drive in an employee’s pocket or be disclosed through an employee’s use of a social media site. Addressing…
Foreign and Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012 Signed Into Law
By Inside Privacy on
In an effort to stem the tide of intellectual property theft from U.S. companies, on January 14, 2013, President Obama signed H.R. 6029, the Foreign and Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012.
The Act increases the penalties for trade secret theft under the Economic Espionage Act of…
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