Nota Bene Episode 135: Europe Q3 Check In: Brexit, Data Protection, and Block Exemption Regulations with Oliver Heinisch
E14: The Three Pillars of GDPR
E13: GDPR Wedding Day & Beyond
E12: GDPR Article 22 and Automated Decision Making
E8: Interview with Cookiebot CEO on Technical Solutions to GDPR Readiness
How to avoid a €20m fine. Meritas guide to the steps companies should take to comply with GDPR
Data Privacy Trouble Surrounding Google Street View Cars Presents Lesson for Smaller Companies
On December 19, 2019, in the Facebook Ireland and Schrems (Schrems 2.0) case, the Advocate General (AG) to the European Court of Justice (ECJ)—European Union's highest court—opined that the EU Standard Contractual Clauses...more
No. Although the GDPR indicates that people have a “right to be forgotten,” that right is not absolute. Rather, it exists only where one of the following six limited situations applies...more
BB&K's Christina Morgan Talks About Data Privacy in Riverside Lawyer Magazine - Due to rising concerns about privacy in the digital world, in April 2016, the European Union adopted the General Data Protection Regulation...more
We routinely hear from United States citizens who want advice on how to remove photographs, newspaper articles, videos or personal information about themselves from the internet. Originally published by the European...more
On September 24, 2019, the highest court of the European Union (EU), the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU), attempted to limit the territorial scope and authority of EU data protection authorities in its recent decision...more
Why does this topic matter to organisations? EU data protection law provides data subjects with a wide array of rights that can be enforced against organisations that process personal data. These rights may limit the...more
On January 10, 2019, Advocate General Szpunar issued his much awaited opinion in the Google case that was referred to the European Court of Justice by the French “Conseil d’Etat”, the highest administrative court of the...more
The European Union's General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") is arguably the most comprehensive - and complex - data privacy regulation in the world. Although the GDPR went into force on May 25, 2018, there continues to...more
Our experience in advising clients about GDPR and assisting them in the compliance process is that there are often misconceptions about the so-called “right to be forgotten”. The purpose of this post is to address some of...more
In Part I of this series, we provided information about whether the GDPR applies to your U.S.-based business. In this article, we will explain the key privacy requirements of the GDPR. The GDPR is, at its heart, a regulation...more
The International Association of Privacy Professionals ("IAPP") is the world's largest information privacy organization. IAPP provides education, training, and tools to professionals engaged in data privacy and security. ...more
The European Union's General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") is arguably the most comprehensive - and complex - data privacy regulation in the world. As companies prepare for the GDPR to go into force on May 25, 2018,...more
On May 25, 2018, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) goes into effect. The GDPR was adopted in April 2016, and designed to protect the privacy rights of EU individuals through enhanced personal data...more
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a uniform regulation aimed at protecting customer and employee personal information, becomes enforceable on May 25, 2018. The regulation will be implemented and applied in all 28...more
On April 14, 2016, the European Parliament approved the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR” or the “Regulation”), a new regulation that will replace the European Union’s (“EU”) current data privacy standard. As a...more
On April 14, 2016, the European Parliament passed the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and its companion, Data Protection Directive for Police and Criminal Justice Authorities. The GDPR is a comprehensive regulation...more
In April 2016, the European Union adopted new legislation on data protection. The part relevant to private enterprises (EU Regulation 2016/679) is known as the General Data Protection Regulation or “GDPR.” The GDPR is subject...more
European privacy law is a bold new world for U.S. businesses doing business in Europe. An October Court of Justice ruling struck down the Safe Harbor arrangement which had governed E.U.-U.S. data transfer transactions for...more
The recognition by the European Union of a “Right to be Forgotten” has caused much controversy, but seemingly progress is being made. The Right, which entitles Europeans to petition data controllers to prevent harmful...more
Have any data on people in the UK or France? New EU data privacy rules will be setting de facto global standards that will apply to US companies, like it or not. Europe’s lawmakers have given a preview of the new...more
Earlier this week, on December 15, 2015, EU officials approved the text of new data privacy regulations after nearly four years of discussions. The EU-wide bill, which will supersede what is now known as the EU Data...more
On December, 17, 2015, following the announcement that European officials had agreed on the language of the EU’s new General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR” or “Regulation”), the EU Parliament’s Civil Liberties Committee...more