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Seyfarth Shaw is proud to sponsor the 2025 Masters Conference, a premier boutique legal event hosted in cities across the U.S., as well as in Toronto and London. The conference will be held on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at Seyfarth’s Chicago office and will feature keynote presentations, panel discussions, workshops, and networking opportunities.

Topics will include eDiscovery, Artificial Intelligence, Information and Data Governance, Legal Project Management, Forensics and Investigations, Knowledge Management, and Cybersecurity.

Seyfarth partners Jay Carle, Matthew Christoff, and Jason Priebe will share their insights as featured panelists throughout the day. Additional information about their panel topics is outlined below.

For more information and to register, click here.Continue Reading Seyfarth to Sponsor and Present at 2025 Masters Conference

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Corporations face unprecedented challenges in safeguarding sensitive data and mitigating privacy risks in an era marked by the rapid proliferation of Internet of Things, or IoT, devices.

Recent developments, including federal and state regulators’ heightened focus on privacy enforcement, highlight the importance of proactive risk management, compliance and data governance. As IoT and smart devices continue to hit the marketplace, heightened scrutiny for businesses’ data governance practices follows.

The Federal Trade Commission’s recent technology blog, “Cars & Consumer Data: On Unlawful Collection & Use”[1] underscores the agency’s commitment to enforcing consumer protection laws. Despite their blog’s focus on the car industry, the FTC’s message extends to all businesses, emphasizing its vigilance against illegal — or “unfair and deceptive” — collection, use and disclosure of personal data.

Recent enforcement actions are a stark reminder of the FTC’s proactive stance in safeguarding consumer privacy.

Geolocation data is a prime example of sensitive information subject to enhanced protections under the Federal Trade Commission Act. Much like mobile phones, cars can reveal consumers’ persistent, precise locations, making them susceptible to privacy infringements.Continue Reading Careful Data Governance Is a Must Amid Enforcement Focus

Introduction

On June 10, 2021, China officially passed China’s first Data Security Law, which will take effect on September 1, 2021. Following the introduction of the Data Security Law, together with the Cybersecurity Law, which has been implemented since June 1, 2017, and the Personal Information Protection Law, which is undergoing public comment…