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The Right To Be Forgotten

by Proskauer - Privacy & Data Security on 5/16/2012

On 25 January 2012, the European Commission published a proposed new data protection framework for the E.U. The new framework, unlike the current one, is to provide a consistent and harmonised set of rules for all 27 E.U....more

Gearing Up For The Complicated Worlds of Outsourcing and Offshoring - May 14, 2012

by Dechert LLP on 5/15/2012

In This Issue: - Head in the Cloud? Achieving Savings While Managing Risks in the United States - Country Risk: Illustrated - Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Issues Outsourcing Guidance Excerpt from...more

Senator Opposes Swiss Accounts Tax Treaty Change

by Darrin Mish, Tampa Tax Attorney on 5/2/2012

Senator Rand Paul (R – Kentucky) opposes changes to the US-Swiss tax treaty that would effectively allow the US government more access to tax information connected to Swiss bank accounts of US citizens. Senator Paul stresses...more

Nova Scotia Considers Legislative Action to Prevent Employers from Requesting Social Networking Passwords

by Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP on 4/26/2012

On April 23, 2012, Nova Scotia Liberal MLA Andrew Younger introduced Bill 40, which would amend the Labour Standards Code (Nova Scotia) to prohibit an employer from requiring an employee or prospective employee to provide...more

Costs of EU Privacy Proposals Questioned

by Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP on 4/20/2012

On April 4, 2012, the Chairman of Working Party 29 (a committee of data protection authorities from European Union member states) expressed concern regarding the potential costs of the proposed European Union privacy reforms....more

Proposed EU framework – Online Advertising, E-Commerce and Social Media

by White & Case LLP on 4/18/2012

To be published in the Computer and Telecommunications Law Review [18 C.T.L.R., Issue 4]. After entertaining the data protection and privacy community before Christmas with hints of what was to come, Vivian Redding,...more

Business Briefing: “Personal data – collection and the overseas transfers of data”.

by Karanovic & Nikolic Law Office on 4/18/2012

Karanovic & Nikolic organised another in the series of business briefings this time with the topic:” Personal data – collection and the overseas transfers of data” Before more than 30 participants from various companies...more

The White House and European Union Privacy Proposals

by Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. on 4/11/2012

Second in a Two-Part Series European Data Protection Regulation In contrast to the White House’s proposal, which is limited to consumer transactions online and seeks adoption of a voluntary code of conduct in the...more

Legislative Update: EU Issues New Data Protection Proposals

by Duane Morris LLP on 4/6/2012

Much as was anticipated, the European Commission (the Commission) announced its long-awaited proposals on Jan. 25, 2012, on what are likely to be viewed as drastic changes to data protection law in Europe. The aim of the...more

The EU Draft Data Protection Reform Package - its Significant Effects on Global Industry

by McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP on 4/5/2012

OUTLINE: • I. Introduction – Legislative Process • II. Objectives • III. Basic Principles • IV. Main Points • V. The Current and New Rules on Transfer of Data from the EU to the Third Countries • VI. The...more

European IP Bulletin -- Issue 88, March 2012

by McDermott Will & Emery on 4/3/2012

In This Issue: Copyright - Pub Landlords Found to Infringe the Premier League’s Copyright: Pyrrhic Victory After All?; The Protection of Football Fixture Lists Under the EU Database Directive; The “Innocent”...more

The New EU Data Protection Proposal: Getting Ready with the Spanish Example

by Antonio Viñal on 3/26/2012

With a spanking new EU proposal on data protection in the offing, non EU companies with subsidiaries and branches in the EU should start thinking how they will best tackle the future legislation asap. Current Spanish...more

An Intergovernmental Approach to FATCA: US Treasury Issues Joint Statement From the United States, France, Germany, Italy, Spain...

by White & Case LLP on 3/16/2012

On February 8, 2012, the Department of Treasury (the “Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (the “Service”) issued proposed regulations under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”). FATCA establishes a new US...more

Information and Privacy Commissioner Collaborates with U.S. Utility

by Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP on 3/15/2012

The Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner and San Diego Gas & Electric (“SDG&E”) have released a white paper on the collaboration of SDG&E and the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner regarding privacy...more

Google's New Privacy Policy Being Scrutinized by the French Data Protection Authority

by Proskauer - Privacy & Data Security on 3/13/2012

Google launched a new privacy policy that took effect on March 1st, 2012. According to Google, the purpose of revising its privacy policy was to unify into one single privacy policy more than 60 different privacy policies...more

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