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French Court: Use Of Vendor With U.S. Parent May Require Additional Security Measures

Fox Rothschild LLP on 3/22/2021

Even in the absence of a cross-border transfer of personal data from the European Union to a third country, if you are using a vendor that has a U.S. parent company, get ready to implement supplementary measures, says the...more

ITAR Defense Controls Catches Up to Modern IT, Allowing Exporters to Use Encryption to Protect Defense Technology on the Cloud

ArentFox Schiff on 1/3/2020

The good news is that, for the most part, State resisted the temptation to do something just a little different in the ITAR regulation, so the joint Commerce-State solution works. The chart below provides a quick side-by-side...more

Privacy and Data Security Alert | December 2019

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. on 12/18/2019

SDNY Rejects Standing under “Increased Risk” Theory Where Data Not Targeted or Stolen - The Southern District of New York rejected a settlement that would have resolved a class action based on the unauthorized (and...more

Data Protection Authority of Baden-Württemberg Issues First German Fine Under the GDPR

Hogan Lovells on 11/26/2018

In the first fine issued by a German data protection authority under the European General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), on 21 November 2018 the authority of the German state of Baden-Württemberg (“LfDI”) imposed a fine...more

EU GDPR eDiscovery — Top Ten Tips for Litigators

Fenwick & West LLP on 6/20/2018

Overview (10. – 6.) - 10. The European Union (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect on May 25, 2018. It applies to the processing of “personal data” of EU citizens and residents (a/k/a “data...more

WP29 Releases New Guidance On Encryption Standards

King & Spalding on 4/24/2018

On 11 April 2018 the EU’s authority on data protection – the Article 29 Working Party, or WP29 – released new guidance on encryption standards, providing an important indication of the EU’s approach to data protection....more

EU Trade Update

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 3/19/2018

• European Commission publishes survey on concept of “Specially Designed for Military Use,” and issues request for input for possible EU commercial policy measures targeting the United States • Netherlands introduces...more

In Principle: 10 Things Authorised Firms Need to Know for 2018 – The World of Financial Regulation as the UK Prepares to Exit the...

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 1/25/2018

There is much for authorised firms to consider in the year ahead. Firms have been through the intensive period of the enactment of the second Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II), but must now step up their...more

Getting Ready for GDPR Compliance in the New Year

Vedder Price on 12/22/2017

As 2017 comes to a close and companies look to planning initiatives for 2018, there is one date that should be front and center for privacy professionals: May 25, 2018. That is the date that the EU’s General Data Protection...more

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - October 2017

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 11/2/2017

In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine the European Commission's annual review of the Privacy Shield, a potential threat to the European Union's "standard contractual clauses," a push by...more

New EU e-Privacy Regulation: European Parliament Committee Publishes Draft Report

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 6/23/2017

The EU Parliament Committee in charge of reviewing the EU Commission's Proposal for an e-Privacy Regulation (Proposal) released a Draft Report proposing amendments this week....more

Global Privacy & Cybersecurity Update Vol. 14

Jones Day on 6/5/2017

New York Attorney General Announces Record Number of Data Breach Notices in 2016 - On March 21, 2017, the New York Attorney General's Office announced that it received 1,300 reported data breaches in 2016—a 60 percent...more

Health Company Fined by UK’s Information Commissioner Office

Hogan Lovells on 3/8/2017

Last week, the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) published a monetary penalty notice which fined a private healthcare company, HCA International, £200,000 for its failure to keep sensitive data secure....more

Data Privacy Day? Yep, it’s a Thing.

Snell & Wilmer on 1/30/2017

For a number of years now, January 28 has been marked as “Data Privacy Day” (or, for our European friends, “Data Protection Day”), and it is often overlooked observed in the United States, Canada, India and many European...more

Do You Know Where Your Data Is Located? Why Knowing is Half the Battle

Jaburg Wilk on 12/21/2016

Whether you realize it or not, you are probably storing some personal or business data in the cloud. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) defines cloud computing as a model for enabling ubiquitous,...more

Innocents Abroad: Lost laptop with customer data

Mintz - Immigration Viewpoints on 6/2/2016

Carrie, A couple of weeks ago, you wrote me about an employee who will be engaging in a six-month temporary assignment around Europe to scope market opportunities. The employee was Abbie Absent-Minded. Well, we hit a...more

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - April 2016

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 5/3/2016

In this edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine changes to EU privacy and data protection laws, new state laws addressing data breach notifications, Congress' review of cyber insurance, and recent court...more

Weekly Web Wrap-Up

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 4/18/2016

Friend a Bot on Facebook? Messenger Launches Business Chatbots - At Facebook’s annual developers conference F8 this week, Facebook confirmed that Messenger will allow brands and companies to build bots that interact...more

Attacking Encryption in the EU - What Could Be the Consequences for Privacy?

McGuireWoods LLP on 3/17/2016

As one might expect, the Paris attacks have provided to EU member states and politicians the opportunity to strengthen the legal means of surveillance available to intelligence services and enforcement authorities. Will this...more

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