All business models involving tech are inconceivable without services from American companies. Data transfers to these companies can hardly be avoided. However, many transfers involve personal data, so European data protection law must be observed.

Anyone who has wanted to buy the Meta Quest 2 in Germany has had to get creative, with German consumers having to purchase these headsets via third-party providers or online from other European countries. Is Germany not a relevant market for Meta, or is it more than that? Taylor Wessing uses competition law to get to the bottom of the issue.

In its November 22, 2022 judgment, the CJEU held that the provision of the Anti-Money Laundering Directive whereby Member States must ensure that the information on beneficial owners is accessible to any member of the general public was invalid.

On November 28, 2022, the EU Council adopted the EU Parliament's approval of the directive on measures for a high common level of cybersecurity across the Union ("NIS2"). NIS2 expands the scope to include more sectors and services than the current NIS directive.

The Digital Services Act was finally adopted on October 19, 2022, and published on October 27, 2022. The following provides an overview of this vital piece of European legislation.

A statement has been issued to all regulated entities that carry out crypto-related services or engage in crypto-asset activities (the "Statement") reinforcing expectations that federally regulated entities comply with all regulatory requirements and with any guidance when engaging in crypto-related services or crypto-asset activities.

The Indonesian Minister of Health has issued a new regulation that requires all healthcare facilities to keep electronic medical records.

As part of Taylor Wessing's newsletter series on "trade secrets," they cover the recently published decision from the Federal Court of Justice on reasonable secrecy measures.

Users' activities within the Metaverse entail collecting and processing considerable amounts of data, yet there seem to be few limits. Such data processing needs to be subject to regulation to safeguard data subjects' privacy rights appropriately.

Shearn Delamore & Co. successfully defended the prominent e-commerce platform operator, Shopee Mobile Malaysia Sdn Bhd, in a suit filed by A & M Beauty Wellness Sdn Bhd.