Following the formal approval of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield by the European Commission on 8 July 2016, the arrangement will come into force in the U.S. commencing 1 August 2016 and will provide a convenient framework to allow...more
7/20/2016
/ Binding Corporate Rules ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Self-Certification ,
Standard Contractual Clauses ,
Third-Party ,
U.S. Commerce Department
Significant uncertainty and concern regarding US companies’ ability to process and use personal data received from the EU has loomed since the October 2015 decision by Europe’s highest court invalidating the EU-US Safe...more
2/5/2016
/ Article 29 Working Party (WP29) ,
Binding Corporate Rules ,
Data Protection Authority ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Commission ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Ombudsman ,
Personal Data ,
Standard Contractual Clauses ,
Surveillance ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
US-EU Safe Harbor Framework
The Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) held yesterday, in its decision in Schrems v. Data Protection Commissioner, that the decision of the European Commission of July 2000 which provides the legal basis under EU...more
10/8/2015
/ Binding Corporate Rules ,
Data Protection Authority ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
Facebook ,
International Data Transfers ,
Ireland ,
Law Enforcement ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
Surveillance ,
US-EU Safe Harbor Framework
The Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) held yesterday, in its decision in Schrems v. Data Protection Commissioner, that the decision of the European Commission of July 2000 which provides the legal basis under EU...more