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GDPR: New Guidelines on Territorial Scope

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On November 23, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) - the gathering of all European Union (EU) data protection authorities - adopted new draft guidelines on territorial scope of the GDPR. The EDPB was previously known...more

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The EDPB Replies to Queries from European Parliament on Protection of Personal Data in Context of PSD2

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The European Data Protection Board (“EDPB“) has published a letter sent to the European Parliament in relation to the revised Payment Services Directive ((EU) 2015/2366) (“PSD2“)....more

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Global Privacy & Cybersecurity Update Issue 18 | June 2018

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JONES DAY CYBERSECURITY, PRIVACY & DATA PROTECTION ATTORNEY SPOTLIGHT: Richard Martinez - Europe's new General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") is driving an evolution in corporate privacy practices globally. As...more

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European Parliament’s Civil Liberties Committee Targets EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, Cloud Act

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On June 12, 2018, the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) passed a resolution calling on the European Commission to suspend the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield unless the U.S. fully...more

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New Watchdog, New Tricks: European Data Protection Board Adopts GDPR Guidelines and Releases Statement on ePrivacy Regulation

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Less than one week after replacing the now defunct Article 29 Working Party (WP29), the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has adopted new guidelines on the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and issued a...more

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GDPR Guidance – European Data Protection Board Adopts Art. 29 Working Papers

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Data protection authorities set out guidelines for the application of the new EU General Data Protection Regulation - The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) is the joint coordination body of the EU data protection...more

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German DPAs Issue DPIA Blacklists; Many Companies Likely to be Affected

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The GDPR entered into force on May 25, 2018. One of the GDPR’s core going-forward obligations is the duty to conduct Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) over processing activities that create a “high risk” to...more

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On GDPR Day, Austrian DPA issues First Binding DPIA Whitelist

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The GDPR entered into force on May 25, 2018. One of the GDPR’s core going-forward obligations is the duty to conduct Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) over processing activities that create a “high risk” to...more

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What the Working Party might be Thinking about Discovery – WP 261 Derogations to the GDPR

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On Feb. 6, 2018, the Article 29 Working Party (Working Party 29) published Working Paper 261 (WP 261), which provided guidance on the provisions of Article 49 of the European Union’s (EU) General Data Protection Regulation...more

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3 Resources That Make GDPR Compliance Less Painful

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The deadline to comply with the GDPR’s complex and far ranging requirements is rapidly approaching. As your organization races to implement its compliance program before the May 25, 2018 effective date, questions and...more

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The Digital Download - Alston & Bird’s Privacy & Data Security Newsletter - March 2018

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Features - Updates on the EU - Privacy & Data Security Team Launches GDPR Tracker Website. The Alston & Bird Privacy & Data Security Team recently launched the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Tracker website,...more

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A Look Ahead at Privacy and Data Security in 2018

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2018 promises to be an interesting year in the world of privacy and cybersecurity. In this article, we highlight a few of the most notable developments we expect this year, including major developments in Europe, changes and...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Forget Me, Forget Me Not: What’s New (Nouveau, Nuevo, Neu…) EU?

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St. Louis was named after Louis IX (born in 1214!), hosted a World Fair (technically, the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition), the fleur-de-lis is ubiquitous, and we love soccer and football, although we have neither major...more

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Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - December 2017

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In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we discuss the Article 29 Data Protection Working Party's critique of the Privacy Shield and the Sixth Circuit's decision to consider the issue of computer fraud...more

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EU DPAs and the Future of Privacy Shield

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The Article 29 Working Party group (WP29) of European data protection authorities recently announced that they will legally challenge the adequacy of the Privacy Shield Framework unless the U.S. government addresses certain...more

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The WP29 Issues an Ultimatum to Improve the Privacy Shield

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The EU and U.S. competent authorities have one year to implement the recommendations that the Article 29 Working Party (WP29, which is a gathering of all EU national data protection authorities) made in its opinion of...more

Jones Day

Global Privacy & Cybersecurity Update Vol. 16

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UNITED STATES - Regulatory—Policy, Best Practices, and Standards - United States and China Renew Promise Not to Hack - On October 4, U.S. and Chinese officials agreed to not engage in targeted hacking. Per a...more

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WP29 Issues Guidelines on Automated Individual Decision-Making and Profiling in the GDPR

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On October 18, 2017, the Article 29 Working Party (the “WP29”) published Guidelines clarifying the new profiling and automated decision-making provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). European Union...more

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The Digital Download - Alston & Bird’s Privacy & Data Security Newsletter - October 2017

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An English-Language Primer on Germany’s GDPR Implementation Statute. Expanding on his recent article for Bloomberg BNA, Alston & Bird associate Dan Felz offers a multipart primer on Germany’s new GDPR implementation statute....more

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An English-Language Primer on Germany’s GDPR Implementation Statute: Part 3 of 5

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Over the past year, the German government has been working on legislation to implement the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). On July 6, 2017, Germany did so by passing a statute titled the Data Protection...more

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How to Use the GDPR as Your Competitive Advantage: Focus on the Carrot, Not the Stick

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Ample bandwidth has been eaten by panicky commentary over the fines possible under the EU’s upcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Sure, the GDPR arms EU data protection authorities with a hefty compliance stick....more

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GDPR Compliance Update: Which Government Authorities Have Issued Official GDPR Guidance?

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This post provides an update as to the current status of official GDPR-related guidance. With a little under a year remaining until the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) becomes enforceable, companies...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

The EU’s New Data Protection Regulation – Are Your Cybersecurity and Data Protection Measures up to Scratch?

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In the context of increasing cyber-attacks on major corporate organisations, small businesses and government, data protection and cybersecurity is a hot topic. Added to this, the GDPR—a strict new regulatory regime in...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

EU Data Protection Authority Issues GDPR Action Plan, Swiss Sign Privacy Deal with U.S.

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On January 16, 2017, the Article 29 Working Party (“Working Party”)—the EU’s central data protection advisory board—published a press release regarding its Action Plan for 2017, which was adopted as part of its wider...more

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The Digital Download - Alston & Bird’s Privacy & Data Security Newsletter – May 2016

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Special Focus on “Safe Harbor 2.0,” Privacy Shield and E.U. Data Transfers: Alston & Bird’s privacy team has been closely following the development of Privacy Shield, the proposed successor to the E.U.-U.S. Safe Harbor...more

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