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EU-US Data Privacy Framework Goes Live: What Are the Practical Implications?

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The new framework provides an additional route for personal data transfers from the EEA to the US. On 10 July 2023, the European Commission (EC) took the final step to enable businesses to start relying on the new EU-US...more

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Schrems 2.0: AG Opines That Data Transfers to U.S. Are Valid Under Standard Contractual Clauses

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

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The European Data Protection Board’s Second Report on the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield

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The European Data protection Board (“EDPB”), which is composed of representatives of the national data protection authorities, and the European Data Protection Supervisor, adopted its report on the second annual review of the...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

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Locke Lord Article: EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Now Available: What impact will it have on personal data transfers?

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Beginning on August 1, 2016, U.S. companies have a new way to legally facilitate the transfer of personal data from the European Union to the U.S. Known as the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, this new agreement between the EU and the...more

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EU-US Privacy Shield to Launch August 1, Replacing Safe Harbor

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I. Introduction: Privacy Shield to Go Live August 1 (at Last) - The replacement for Safe Harbor is finally in effect, over nine months after Safe Harbor was struck down by the Court of Justice of the EU in the Schrems...more

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Privacy Shield – A Shield worth having?

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Earlier this week, the European Commission voted to formally approve the Privacy Shield—a set of principles agreed between the E.U. and the U.S. to enable certified U.S. companies to receive and process personal data from the...more

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Privacy Shield Finalized - How Everyone Can Take Advantage of the New European Data Transfer Framework

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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 transferred to countries...more

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Dead Before the Ink is Dry? EU Approves Privacy Shield Text

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After months of uncertainty, the U.S. again has a framework of rules to follow that will govern U.S. business’ use of EU residents’ data. The European Commission approved the text of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield (the “Privacy...more

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EU Commission Adopts EU-U.S. Privacy Shield

On July 12, 2016, the European Commission formally adopted the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield to replace the previously invalidated Safe Harbor Framework as an adequate method of transferring personal data from the European Economic...more

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Privacy Shield Approved

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On July 8, 2016, the Article 31 Committee, comprised of representatives of the European Union (EU) member states, voted to approve a revised Privacy Shield framework that is intended to replace the Safe Harbor framework...more

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What U.S. Businesses Should Be Thinking About Now that European Commission Has Adopted Privacy Shield

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On July 12, 2016, the European Commission formally adopted the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, a new framework governing the transatlantic flow of data. The Privacy Shield replaces the former Safe Harbor Privacy Principles, which the...more

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U.S. Government Petitions to Join Data Privacy Litigation Against Facebook in Ireland

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On June 13, 2016, the United States government asked the Irish High Court to be joined as amicus curiae (friend of the court) in the case brought by the Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems against Facebook attacking the use...more

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Data Transfer Without Safe Harbors

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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

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The End of the “Safe Harbor” Rule for E.U./U.S. Data Transfer: How Can Companies Transfer Personal Data and Remain Compliant?

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Directive 95/46/EC of 24 October 1995 - Articles 25 and 26 - The transfer of personal data to a third country is allowed: ..if the third country ensures an adequate level of protection; the Commission can...more

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Privacy Shield Update: A Recap of Recent Developments

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On April 13, 2016, the Article 29 Working Party (WP29), an influential group of European data protection authorities, issued a non-binding opinion that criticized certain elements of the fledgling Privacy Shield framework....more

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EU Regulators Decline to Support Privacy Shield Agreement

In the latest twist in the ongoing saga of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield data transfer agreement, EU data protection authorities (commonly known as the Article 29 Working Party) stated on April 13, 2016 that it would not affirm...more

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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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Article 29 Working Party has “Strong Concerns” About Privacy Shield

On April 13, 2016, the EU’s Article 29 Working Party issued its much-anticipated statement on the viability of the proposed EU-US Privacy Shield. As we’ve detailed previously, EU and US officials reached agreement on the...more

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Article 29 Working Party Criticizes Privacy Shield

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On April 13, 2016, the Article 29 Working Party, which is a group composed of representatives of the national data protection authorities in Europe (“WP29”), published its opinion (“Opinion”) on the EU–U.S. Privacy Shield....more

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Privacy Shield Pierced? Article 29 Working Party Expresses Concern with Agreement

The Article 29 Working Party (The Working Party), which includes representative data protection authorities from each EU member country and the European Data Protection Supervisor, issued a 58-page opinion yesterday that...more

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WP 29 Expresses Concerns About EU-U.S. Privacy Shield

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This April 13, the Article 29 Working Party (WP 29, which includes the EU national data protection authorities) expressed its concerns regarding the Privacy Shield during a press conference. The WP 29 will publish its...more

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Privacy Shield is on its Way

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On March 17, 2016, the Civil Liberties Committee convened to discuss whether the Privacy Shield framework that will replace Safe Harbor provides adequate protection to the data of EU citizens. A number of experts were...more

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European Commission and U.S. Department of Commerce Publish Details Regarding the EU-US Privacy Shield

On February 29, 2016, the European Commission (EC) and U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) published a series of documents providing details for the implementation of the new EU-US Privacy Shield framework for the transfer of...more

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EU-US Privacy Shield: Brace Yourself . . . or Maybe Not

On February 29, 2016, the European Commission and United States released the terms of the much-anticipated renewed framework for the transfer, sharing, and processing of European individuals’ data to the United States. The...more

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