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MoFo Tech brings together legal insights and in-depth analyses on trends and complex issues shaping the global technology industry, covering fields such as blockchain and distributed ledger, cloud and SaaS technologies, driverless cars, drones, FinTech, computer hardware and software, the IoT, semiconductors, and telecommunications.

February 06, 2020 - Privacy + Data Security
Not with a Bang but a Whimper: As the UK Bows Out of the EU, What's Next for UK Data Protection?
By: Annabel Gillham
It all happened quite quietly in the end. The legislation that governs the UK’s exit from the EU became law and the UK left the EU at 11 p.m. UK time/midnight CET on January 31, 2020. Read our client alert.
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January 30, 2020 - Privacy + Data Security
Why the Three Lines of Defense Model for Risk Management is Not Fit for Digital Innovation
By: Lokke Moerel
Morrison & Foerster senior counsel Lokke Moerel authored an op-ed for IAPP’s Privacy Perspectives that discusses why risk management best practice is not fit for digital innovation. Lokke argues that innovation requires a culture of openness and transparency where joint decisions about the design
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January 28, 2020 - European Union
Un-Levelling the Playing Field: The UK Declines to Implement the New EU Copyright Law
By: Sana Ashcroft and Alistair Maughan
The UK has announced that it will not implement a key change in the EU copyright regime after Brexit. As a result, for affected businesses, consistent Europe-wide digital compliance in the post-Brexit era just became a little bit harder. The EU Digital Copyright Directive
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January 27, 2020 - Privacy + Data Security
Webinar - Ransom Proof: Hard Lessons and Best Practices for Responding to Ransomware Attacks and Cyber Extortion
From hospitals to media companies to manufacturing plants, ransomware attacks have become increasingly prevalent and caused far-reaching impacts. As more and more of our valuable data is only stored digitally, the impact to a business from their data being rendered inaccessible is greater than
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January 21, 2020 - Intellectual Property, Financings
SEC Staff Issues Guidance on Technology, Data and Intellectual Property Risks in International Operations
On December 19, 2019, the Staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance issued guidance outlining the Staff’s views about disclosure obligations that companies should consider with respect to technology, data and intellectual property risks that could arise when operations
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January 14, 2020 - Privacy + Data Security
California AG Issues Advisory on CCPA and Data Broker Law
California’s Attorney General has issued a brief advisory providing consumers with an overview of their rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which went into effect on January 1, 2020, as well as additional information relating to California’s new data broker law. Although
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January 09, 2020 - Artificial Intelligence
U.S. Department of Commerce Imposes Immediate Export Controls on Artificial Intelligence Software Used to Automatically Detect and Identify Objects Remotely
By: Charles L. Capito and Joseph A. Benkert
On January 6, 2020, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published an interim final rule amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to place new restrictions on the export of certain software specially designed for automating the analysis of geospatial imagery and
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January 07, 2020 - Blockchain, Fintech
Maryland a Leader in Embracing Blockchain Technology
In an article authored for Today’s General Counsel , partner Tracy Bacigalupo discusses how new legislation in Maryland, Senate Bill 136, provides Maryland-formed companies with the statutory framework necessary to migrate their businesses to a blockchain-enabled platform. The legislation reinforces Maryland as a ‘go
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December 18, 2019 - Litigation, Intellectual Property
Striking the Balance in Trade Secret and Corporate Espionage Disputes
By: Matthew A. Chivvis
In 2017, the Commission on the Theft of American Intellectual Property issued a report to Congress estimating that the theft of trade secrets could cost the United States economy as much as $600 billion annually. In the years following, news reports indicate that alleged
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December 16, 2019 - Blockchain
Blockchain Basics
In Blockchain Basics, a three-part series that summarizes a roundtable on the burgeoning technology at the ACC Global GC Summit in London, Morrison & Foerster’s Dario de Martino discusses blockchain across industries. In the first article, Dario covers the basics of blockchain. In the second article, we cover
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Welcome to the MoFo Tech Blog

Not with a Bang but a Whimper: As the UK Bows Out of the EU, What's Next for UK Data Protection?

By: Annabel Gillham

Why the Three Lines of Defense Model for Risk Management is Not Fit for Digital Innovation

By: Lokke Moerel

Un-Levelling the Playing Field: The UK Declines to Implement the New EU Copyright Law

By: Sana Ashcroft and Alistair Maughan

Webinar - Ransom Proof: Hard Lessons and Best Practices for Responding to Ransomware Attacks and Cyber Extortion

SEC Staff Issues Guidance on Technology, Data and Intellectual Property Risks in International Operations

California AG Issues Advisory on CCPA and Data Broker Law

U.S. Department of Commerce Imposes Immediate Export Controls on Artificial Intelligence Software Used to Automatically Detect and Identify Objects Remotely

By: Charles L. Capito and Joseph A. Benkert

Maryland a Leader in Embracing Blockchain Technology

Striking the Balance in Trade Secret and Corporate Espionage Disputes

By: Matthew A. Chivvis

Blockchain Basics