Tech & Sourcing @ Morgan Lewis

TECHNOLOGY TRANSACTIONS, OUTSOURCING, AND COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS NEWS FOR LAWYERS AND SOURCING PROFESSIONALS
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s (KSA’s) Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL) marks a significant milestone in protecting personal data in the region. Overseen by the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA), the PDPL applies to all entities processing personal data of individuals residing in the KSA regardless of the physical location of the data processing activities, whether within the KSA or not.
We invite you to join us for Data 2025, our upcoming Tech & Sourcing webinar series. In this series of webinars, our lawyers will consider the key global challenges facing businesses in their use of data.
Our technology transactions, outsourcing, and commercial contracts team on October 30, 2024 held its annual industry summit in New York. The theme this year was Unleashing the Potential of Technology, with a focus on artificial intelligence (AI). Attendees included in-house counsel and sourcing professionals across a number of industries, including representatives from the client and vendor side. The diverse audience led to highly interactive discussions among some of the leading voices in the tech and sourcing fields.
The Ministry of Public Security and the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) on July 26, 2024 released an announcement soliciting public comments on the Draft Measures for the Administration of National Network Identity Authentication Public Services (for Public Comment) (Draft Measure).
Today, cutting-edge technology and how it is being used garners news coverage, but how companies build these products and get them to their customers is often overlooked. Companies negotiate and contract for the development and manufacture of the products as well as the sometimes complicated logistics necessary to deliver them to customers quickly in an increasingly demanding marketplace.
The widespread technology outage on July 19, 2024 highlighted major potential issues that can arise when service providers rely on technology to provide critical services. The effects of the outage were felt by critical service providers across numerous industries, including airlines, banks, public transit, healthcare, and media. Because we live in a world that is increasingly reliant on technology, if a critical piece of technology fails or introduces a flaw to a system that relies on that particular technology, it can have extreme consequences, as many experienced on July 19.
Telemarketing has long been a favored method for businesses to reach potential clients. However, with the significant evolution of data privacy and consumer protection laws, telemarketing is now intertwined with numerous legal challenges and concerns.