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Irish Data Protection Commission Orders Meta Ireland to Suspend Facebook Data Transfers to the US and Imposes Record GDPR Fine of...

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The final decision of the Irish Data Protection Commission (IDPC) in relation to the transfers of EU/EEA Facebook user data by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (Meta Ireland) to its processor, Meta Platforms, Inc., in the US...more

Hogan Lovells

Building a common EU and UK BCR framework

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Hogan Lovells and Privacy Laws & Business have submitted a joint memorandum to data protection leaders in the EU and the UK advocating for a common framework for Binding Corporate Rules (BCR). The memorandum, submitted to the...more

Alston & Bird

European Parliament Committee Meeting Provides Insight into the Future of EU-US Personal Data Flows

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On September 3, 2020, The EU Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (the LIBE Committee), met to discuss the future of future of EU-US personal data flows following the Schrems II decision. In...more

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EU Commission Issues Communication about GDPR

The EU Commission issued today a “Communication to the European Parliament and the Council” which is entitled “Data protection rules as a trust enabler in the EU and beyond- taking stock”, which outlines the current state of...more

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EU-US Privacy Shield Framework Formally Adopted

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On July 12, 2016, the European Commission formally adopted the Privacy Shield, a new transatlantic framework for the transfer of personal data from the European Union (EU) and certain countries of the European Economic Area...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Data transfers in limbo – U.S. companies face fines by German data protection authorities

While EU regulators determine whether to adopt a new agreement for transfers of personal data from Europe to the United States to replace the invalid EU-U.S. Safe Harbor Framework, German data protection authorities have not...more

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

How to Use the EU Model Clauses

The EU Commission has created model contracts for data transfers (the “Model Contracts”) and determined that organizations which use the Model Contracts offer sufficient safeguards for cross-border data transfer as required...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Final Negotiations on European Data Protection Regulation

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Almost four years after the European Commission introduced their draft for a new European Data Protection Regulation, negotiators of the European Parliament and Council are close to agreeing on a compromise text, set for...more

K&L Gates LLP

Brussels Regulatory Brief: September/October

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On 11 September, TeliaSonera and Telenor have abandoned the proposed merger of their business units in Denmark. The contemplated transaction would have resulted in the establishment of a joint venture active in the provision...more

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European Commissioner Seeks Higher Data Protection under Revised U.S. Safe Harbour

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An exchange of views between the European Parliament and Mrs. Vera Jourová, European Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality, revealed ongoing negotiations between the Commission and the U.S. Department of...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

EU safe harbor update

Last week, the Vienna Higher Regional Court ruled that most of Max Schrems’ claims against Facebook can proceed, including his claim that Facebook improperly allowed his personal information to be shared with the National...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

EU Round-UP: Safe Harbor 2.0 and Upcoming National Challenges

EU Commissioner Vera Jourova recently announced in a speech to the EU Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) that the Commission and the US have made substantial progress in finalizing a...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Whom Should You Suspend During an Internal Investigation?

Whom to suspend during any Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) investigation is always a delicate question to answer. Unfortunately there is never an easy answer. As the Volkswagen (VW) emission-testing scandal continues to...more

Proskauer - Privacy & Cybersecurity

German DPAs Announce Policy Severely Limiting Mechanisms for Lawful Germany-to-U.S. Data Transfers

Over the course of the coming weeks, we will examine the various options available to companies in light of the European Court of Justice’s (CJEU) decision invalidating the US-EU Safe Harbor framework, including model...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Safe Harbor Invalidated by the CJEU; Are There Other Solutions for Transatlantic Transfers?

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After the October 6, 2015, decision of the CJEU, it is clear that transfers of personal data may no longer take place under the Safe Harbor. This was confirmed with no ambiguity by the Article 29 Working Party (Group 29,...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Advertising Law - October 2015 #3

With EU Safe Harbor Invalidated, Companies Ask: What Now? - What happens now?: That is the question that businesses across the country are asking after the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) threw out the...more

Stinson LLP

EU Strikes Down the Safe Harbor Framework for Transatlantic Data Transfers: What You Should Know and What to Do Next

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The European Court of Justice has declared invalid the Safe Harbor data-transfer agreement that has governed EU data flows across the Atlantic for the last 15 years. Thousands of U.S. companies have relied on the Safe Harbor...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

EU safe harbor update

A lot has happened since the European Court of Justice’s declaration that the EU-US safe harbor framework is invalid. First, the Article 29 Working Party, an organization comprised of representatives from each data...more

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The Schrems Saga Continues: Israeli Law, Information and Technology Authority Revokes Transfer Authorizations

Citing the European Court of Justice’s (ECJ) October 6, 2015 decision in Schrems v. Data Protection Commissioner, which invalidated the EU Commission’s Safe Harbor decision, the Israeli Law, Information and Technology...more

BakerHostetler

Safe Harbor Is Dead, Long Live Standard Contractual Clauses?

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For the past 15 years, the EU-U.S. Safe Harbor Framework has been one of the most popular data transfer mechanisms for organizations that engage in cross-border transfers of EU personal data to the United States. In the...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

Irish High Court Quashes Irish Data Protection Commission's Original Schrems Decision

On October 20, 2015, the Irish High Court ordered the Irish Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) to investigate Facebook’s European data privacy practices, bringing Max Schrems’ three-year fight full circle. The Court quashed...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

EU Working Party Issues Statement on CJEU’s Invalidation of Safe Harbor Framework

The European Court of Justice’s (CJEU) recent decision striking down the EU-US Safe Harbor framework has created significant marketplace uncertainty and left companies scrambling for alternative cross-Atlantic data transfer...more

Proskauer - Privacy & Cybersecurity

A German DPA Questions the Validity of the Use of Consent and Model Contractual Clauses to Transfer Personal Data to the U.S., and...

Just one week after the milestone decision rendered by the CJEU to invalidate the Safe Harbor program established 15 years ago between the U.S. and the EU to facilitate the transfer of personal data from the EU to the U.S., a...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

No Safe Harbour? Immediate Implications for Employers

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A landmark decision of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has held that companies may no longer rely on “Safe Harbour” to justify transferring personal data from the European Union to the US, because the US Government has a...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

EU Data Protection Authorities Issue Statement Following Schrems Decision

On October 16, 2015, the body of European data protection regulators (Article 29 Working Party or WP29) issued a statement on the implementation of the judgement of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in...more

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