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English High Court Examines Extent of GDPR's Extraterritorial Jurisdiction

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When the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force throughout the European Union nearly three years ago, one of its most eye-catching features was its extraterritorial jurisdiction provisions. These extend the...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

Ruling from Europe’s High Court: “Active” Consent Required for Cookies

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) – the European Union’s equivalent to the US Supreme Court – has issued a very important ruling with respect to cookie compliance that may require re-evaluation of your cookie...more

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ECJ Rules Companies Using Social Plugins Are Joint Controllers

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The Situation: Fashion ID, a German online clothing retailer, embedded on its website the Facebook "Like" button. When a user consults the website of Fashion ID, that user's personal data are transmitted to Facebook Ireland....more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Website Operator Jointly Liable for Data Collection and Transmission Through Facebook "Like" Button

On July 29, 2019, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued its decision in FashionID (Case C-40/17), determining that website operators are jointly liable with plugin providers for data collection and transmission through...more

White & Case LLP

Websites must remain accessible when rejecting tracking cookies – Dutch Data Protection Authority

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The Dutch Data Protection Authority (the "Dutch DPA") has issued guidance stating that so-called "cookie walls" are not compliant with the General Data Protection Regulation (the "GDPR"). The guidance is not legally binding,...more

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Dutch Data Protection Authority States Cookie Walls Violate GDPR

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On 7 March 2019, the Dutch Data Protection Authority published guidance (in Dutch) that it considers “cookie walls” to violate the GDPR. A cookie wall is a pop-up on a website that blocks a user from access to the website...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

New EU Data Laws—What Nonprofit Organizations Need To Know; Including Template for US/EU Privacy Notice

How will the new European Union data protection law affect U.S. nonprofit organizations? Nonprofit organizations based in the U.S. can often handle large amounts of data which originates in the EU—for example, they may...more

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French Data Protection Authority Clarifies Responsibilities for the Use of Cookies in Online Advertising

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In the online advertising sector, achieving a successful advertising campaign often involves implementing cookies (small files stored on computers or mobile devices that contain information on the user's browsing history),...more

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Dynamic IP Addresses May Qualify as Personal Data

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In a key decision, the European Court of Justice has ruled that dynamic IP addresses may qualify as personal data in certain circumstances—ending years of uncertainty about whether such fundamental building blocks of the...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

European Court Of Justice Rules That Dynamic IP Addresses Can Be Personal Data

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In a ruling with significant potential impact, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled that a dynamic internet protocol (IP) address may constitute "personal data" under EU Data Protection Directive...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

IP Addresses as Personal Data – Website Providers To Come Under Even More Scrutiny With EU Data Privacy Law

Website providers that collect dynamic Internet Protocol addresses (“IP address”) from website visitors may soon be subject to even more scrutiny from data protection authorities in the EU. Last week, Europe’s Advocate...more

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Financial Services Weekly News - October 2015

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Regulatory Developments - FINRA Files Proposed Rule Change to Apply Markup Rule to Government Securities: On Sept. 30 FINRA filed with the SEC a proposed rule change, published in the Federal Register on Oct. 6, to...more

Proskauer - Privacy & Cybersecurity

Toward the enforceability of the “right to be forgotten” in Europe

The European Court of Justice, in a decision rendered on May 13, 2014, held that search engines are considered data controllers under the Directive of October 24, 1995 on data protection, and as such they must provide data...more

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Is There A Right To Be Forgotten? The Court of Justice of the European Union Says “Yes”.

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Since Google, a web search engine provider, became a multi-billion dollar company, it has steadfastly refused to remove internet search results on a discretionary basis. In fact, Google support expressly provides that...more

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Proposed Amendment to EU Privacy Regulations May Force Choice Between Violating US and EU Law

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On Monday, October 21, 2013, the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) voted to approve an amended version of the proposed EU General Data Protection Regulations. Included in the...more

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Privacy Regulators Take to the Web in Search of Deficient Privacy Policies

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Regulators have historically taken a reactive approach to privacy and information security issues related to websites and mobile apps, often waiting to take action until a potential violation has been brought to their...more

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