Privacy, Communications & Media Law, International Law & Trade

Poland - Cookies Served on a Tray. New Regulations on the Use of Cookie Files

by Oskar Tulodziecki, Marta Wysokinska | K&L Gates LLP on 5/22/2013

Regulations in Poland relating to entities providing services electronically (meaning practically all entities running Internet websites) have been amended. These changes derive from the new provisions of the EU law, in...more

The Lessons of the "Street View" Imbroglio: Know What Data You Collect and Don't Collect Data You Don't Need

by Maryanne Stanganelli | BakerHostetler on 4/25/2013

The unintended capture of personal data by Google Street View has resulted in a German Data Commissioner imposing a $189,000 fine on Google this Monday. As anyone who has used Google Maps at the street view level knows,...more

Navigating the Patchwork: When Is European Data Privacy Law Applicable to US Companies?

by Cecile Martin | Proskauer - Privacy & Data Security on 4/17/2013

Are social media companies based in the United States subject to European data privacy laws? Two recent judicial decisions – one in France and the other in Germany – arrived at different answers. The Civil Court of Paris held...more

European Privacy Regulator Issues Important Opinion on the Use of Apps

by Karin Retzer | Morrison Foerster - Social Media on 4/16/2013

On February 27, 2013, the European Article 29 Working Party (a group comprising representatives from all of the data protection authorities of the EU Member States, referred to in this articles as “WP29”) issued an Opinion on...more

A Cautionary Tale: EU Probing Google for Possible Privacy Violations

by Jeff Ifrah on 4/8/2013

The increasing difficulties faced by internet providers and data gatherers in the international realm have yet again come to the fore. Privacy regulators in France, Germany, Spain, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and...more

Poland Adopts Heavy Penalties for Telcos Using Cookies without Obtaining "Opt-In" Consent

by Maryanne Stanganelli | BakerHostetler on 4/5/2013

Poland’s Act amending its Telecommunications Law and Certain Other Laws of November 16, 2012, came into effect on March 22, 2013. The law relates specifically to telecommunications companies, and therefore other sectors such...more

EU versus Google: A test case for the viability of a global data protection policy?

by Susan Foster | Mintz Levin - Privacy & Security on 4/5/2013

(LONDON) The EU has escalated its existing investigation of Google’s global privacy policy, a policy covering all of Google’s services that was introduced by Google last year. Up until April 3, the French data protection...more

Internet Privacy Laws Under Debate

by Audet & Partners, LLP on 4/4/2013

The explosive pace of new technology has enabled people to connect and communicate in ways never before possible. Lawmakers and Internet advocates must now tango with each other in a scramble to keep up with the technology...more

IP/IT & Media Newsletter - Issue 1/2013

by Daja Apetz-Dreier, Thomas Fischl, Alexander Klett, Stephan Rippert, Kathrin Schlüter, Philipp Süss, Katharina Weimer | Reed Smith on 3/25/2013

In this issue: - Cookies, Clouds and Other Challenges – Retrospect and Prospect in Data Protection - Employee Data Protection – What’s Down the Road? - German Federal Supreme Court Decides Another...more

European Regulators Issue Opinion on Mobile Apps

by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 3/25/2013

On March 14, 2013, the European data protection regulators (the Article 29 Working Party, or WP) issued a 30-page opinion addressing how mobile apps should comply with EU data protection law (the Opinion). The main focus of...more

Hong Kong Data Privacy Law Update: Personal Data (Privacy) (Amendment) Ordinance 2012

by Gordon Milner, Cynthia J. Rich | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 3/13/2013

INTRODUCTION - The Personal Data (Privacy) (Amendment) Ordinance 2012 (“Amendment Ordinance”) was formally adopted in July 2012. One of the most significant changes the Amendment Ordinance made to the existing Personal...more

The Impact Of The Supreme Court’s Recent Decision In Clapper v. Amnesty International USA On Privacy and Data-Security Litigation

by Edward Boyle, David Cinotti, Emilio W. Cividanes, Thomas Gilbertsen, Stuart P. Ingis, Joeann Walker | Venable LLP on 3/6/2013

On February 26, 2013, the Supreme Court decided Clapper v. Amnesty International USA, which clarified the standard to establish Article III standing for claims based on impending or future harm. The Supreme Court, in a 5-4...more

What The Cybersecurity Executive Order Means For The Rest Of Us

by Travis Crabtree | Looper Reed & McGraw, P.C. on 2/26/2013

If you are the CEO of Google, Facebook, Verizon, Comcast, Exxon or Boeing, don’t read this. You have a team of lawyers working for you who have already spent hours analyzing President Obama’s Cybersecurity executive order...more

Privacy, Data Security and Internet Safety Alert: Tough New EU Data Protection Proposals Edge Closer

by James Drury-Smith, Kolvin Stone | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 2/7/2013

On Jan. 10, 2013, Jan Philipp Albrecht, the European Parliament’s Rapporteur, presented his report on the European Commission’s proposals for a new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). With his recommendations, data...more

A Gatekeeper Approach To Mobile App Regulation Is Developing In The United States

by Tim Banks | Dentons on 2/5/2013

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a Staff Report on February 1, 2013, entitled “Mobile Privacy Disclosures: Building Trust Through Transparency.” The FTC Staff Report follows on the heels of earlier recommendations...more

Retention Of Address Book Information In Hashed Form Still Criticized By Canada And Netherlands

by Tim Banks | Dentons on 1/29/2013

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) announced the results of an investigation into a mobile messaging platform that allows users to send and receive instant messages over the Internet. The OPC coordinated...more

Status Updates – Real Time Notice Recommended By Privacy Commissioner

by Tim Banks | Dentons on 1/29/2013

As I mentioned in an earlier post, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) and the Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) announced the results of their coordinated investigation into a mobile messaging platform...more

UK Cookie Enforcement Report: Relevant to Canada

by Tim Banks | Dentons on 1/22/2013

On December 18, 2012, the UK Information Commissioners’ Office (ICO) issued an enforcement report on compliance with the rules regarding obtaining consent to the use of cookies and similar technologies....more

UK Cookie Enforcement Report: Relevant To Canada

by Tim Banks | Dentons on 1/14/2013

On December 18, 2012, the UK Information Commissioners’ Office (ICO) issued an enforcement report on compliance with the rules regarding obtaining consent to the use of cookies and similar technologies....more

Network Interference: A Legal Guide to the Commercial Risks and Rewards of the Social Media Phenomenon (2nd Edition)

by Reed Smith on 1/9/2013

In October 2009, we published the first edition of this White Paper, focusing primarily on social media issues in the United States. The response was overwhelming and far beyond our expectation — clients, friends, press and...more

5 Best Practices for Employers Addressing Social Media Use in the Workplace

by Cecile Martin | Proskauer - Privacy & Data Security on 1/7/2013

For the second year in a row, Proskauer has conducted a global survey, “Social Media in the Workplace Around the World 2.0”, which addresses the use of social media in the work place....more

Advertising News & Analysis - January 3, 2013

by Kristen Brown, Emilio W. Cividanes, Kelly DeMarchis, Stuart P. Ingis, Jeffrey D. Knowles, Jacqueline Levasseur Patt, Gregory J. Sater, Janet F. Satterthwaite | Venable LLP on 1/7/2013

In this issue: - FTC Amends Appliance Labeling Rule - What Does “As Seen On TV” Mean, Anyway? - Color or Colour? Color Trademarks Treated Differently in US and EU - FTC COPPA Rule Updates Take...more

Decision on Strengthening the Protection of Online Information

by Henry Chen | McDermott Will & Emery on 1/4/2013

At the end of 2012, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress in China adopted the Decision on Strengthening Protection of Online Information (Decision). The relatively short 12-clause Decision, which has the...more

Anonymization: The UK Response to Big Data

by Tim Wright | Pillsbury Global Sourcing Practice on 12/6/2012

"Everywhere you look, the quantity of information in the world is soaring." ICD has predicted that, by 2012, mankind will have created 2.7 zettabytes of data! The numbers are mind boggling - a zettabyte is a 1 billion...more

"Eye on Privacy" Newsletter - November 2012

by Fred Alvarez, Wendell Bartnick, Gary Greenstein, Tonia Klausner, Christopher Kuner, Sharon Lee, Jason Mollick, Anna Pateraki, Ulrico Rosales, Matthew Staples, Rebecca Stuart | Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 11/16/2012

In this issue: - European Data Protection Law: Breach Notification Requirements – A Global Approach - FTC Announces $1 Million Penalty for Children’s Privacy Violations by Fan-Club Website Operator - Company...more

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