For most companies, human resource departments handle one of their most valuable and sensitive information assets: the personal data of their employees and job candidates. While this dataset provides employers a goldmine of...more
On October 7, President Biden signed an Executive Order directing the federal government to implement U.S. commitments under the European Union-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (EU-U.S. DPF). The new Executive Order enhances...more
Happy Data Privacy Day! Today, January 28, is a day to raise awareness, foster dialogue, and empower companies to act to ensure proper privacy (and security) of all types of data and information....more
On April 14, 2016 the European Parliament approved the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which replaces the EU Data Protection Directive (95/46/EC), the privacy law originally established in 1995. The...more
United States and European Union Commission negotiators announced today that they have reached a political agreement on a new data transfer framework that will replace the Safe Harbor Program, which was invalidated in 2015 by...more
On October 6, 2015, the Court of Justice of the European Union declared invalid the more than 15-year-old EU-U.S. Safe Harbor Framework. Thousands of U.S. businesses have complied with, and thus relied upon, the Safe Harbor...more
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