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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

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2023 NDAA Tightens Controls on Chinese Semiconductors in Government Contractor Supply Chains

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President Joe Biden signed into law the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (2023 NDAA or Defense Bill) on Dec. 23, 2022. The Defense Bill, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives on...more

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New Commerce Rule Covering ICTS Transactions Involving Foreign Parties

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A new rule effective March 22, 2021 establishes a process for the US Department of Commerce to review commercial transactions between US and foreign parties for certain information and communications technology and services...more

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One Cross-Border Mechanism Invalid, Another Upheld: Thoughts after the CJEU’s Schrems II Decision

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On July 16, 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) invalidated Decision 2016/1250 on the adequacy of the protection provided by the EU-US Privacy Shield, ruling, among other things, that U.S. domestic law...more

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European Court of Justice Declares the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Invalid and Provides Additional Obligations on Companies Using...

On July 16, 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) announced its judgment in the so-called Schrems II case (Case C-311/18), declaring that the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield is invalid because it does not provide an...more

Locke Lord LLP

Safe Harbor Ruling: Company Considerations and Near Term Strategies

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Following the landmark judgment of the CJEU on 6 October 2015, which declared the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor scheme invalid and allowed national supervisory authorities to evaluate whether an adequate level of protection is provided...more

Dechert LLP

Data Protection: EU Article 29 Working Party Issues Statement on Invalid EU-US Safe Harbor

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We reported in our recent update, that in the Schrems v. Data Protection Commissioner of Ireland decision the Court of Justice to the European Union (“CJEU”) declared Safe Harbor invalid under EU law. We subsequently...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

EU High Court Invalidates U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Framework

As has been widely reported, the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor – probably the most commonly used method for transferring personal data to the United States – has been invalidated by an EU court. The court’s decision has wide-ranging...more

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Did the ECJ Kill the Safe Harbor Framework on E.U.-U.S. Data Transfers?

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On October 6, 2015, the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) ruled in the “Schrems” case that the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor framework on the transfer of personal data from Europe to the United States, was invalid. ...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - FTC Mobile Privacy Disclosures: Court of Justice of the European Union Declares US-EU Safe...

“Decision 2000/520 is invalid.” With those four words, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) sent shock waves through the European and U.S. business communities on October 6, 2015, with a landmark decision finding...more

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What Does the European Court of Justice's Invalidation of the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Framework Mean For U.S.-Based Multinational...

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In a landmark decision that will dramatically affect thousands of U.S. companies that transfer personal data from the European Union ("EU") to the United States, the European Union Court of Justice ("ECJ") yesterday...more

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European Court of Justice May Invalidate Safe Harbor Framework

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In a landmark decision that threatens to undo the process by which American companies handle personal data flowing from the European Union, the Advocate General (AG) of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued an advisory...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

EU/Swiss-U.S. Safe Harbor: More Scrutiny by the FTC?

On May 29, 2015, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") announced the approval of the final orders for two U.S. companies, TES Franchising, LLC ("TES") and American International Mailing, Inc. ("AIM"), settling complaints that...more

Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC

DMCA Advice from the Department of Commerce

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 was created to protect copyright owners from infringement of their works (such as photos, documents, music files, and videos) over the Internet. Amongst other things, the DMCA...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Cloud Providers That Adhere to U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Framework Meet EU's Data Protection Adequacy Requirements, Says U.S. Commerce...

Differing local privacy and data protection laws, especially in the EU, have increasingly challenged U.S. cloud providers seeking to move and store data across the globe. New guidance and public statements by the United...more

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