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Dechert LLP

Dechert Cyber Bits - Issue 61

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X Agrees to Stop Processing EU Data to Train its Grok AI - Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (“DPC”) recently filed an urgent High Court application against X (formerly Twitter) for using the personal data of European...more

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Global Legal Insights Fintech 2023: Ireland

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Partners Niall Esler and Shane Martin, along with senior associate Conor Daly and trainee solicitor Coleen Wegmann, have authored the Ireland chapter for Global Legal Insights Fintech 2023. They provide an up-to-date summary...more

Miller Nash LLP

This Is Not a Test: The Significant Impacts of the Ireland Data Protection Commission’s Meta Decision

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It shouldn’t come as a surprise that the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), through Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC), issued another fine against a large US technology company. What may come as a surprise is the...more

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Meta Fined EUR 1.2 Billion for Violating GDPR

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On 22 May 2023, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) issued Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (Meta Ireland) with a EUR 1.2 billion (approximately 1.3 billion U.S. dollar) fine for breaches of the GDPR with respect to...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

U.S. messaging service fined €5.5 million for GDPR violations

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On January 19, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced the conclusion of an inquiry into the data processing practices of a U.S.-based messaging service’s Ireland operations and fined the messaging service €5.5...more

Clark Hill PLC

The HSE Cyberattack: Lessons Learned

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In this article, we look at the 2021 cyberattack on the Health Service Executive (“HSE”), the national healthcare provider for Ireland, and what lessons have been learned from that crisis one year post-incident....more

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The Irish Data Protection Commission Widens the Definition of “Personal Data Breach,” as Well as the Approach to Timely...

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On 14 March 2022 the Data Protection Commission of Ireland (DPC) handed down a decision in respect of 22 personal data breach notifications made by the Bank of Ireland Group Plc (BOI) between November 2018 and June 2019. The...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

EU-U.S. Data Transfers Under Fresh Spotlight Following Irish DPC Ruling

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Today saw a key ruling by the Irish High Court which could have wide ranging implications in relation to a range of data use, targeted advertising and data transfers between Europe and the United States. The Irish data...more

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The Proverbial Other Foot: Proposed U.S. Legislation Could Ban Personal Data Transfers to Ireland and Other U.S. Allies

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Digital giants and other data-driven businesses that have moved their companies from the United Kingdom to Ireland in the wake of Brexit could soon be bracing for a new shake-up in light of legislation recently proposed in...more

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Twitter fined $546,000 in December 2020 by European Data Protection Authority for 2019 Breach Notification Violations

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The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) fined Twitter 450,000 euros (about US$546,000) for failing to timely notify the Irish DPC within the required 72 hours of discovering a Q4 2018 breach involving a bug in its Android...more

Carlton Fields

The Impending Cookie “Crackdown”: Irish Data Protection Commission Expected To Start Enforcement of Its Cookie Guidance This Fall

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Following its Guidance issued on April 6, 2020, the Irish Data Protection Commission signaled its intent to begin enforcement against companies who fail to adhere to the Commission’s guidelines on the use and management of...more

Akerman LLP

Schrems II and EU-U.S. Personal Information Transfers: Where Are We, and What’s Next?

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The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) recently issued a decision with global implications for data transfers from the EU in a case referred to the CJEU from the Irish Data Protection Commissioner, colloquially...more

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How to Comply with International Transfers – The Regulatory Guidance Overview on the “Schrems II” Decision

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EDPB and data protection authorities’ views and statements on the “Schrems II”- decision by the CJEU - On 16 July, 2020, the European Court of Justice (“CJEU“) passed a decision invalidating the EU-US Privacy Shield and...more

Morgan Lewis

No Grace Period After Invalidation of EU-US Privacy Shield in Schrems II

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As discussed in an earlier alert, the Court of Justice of the European Union in a landmark decision in the Schrems II case invalidated the EU-US Privacy Shield framework, which was widely used by thousands of US organizations...more

Hogan Lovells

SCCs: EU authorities' stance on EU data exports in wake of Schrems II

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The table below sets out the guidance provided by data protection authorities (DPA) in response to the European Court of Justice’s landmark judgment in Case C-311/18 Data Protection Commissioner v. Facebook Ireland and...more

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EU’s Highest Court Upends Personal Data Transfers to the United States: Action Steps for U.S. Multinational Employers to Keep HR...

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The Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”), on July 16, 2020, invalidated the European Union-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework (“Privacy Shield”), which more than 5,300 U.S. organizations had relied on to lawfully...more

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CJEU Invalidates Privacy Shield; OKs Standard Contractual Clauses Subject to Greater Scrutiny

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On July 16, 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), the supreme court of the European Union on matters involving European Union law, issued its long anticipated decision in the “Schrems II” case ( case...more

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Court of Justice of the European Union strikes down Privacy Shield, but upholds Standard Contractual Clauses

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On July 16, 2020, Europe’s highest court, the Court of Justice of the European Union, struck down the Privacy Shield, an agreement that permitted companies operating in the European Union (EU) to transfer data to the United...more

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Privacy Shield Invalidated by the European Court of Justice

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On July 16, 2020, the European Court of Justice (Court) ruled in the “Schrems II” case that the one of the most commonly used cross border data transfer mechanisms between the European Union (EU) and the United States (US),...more

Stinson LLP

EU Suspends the Privacy Shield – Where do we go from here?

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In a decision issued on July 16, 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) invalidated the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework, one of the primary tools used by companies in the European Union (EU) to transfer...more

Hogan Lovells

El TJUE invalida el Privacy Shield y confirma la validez de las CCT (R-E) PERO con condiciones

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El TJUE se pronuncia sobre la validez del Privacy Shield y las Cláusulas Contractuales Tipo (Responsable-Encargado). En su sentencia, el TJUE ha: (i) invalidado el Privacy Shield como mecanismo para transferir de forma segura...more

Morgan Lewis

The End of the US-EU Privacy Shield, but Standard Contractual Clauses Remain Valid

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The Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) has finally issued its decision on the validity of standard contractual clauses (SCCs) in the Irish Data Protection Commissioner’s referral to the ECJ for an opinion on the...more

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Ireland’s Data Protection Commission Offers Tips For Safe Videoconferencing

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Ireland’s Data Protection Commission has issued advice on protecting data privacy when using videoconferencing. Organizations should: •Use contracted service providers for work-related communications. Ensure you are...more

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Data Access Requests In The Age Of COVID-19, Guidance From Ireland

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Ireland’s Data Protection Commission weighs in on the issue of COVID-19 and data access requests: “The Data Protection Commission acknowledges the significant impact of the Covid-19 health crisis which may affect...more

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Guidance from E.U. Supervisory Authorities on Data Processing in a Time of COVID-19

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The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and a number of European data protection supervisory authorities have recently issued guidance on processing personal data, including special categories of personal data (i.e., health...more

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