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UK US Data Bridge Practical Tips for Implementation and Compliance

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Latham & Watkins and Privacy Laws & Business recently co-hosted a webinar looking back on the first eight months since the UK-US Data Bridge entered into force. Speakers from the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and...more

Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP

The EU-US Data Privacy Framework: Are You in Compliance?

The U.S. Departments of Justice and Commerce, as well as the European Commission recently launched the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (“DPF”), marking a significant shift from the previous frameworks such as Safe Harbor and...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: UK and US Agree to “Data Bridge”

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On the heels of the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF), another bridge has been built across the Atlantic to streamline data transfers between businesses. In July, the European Commission adopted its much-anticipated...more

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US and EU Approve Framework for Personal Data Transfers

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The United States ("U.S.") and the European Union ("EU") have settled on a framework for transfers of personal data for the first time since the European Court of Justice ("CJEU") effectively invalidate the EU-U.S. Privacy...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

The EU-U.S. “Data Privacy Framework”: A New Solution for the Free Flow of Personal Data

U.S. companies can now self-certify to permit personal data to freely flow from the Europe to the United States. U.S. organizations can now self-certify their compliance with the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF) to...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

US and EU Finalize New Data Privacy Framework

On July 10, the European Union and the United States finalized the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF), an agreement that allows for the transfer of personal data from residents of the EU to certified companies in the U.S....more

Wiley Rein LLP

Companies May Begin Submitting EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework Certifications

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As of July 17, 2023, the Data Privacy Framework website and certification mechanism is fully functional and organizations that are approved under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (Framework) may begin taking advantage of...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

European Commission’s Adequacy Decision Paves the Way for U.S. Companies to Begin Enrolling in the E.U.-U.S. Data Privacy...

The U.S. Department of  Commerce’s Data Privacy Framework (DPF) program website  went live on  July 17, and contains guidance documents for those companies wanting to know the costs and benefits of enrollment in the DPF...more

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Significant improvements for international transfers of personal data - adequacy decision for the new EU-U.S. Data Privacy...

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On July 10, 2023, the European Commission adopted its long-awaited adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (“Adequacy Decision”). This ends a three-year journey to set up a successor to the EU-U.S. Privacy...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Third Time’s the Charm? “Privacy Shield 2.0” Emerges as EU Approves New Data Transfer Deal with the United States

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Nearly three years after the European Union’s (“EU”) high court struck down the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework, the European Commission (the “Commission” or “EC”) adopted an adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

EU Adopts Adequacy Decision for EU-US Data Privacy Framework

The EU Commission adopted today an adequacy decision for the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. As we indicated last month, this has been an area closely watched by those transferring data from the EU to the US. The issue has been...more

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European Commission Adopts EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework Adequacy Decision

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On July 10, 2023, the European Commission adopted an adequacy decision regarding the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (Framework). The adequacy decision procedure was established by the European Union’s (EU) General Data...more

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U.S. Fulfills Its Commitments to Implement the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework

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On July 3, 2023, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the U.S. fulfilled its commitments that were prerequisites to the implementation of the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (Framework). These steps are...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

The EU-U.S. Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework Moves Closer to Approval: Why It Matters for Your Business

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President Biden recently signed the Executive Order on Enhancing Safeguards for United States Signals Intelligence Activities and supporting regulations (collectively, the “Executive Order”), enhancing privacy and civil...more

Dechert LLP

Dechert Cyber Bits - Issue 22

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SEC Chair Gensler Indicates Commission is Looking to Update SEC’s Regulation S-P - On September 28, 2022, Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the “Commission”) Chairman Gary Gensler appeared via video at the...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Executive Order on EU-U.S. Data Sharing Signed

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On October 7, 2022, President Biden signed the Enhancing Safeguards for United States Signals Intelligence Activities Executive Order (Executive Order or EO), which implements the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (EU-U.S. DPF)....more

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Biden Signs Executive Order Implementing Privacy-Shield Replacement for EU-US Data Transfers

Today, October 7, 2022, President Joe Biden signed an executive order implementing a new privacy framework for data being shared between Europe and the United States. The new framework is called the “Trans-Atlantic Data...more

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New Privacy Shield Framework in the Works, Favoring Continuity Over Change for Businesses

President Biden and EU leaders announced on March 25, 2022 an agreement in principle to craft a replacement for the Privacy Shield and expand options for trans-Atlantic data transfers in accordance with the General Data...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

New Privacy Shield Agreement Announced

Last week the Biden administration and the European Commission jointly announced a new trans-Atlantic data flow agreement. While no specifics have yet been made public, a recent press release gives the high-level facts of...more

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Regulators React to Invalidation of Privacy Shield

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As discussed in a previous advisory, the European Union’s supreme court, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), invalidated the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework (Privacy Shield) in its July 16, 2020 decision in...more

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U.S. Commerce Secretary, European Justice Commissioner Offer Joint Statement On Enhanced Privacy Shield Framework

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U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross and European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders issued a joint statement on Privacy Shield III: “The U.S. Department of Commerce and the European Commission have initiated...more

Balch & Bingham LLP

European Union and U.S. Department of Commerce to Re-Evaluate Enhanced EU-U.S. Privacy Shield

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Yesterday, on August 10, 2020, the European Commission (“Commission”) and the Department of Commerce (“DoC”) issued a joint statement announcing they are beginning discussions to evaluate potential enhancements to the EU-U.S....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - July 2020

In this month's edition, we examine the Court of Justice of the European Union's decision invalidating the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework, as well as the U.S. government's response to the decision. We also examine two...more

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Commerce Department Addresses Schrems II Decision’s Impact On Swiss-US Privacy Shield

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The U.S. Department of Commerce (DoC)has updated its Frequently Asked Questions piece on the Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield to address questions raised by the the Schrems II decision regarding the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield...more

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

European Court Invalidates Privacy Shield, Large Implications for U.S. Companies Likely

U.S. companies will face restrictions on transferring and storing information about European residents after the European Court of Justice ruled that such transfers exposed Europeans to American government surveillance...more

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