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Employer Considerations for Responding to Right of Access Requests Under Article 15 of the GDPR

In 2023, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) clarified the limits of applicants’ right of access requests under Article 15 of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in landmark decisions with...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

FTC to Twitter: Do What You Say (Or Pay $150M If You Don’t)

Privacy law 101 includes a simple but important basic concept that organizations may only use personal information they collect for what they say they will, and how they say they will. According to the Federal Trade...more

McCarter & English, LLP

Shield, Sword or Plough Ahead? Approval of New EU Privacy Shield Forces a Decision

When the European Court of Justice first invalidated the Safe Harbor we recommended here that, for most companies, staying the course by implementing general data security best practices was probably the right thing to do...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Privacy Shield – Rejected. GDPR – Accepted: What This Means to Your Organization and What You Should Consider Doing Now

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The European Union Article 29 Working Party (Article 29) issued an opinion on the proposed EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework agreement (Privacy Shield) last week, stating that although the Privacy Shield was a “great step...more

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Privacy Shield Released - How Employers Can Take Advantage of the New European Data Transfer Framework

Background - The EU Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC (the “Directive”) creates the legal framework for national data-protection laws in each EU member state. The Directive states that personal data may only be...more

Butler Snow LLP

No Safe Harbor: Why U.S. Companies Must Be Aware of Europe’s Privacy Rules

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The European Union has consistently provided its residents greater data protection than the United States. Directive 95/46/EC outlines specific requirements for data protection, including a provision that transfers of...more

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Safe Harbor Invalidated

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Last Tuesday, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) invalidated the US-EU Safe Harbor framework in Schrems v. Data Protection Commissioner. The Safe Harbor provided companies with a self-certification process through the US...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

ECJ Invalidates Safe Harbor: Background Screeners Should Re-Evaluate Their Basis for EU-US Data Transfers

Since 2000, the EU-US Safe Harbor program has been one means by which eligible US companies could transfer personal data from the European Union (EU) to the United States in accordance with EU law regulating transfers of...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

European Court of Justice Invalidates Safe Harbor Adequacy Finding: Organizations Should Re-evaluate Their Basis for EU-US Data...

On October 6th, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued its opinion in Schrems v. Data Protection Commissioner (C-362/14), a case which, among other things, challenged the validity of the European Commission’s 2000 finding...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

With Safe Harbor now “Invalid,” Companies Must Change Data Practices

Europe’s top court ruled that U.S. companies relying upon the “Safe Harbor Framework” data sharing regime to maintain information regarding EU citizens is “invalid.” This means that any company relying upon the Safe Harbor...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

US–EU Safe Harbor – Struck Down!

1. CJEU finds Safe Harbor Invalid - In a landmark ruling delivered today, Europe's highest court, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) declared that the EU Commission's US - EU Safe Harbour regime is...more

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Now What? Europe’s High Court Sinks the U.S. – EU Safe Harbor Data Transfer Program

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Life just got a lot more confusing, complicated and expensive for organizations that transmit personal data to the United States from the European Union (EU) under the frequently-used U.S. – EU Safe Harbor program. Why?...more

Morgan Lewis

Advocate General Of ECJ Rules EU Data Protection Authorities Can Investigate Complaints About Safe Harbor Programme

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Data transfers can be suspended until investigation is complete. In Maximillian Schrems v. Data Protection Commissioner (case C-362/14), the Advocate General ruled that EU data protection authorities do have powers to...more

Perkins Coie

My Vote for Privacy Person of the Year

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There isn’t an official Privacy Person of the Year award. If there were, Edward Snowden almost certainly would have won it last year. Instead, he finished in second place, behind Pope Francis, as TIME Magazine’s 2013 Person...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

Socially Aware - Volume 5, Issue 4 - July 2014

In This Issue: - European Court of Justice Strengthens the Right to Be Forgotten - California AG Offers Best Practices for Do Not Track Disclosures; Crucial Compliance Questions Left Unanswered - Snap...more

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