Carlos Vela-Trevino, Author at Connect On Tech

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Data Protection Day – Key developments and trends for 2023

January 26, 2023 by Benjamin Slinn, Vinod Bange, Dr Lukas Feiler, Alissa Forstner, Liz Grimwood-Taylor, Anne-Marie Allgrove, Anne Petterd, Caitlin Whale, Adrian Lawrence, Toby Patten, Guillermo José Cervio, Valentina Salas, Valentina Biondi Grane, Elisabeth Dehareng, Caroline Serbanescu, Flavia Rebello, Theo Ling, Conrad Flaczyk, Nadia Rauf, Carolina Pardo, Magalie Dansac Le Clerc, Yann Padova, Florian Tannen, Dr Michaela Nebel, Prof. Dr. Michael Schmidl, Jiří Čermák, Milena Hoffmanová, Lenka Bešťáková, Francesca Gaudino, Yuki Kondo, Daisuke Tatsuno, Kensaku Takase, Dr. Csaba Vári, Marcia Lee, Benjamin Lau, Daniel Villanueva-Plasencia, Carlos Vela-Trevino, Elvia Aragon, Nathalja Doing, Teresa Tovar, Bienvenido A. Marquez III, Frederick August I. Jose, Radoslaw Nozykowski, Patricia Pérez, Peder Oxhammar, William Höglund, Emelie Ageby Svensson, Margarita Kozlov, Johanna Moesch (Mösch), Nadine Charrière, Muriel Binder, Jo-Fan Yu, Dhiraphol Suwanprateep, Pattaraphan Paiboon, Kritiyanee Buranatrevedhya, Thananya Chaikamonsuk, Can Sozer, Yigit Acar, Ecem Elver, Aybuke Gundel, Kellie Blyth, Maher Ghalloussi, Lucrezia Lorenzini, Alex Toh, Ken Chia, Cristina Messerschmidt, Rachel Ehlers, Cynthia Cole, Brian Hengesbaugh, Stephen Reynolds, Nick Merker, Harry Valetk, Lothar Determann, Jonathan Tam, Helena Engfeldt, Maria Eugenia Salazar-Furiati, Manh Hung Tran and Jacqueline Wong 102 Mins Read

28 January 2023 is Data Protection Day (or Data Privacy Day outside of Europe), which marks the anniversary of the Council of Europe’s Convention 108. To mark Data Protection Day 2023, Baker McKenzie’s Global Data Privacy and Security Team is pleased to present this special edition update of key data protection and privacy developments and trends across the globe, as well summarising future legislative changes, predictions, and enforcement priorities to look out for during 2023.…

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Data Protection Day – Key developments and looking ahead to 2022

January 27, 2022 by Benjamin Slinn, Dr Michaela Nebel, Florian Tannen, Prof. Dr. Michael Schmidl, Magalie Dansac Le Clerc, Hugo Roy, Dr Lukas Feiler, Beat Koenig, Elisabeth Dehareng, Francesca Gaudino, Radoslaw Nozykowski, Nathalja Doing, Dr. Csaba Vári, Ilay Yilmaz, Can Sozer, Yigit Acar, Anne-Marie Allgrove, Liz Grimwood-Taylor, Dhiraphol Suwanprateep, Manh Hung Tran, Ken Chia, Alex Toh, Jacqueline Wong, Paolo Sbuttoni, Zhenyu "Jay" Ruan, Kensaku Takase, Daisuke Tatsuno, Kellie Blyth, Arjun Patel, Theo Ling, Conrad Flaczyk, Nadia Rauf, Cristina Messerschmidt, Brian Hengesbaugh, Stephen Reynolds, Nick Merker, Harry Valetk, Michael Egan, Gary Hunt, Dominic Panakal, Alex Crowley, Justin Burgess, Daniel Villanueva-Plasencia, Carlos Vela-Trevino, Flavia Rebello, Suha Alwan and Nadine Bosshard 66 Mins Read

Friday 28 January 2022 is Data Protection Day (or Data Privacy Day outside of Europe), which marks the anniversary of the Council of Europe’s Convention 108. To mark Data Protection Day 2022, our Global Data Privacy and Security Team have provided a roundup of key trends and developments across the globe from a data protection perspective as well as looking ahead to what to expect in 2022. There are new laws and developments to keep…

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TMT Talk Episode 50: Gaming on the rise: Market levelling up in Latin America

January 19, 2022 by Harry Valetk, Carlos Vela-Trevino and Flavia Rebello 1 Min Read

In this episode of TMT Talk, Harry Valetk, is joined by Carlos Vela, a technology partner located in Mexico City, and Flavia Rebello, an IP partner at Trench Rossi Watanabe* in Brazil, to discuss what’s going on in the LatAm region with respect to the video game industry, its size and the legal and market trends. In addition, our partners will talk about the key trends in the region, including around investment, regulation and localization, and much more.…

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Highlights from Day 2 of Global Privacy Assembly 2021 (GPA Mexico 2021)

October 21, 2021 by Carlos Vela-Trevino, Daniel Villanueva-Plasencia, Francesca Gaudino and Karla Guerrero 14 Mins Read

The 43rd edition of the Global Privacy Assembly, GPA Mexico 2021 co-sponsored by Baker McKenzie, kicked off Monday with a full slate of virtual presentations and discussions. The program included speakers from regulators and data protection authorities, the private sector, think tanks and advocacy groups, NGOs, and academia—and covered topics ranging from facial recognition to the impact of data protection on marginalized communities. In case you weren’t able to catch the proceedings we’ve compiled some…

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Highlights from Day 1 of Global Privacy Assembly 2021 (GPA Mexico 2021)

October 21, 2021 by Carlos Vela-Trevino, Daniel Villanueva-Plasencia, Francesca Gaudino and Karla Guerrero 9 Mins Read

The 43rd edition of the Global Privacy Assembly, GPA Mexico 2021 co-sponsored by Baker McKenzie, kicked off Monday with a full slate of virtual presentations and discussions. The program included speakers from regulators and data protection authorities, the private sector, think tanks and advocacy groups, NGOs, and academia—and covered topics ranging from facial recognition to the impact of data protection on marginalized communities. In case you weren’t able to catch the proceedings we’ve compiled some…

In Video Games

Mexican video games content classification: Its immediate implications and enforcement scenarios

May 28, 2021 by Carlos Vela-Trevino, Carlos Davila-Peniche, David Barrón-Cuevas and Andrés Manautou Miret 7 Mins Read

General purpose After several attempts to classify the content of video games in Mexico, the Ministry of Interior (SEGOB) on November 27, 2020, published the General Guidelines of the Mexican System of Classification Equivalencies for Video Game Content. It is more likely than not that the Mexican government borrowed a page from the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) classification system applied in United States. Moreover, the guidelines set the content specifications for classification purposes, specifying…

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5 Practical Recommendations on Handling Personal Data in Mexico during the COVID-19 Pandemic

April 21, 2020 by Carlos Vela-Trevino and Daniel Villanueva-Plasencia 5 Mins Read

1. Legal Basis Under Articles 138 and 136 of the General Health Law, the employer is obliged to notify health authorities of suspected and confirmed cases of COVID-19. As a result, the processing of personal sensitive data as health data in the workplace may be necessary. Personal data should be processed for specified and explicit purposes. This means that in order to comply with the obligation relating to health and safety at the workplace, minimum…