EU Data Protection Laws

EU Data Protection Regulation: and the horizon recedes again . . .

by Susan Foster | Mintz Levin - Privacy & Security on 5/13/2013

(LONDON) We recently wrote that a crucial committee vote on the new EU Data Protection Regulation had been pushed back until May 29-30. The vote has been delayed again until an unspecified future date, although Jan Phillip...more

Data Privacy Trouble Surrounding Google Street View Cars Presents Lesson for Smaller Companies [Video]

by LXBN on 5/7/2013

Google is a part of so many facets of our lives, and the amount of data they have access to on each and every one of us is troubling if you think too hard about it. But’s something just about everyone’s grown accustomed to....more

Cloud Providers That Adhere to U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Framework Meet EU's Data Protection Adequacy Requirements, Says U.S. Commerce...

by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 5/7/2013

Differing local privacy and data protection laws, especially in the EU, have increasingly challenged U.S. cloud providers seeking to move and store data across the globe. New guidance and public statements by the United...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

EU Data Protection Regulation: Looming closer . . .

by Susan Foster | Mintz Levin - Privacy & Security on 4/22/2013

(LONDON) The draft of the new Data Protection Regulation, the first EU privacy law with highly serious teeth in the form of fines based on global turnover, continues to wend its way through various committees of the European...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

Six European Data Protection Authorities Will Launch Legal Actions against Google Stemming from its Privacy Policy

by Marianne Le Moullec | Proskauer - Privacy & Data Security on 4/9/2013

The French, Italian, British, German, Spanish and Dutch Data Protection Authorities announced on April 2, 2013 that each will launch investigations and enforcement actions against Google on the grounds that its privacy policy...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

European Parliament Committee on Industry, Research and Energy publish opinion on the proposed General Data Protection Regulation

by Cynthia O'Donoghue | Reed Smith on 3/15/2013

Following the lead of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), which already released its draft report (see our prior blog), 20 February, the European Parliament Committee on Industry, Research and...more

2013 Albrecht Report confirms Major Changes in EU Data Laws - Are You Ready?

by Rafi Azim-Khan | Pillsbury Global Sourcing Practice on 3/7/2013

Why do you need to act urgently even if you feel your data handling is compliant? If you are a US headquartered company do you need to bother with these new EU laws and significant changes proposed?...more

Cybersecurity Developments in the U.S. and the EU

by Nathan David Taylor, Miriam Wugmeister | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 2/20/2013

Everyone is talking about cybersecurity. Articles appear almost daily regarding significant cybersecurity events. And over the past two years, the drumbeat for action on the issue of cybersecurity and the protection of the...more

EU Proposed Directive on Network and Information Security

by Timothy Nagle, Christine Nielsen, Cynthia O'Donoghue | Reed Smith on 2/14/2013

On 7 February, the European Commission (EC) published an EU Cyber Security Strategy encompassing a proposed Directive on Network and Information Security (NIS Directive). The aim of the Strategy and NIS Directive is to...more

Latest EU Proposal Will Force More Companies to Disclose Data Breaches

by Susan Foster | Mintz Levin - Privacy & Security on 2/11/2013

(LONDON) The European Commission recently published a draft “Cybersecurity Directive” which aims to increase the level of preparedness across the EU to deal with threats to network and information security. The Directive...more

ICO Fine Signals International Risks of Data Breaches

by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 2/8/2013

On January 24, 2013, the UK Data Protection Watchdog — the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) — fined Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Limited £250,000 (about $400,000) for its alleged failure to implement...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

The Proposed EU Data Protection Regulation One Year Later: The Albrecht Report

by Cedric Burton, Christopher Kuner, Anna Pateraki | Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 1/23/2013

Originally published in "Privacy & Security Law Report" January 21, 2013. One year ago (Jan. 25, 2012), the European Commission published its proposal to reform the European Union’s (EU) legal framework for data...more

Processing personal data in Europe? New Binding Corporate Rules for data processors since 1 January 2013

by Steven Farmer | Pillsbury Global Sourcing Practice on 1/14/2013

On 1 January 2013, over 4 years after the idea was first discussed, new Binding Corporate Rules (BCRs) for data processors were launched following a meeting of European data protection authorities....more

The View from London: European Parliament Publishes Proposal for Revised Draft of EU Data Protection Regulation

by Susan Foster | Mintz Levin - Privacy & Security on 1/10/2013

The European Parliament recently published a report on the European Commission’s draft of a new EU Data Protection Regulation. The report, which includes the European Parliament’s proposal for a revised draft of 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

Uruguay receives data protection adequacy recognition from EU Commission

by Asta Puraite on 9/4/2012

The EU Commission recognised Uruguay's legal framework as providing 'adequate protection' for personal data under the EU Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC, in a decision issued on 23 August 2012 - almost two years after the...more

Europe: WP29’s BSPR document a ‘massive contribution’ to global data protection

by Asta Puraite on 6/28/2012

The Article 29 Working Party (WP29) adopted – on 6 June 2012 – a Working Document 02/2012 (WP195), which describes the conditions for Binding Corporate Rules (BCRs) for data processors or Binding Safe Processor Rules (BSPRs)....more

Binding Corporate Rules: a global solution for international data transfers

by Olivier Proust on 11/25/2011

Transfers of personal data outside the European Union are strictly regulated by the European Data Protection Directive. In today's globalized world, it has become increasingly challenging for companies to comply with the...more

Home

Legal News

Find a Lawyer

Browse Subjects

Subscribe

Pro Services

For Reporters

EU Data Protection Regulation: and the horizon recedes again . . .

Data Privacy Trouble Surrounding Google Street View Cars Presents Lesson for Smaller Companies [Video]

Cloud Providers That Adhere to U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Framework Meet EU's Data Protection Adequacy Requirements, Says U.S. Commerce...

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

EU Data Protection Regulation: Looming closer . . .

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

Six European Data Protection Authorities Will Launch Legal Actions against Google Stemming from its Privacy Policy

A Cautionary Tale: EU Probing Google for Possible Privacy Violations

European Parliament Committee on Industry, Research and Energy publish opinion on the proposed General Data Protection Regulation

2013 Albrecht Report confirms Major Changes in EU Data Laws - Are You Ready?

Cybersecurity Developments in the U.S. and the EU

EU Proposed Directive on Network and Information Security

Latest EU Proposal Will Force More Companies to Disclose Data Breaches

ICO Fine Signals International Risks of Data Breaches

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

The Proposed EU Data Protection Regulation One Year Later: The Albrecht Report

Processing personal data in Europe? New Binding Corporate Rules for data processors since 1 January 2013

The View from London: European Parliament Publishes Proposal for Revised Draft of EU Data Protection Regulation

Anonymization: The UK Response to Big Data

Uruguay receives data protection adequacy recognition from EU Commission

Europe: WP29’s BSPR document a ‘massive contribution’ to global data protection

Binding Corporate Rules: a global solution for international data transfers

Data Privacy Trouble Surrounding Google Street View Cars Presents Lesson for Smaller Companies [Video]

Expand Your Reach