After nearly four years of amendments and negotiations, the European Parliament, Council of the European Union and European Commission reached a political agreement on the proposed General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on...more
After nearly four years of amendments and negotiations, the European Parliament, Council of the European Union and European Commission reached a political agreement on the proposed General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on...more
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued its landmark decision in Maximillian Schrems v. Data Protection Commissioner on October 6, 2015, ultimately invalidating the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Framework.
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10/8/2015
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International Data Transfers ,
Ireland ,
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Young Lawyers
Privacy and data security are high priorities of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) under the leadership of Chairman Tom Wheeler. In addition to significant enforcement actions against AT&T and TerraCom/YourTel that...more
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
Perkins Coie's Privacy & Security practice maintains a comprehensive chart that summarizes state laws regarding security breach notification. The chart is for informational purposes only and is intended as an aid in...more
In its newly published Fact Sheet on the Right to Be Forgotten, the European Commission has tried to dampen the negative reaction to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) Right to Be Forgotten decision by noting that the right...more
6/10/2014
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Data Protection ,
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Google ,
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Right to Privacy ,
Search Engines ,
United Nations ,
Wikipedia
While most people have focused on the free speech and implementation difficulties of the “right to be forgotten” announced by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in Google Spain SL, Google Inc. v. Agencia Española de...more
Google has taken the first step to implement the “Right to be Forgotten” decision by the European Court of Justice (ECJ). It has provided individuals a form to complete to request that their personal information be...more
Perkins Coie's Privacy & Security practice maintains this comprehensive chart of state laws regarding security breach notification. The chart is for informational purposes only and is intended as an aid in understanding each...more
Perkins Coie's Privacy & Security practice maintains this comprehensive chart of state laws regarding security breach notification. The chart is for informational purposes only and is intended as an aid in understanding each...more
Federal law and most states only require one party to a phone call to consent to recording it, which means the person recording the call doesn’t need anyone else’s permission; however, a minority of states, including...more