Feb. 26, 2025
Feb. 26, 2025
The Tension Between Data Scraping and Data Protection in an AI-Driven World
While data scraping is not a new phenomenon, the use of it – especially on publicly accessible websites, including social media platforms – to drive the training of general-purpose AI models requires the activity to occur on an unprecedented scale. In this guest article, London-based Ropes & Gray partner Rohan Massey and trainee solicitor Cameron Grabowski explore the legal landscape applicable to data scaping in the E.U. and U.S., discuss possible scraping defenses and offer practical takeaways. See our two-part series on scraping battles: “Meta Loses Legal Effort to Halt Harvesting of Personal Profiles” (Feb. 21, 2024), and “Global Privacy Regulators Urge Safeguards to Stop Data Scraping” (Mar. 6, 2024). Read full article …
Former NIST Leader Discusses Data Governance As Master Key to a Trio of Frameworks
AI’s rise has tested companies’ governance structures and efforts to manage risks – leaving them hungry for guides to cut through the challenges. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) began developing its Data Governance and Management Profile (DGM Profile) in mid‑2024 to help organizations use its privacy, cybersecurity and AI frameworks in harmony. Naomi Lefkovitz led development of NIST’s Privacy Framework and helped initiate the DGM Profile. She left the agency in October 2024, after 12 years, and started Strategai Consulting. The Cybersecurity Law Report spoke to Lefkovitz about the central role of data in NIST’s three frameworks, the inspiration for the DGM Profile and how companies might overcome tensions to successfully establish unified governance of data and digital operations for the era of widespread AI use. See “AI Governance: Striking the Balance Between Innovation, Ethics and Accountability” (Feb. 12, 2025). Read full article …
Survey Finds Increased Awareness of the Value of a Culture of Compliance
The compliance function is all-too-often viewed only as a cost center, with compliance professionals left out of the business conversation. There are opportunities for them to reintroduce themselves to leadership, however, and redefine their roles and how they are perceived within their organizations, the 2025 Compliance Leadership Redefined survey conducted by FTI Consulting and Ethico reveals. Compliance professionals have an opportunity to break the stigma of being seen as the “office of no” and become integral parts of the business, FTI managing directors said in a program discussing the survey findings. This article distills the key takeaways from the survey report and the speakers’ insights. See “Compliance 5.0: A Culture-Centered Approach” (Jan. 31, 2024). Read full article …
Digital and Technology Partner Joins Manatt in New York
Vejay Lalla has joined Manatt, Phelps & Phillips’ digital and technology transactions team in New York. He arrives from Fenwick & West. For insights from Manatt, see “Examining Utah’s Pioneering State AI Law” (Apr. 3, 2024); and “Checklist Covering CSRB Recommendations on Five Areas for Strengthening Cyber Defenses” (Mar. 27, 2024). Read full article …
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Spotlight on Trailblazing Women
To mark International Women’s Day 2024, women editors and reporters of ION Analytics interviewed outstanding women in the industries and jurisdictions we cover. In this part, Jill Abitbol, Managing Editor of the Cybersecurity Law Report and Anti-Corruption Report, features notable women in data privacy, cybersecurity, white collar defense, compliance and anti-corruption law, including Christina Montgomery, Leslie Shanklin, Palmina Fava, Alexandra Ross and Lucinda Low. Enjoy reading their inspiring remarks here.
Spotlight on Trailblazing Women
In honor of International Women’s Day, some of ION Analytics' editorial teams led by women interviewed notable women in the markets and industries we cover. In this part, the Cybersecurity Law Report highlighted notable women in compliance and hedge fund, data privacy and cybersecurity, and anti-corruption law, including Amii Barnard-Bahn, Abigail Bell, Genna Garver, Jane Horvath, Barbara Li, Amy Mushahwar, Mara Senn and Carol Widger. The interviews are here.
Webinar on Compliant International Data Transfers


Listen here to our discussion with our colleagues at Ethos Privacy, which took place on March 1, 2022, on how to approach international data transfer challenges.
Webinar on Getting a Handle on Vendor Contracts
A recording of the March 10 webinar can be accessed here.
Cybersecurity Resolutions for 2021
In this quick take video, we talk about some of our cybersecurity resolutions for 2021.
Facial Recognition Concerns
In this short video, we discuss the privacy and bias concerns with facial recognition technology.
ACR and CSLR Spring Update 2020
The Senior Editors of the Anti-Corruption Report and the Cybersecurity Law Report recently teamed up to present an update on the trends and hot topics in the anti-corruption, cybersecurity and data privacy spaces since the beginning of the year and what the publications will be focusing on in the coming months. A complimentary download of the webinar is available here.
Upcoming Webinar: Companywide Work From Home - Cybersecurity and Privacy Best Practices
Please join us on Monday, March 23, 2020, from 12:00 p.m.- 12:30 p.m. EDT for a complimentary webinar discussing the cybersecurity and privacy challenges the shift to remote working has created and how to overcome them. Registration information for the webinar is here.
Upcoming Webinar to Explore Best Practices for Alternative Data Use
Please join us on Wednesday, January 15, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. EST for a complimentary webinar hosted by our sister publication, the Hedge Fund Law Report, discussing issues relating to the use of alternative data by private fund managers. To register for the webinar, click here.
Upcoming HFLR/CSLR Webinar to Explore Strategies and Tactics for Conducting an Effective Tabletop Exercise
Please join the Hedge Fund Law Report and the Cybersecurity Law Report on Tuesday, July 30, 2019, at 1:00 p.m. ET for a complimentary webinar discussing the strategies and tactics companies can employ to conduct an effective tabletop exercise. GCs and CCOs are encouraged to invite their CISOs and CTOs to join as well. The webinar will be moderated by Shaw Horton, Associate Editor of the Hedge Fund Law Report, and will feature Luke Dembosky, partner at Debevoise, John “Four” Flynn, chief information security officer at Uber, and Jill Abitbol, Senior Editor of the Cybersecurity Law Report. Registration for the webinar is available here.
Anti-Corruption Webinar: How HPE Is Using Its New T&E Tool to Generate Compliance Metrics
Measuring the effectiveness of a compliance program can be tricky, but some companies are finding ways to use their existing internal controls to generate useful data. Join our sister publication the Anti-Corruption Report (ACR) for a complimentary webinar that explores Hewlett Packard Enterprises’ new travel-and-entertainment-approval tool. On Wednesday, March 27, 2019, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EDT, the ACR’s Megan Zwiebel will interview Becky Rohr, vice-president of anti-corruption and global trade at Hewlett Packard Enterprises, about how they are using their T&E tool to measure and improve compliance. Registration information is here.