Throughout the past several years, data privacy and security practices have evolved into more than just defending against identity theft and protecting sensitive data. In fact, since 2014, to help raise awareness for data...more
1/31/2017
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Big Data ,
Cybersecurity ,
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Data Privacy ,
Department of Financial Services ,
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EU-US Privacy Shield ,
FFIEC ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
International Data Transfers ,
Mergers ,
NIST ,
OCIE ,
Popular ,
Ransomware ,
Spokeo v Robins
On October 26, 2015, EU Commissioner Jourová, responsible for data protection, delivered before the European Parliament a speech on the implications of the Schrems ruling (C-362/14) by the Court of Justice of the EU, which...more
After the October 6, 2015, decision of the CJEU, it is clear that transfers of personal data may no longer take place under the Safe Harbor. This was confirmed with no ambiguity by the Article 29 Working Party (Group 29,...more
10/23/2015
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Data Protection Authority ,
Derogation ,
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EU Data Protection Laws ,
European Commission ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Model Contracts
After the decision of October 6, 2015, of the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) invalidating the decision from the EU Commission (Decision 2000/520) on the Safe Harbor, transfer of personal data to the U.S. based on Standard...more
10/16/2015
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Data Protection Authority ,
Edward Snowden ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
European Commission ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
Facebook ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Germany ,
International Data Transfers ,
Ireland ,
National Security ,
National Security Agency (NSA) ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Laws ,
Right to Privacy ,
Safe Harbors ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
US-EU Safe Harbor Framework
On October 6, 2015, the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) ruled that the Safe Harbor decision from the EU Commission (Decision 2000/520) is invalid. The ruling seems more severe than the opinion rendered on September 23,...more
The European Commission made it clear on September 16, 2015, that the issue of whether to introduce national data retention laws is a national decision. The European Commission has no intention of going back on this statement...more
On September 23, 2015, Advocate General Yves Bot delivered an opinion on the issue of the transfer of personal data from Facebook Ireland to Facebook USA, in light of the generalized access the National Security Agency (NSA)...more
The EU and U.S. reached an agreement on Tuesday (9 September) which will enable the two sides to exchange personal data during criminal and terrorism investigations....more
9/15/2015
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Data-Sharing ,
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European Commission ,
Government Investigations ,
Industrial Espionage ,
Judicial Redress Act ,
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National Security ,
National Security Agency (NSA) ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Right to Privacy ,
Surveillance ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
Umbrella Agreement
One, of course, recalls the May 13, 2014 decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on the “right to be forgotten”. As a result, the French Data Protection Authority (CNIL – Commission Nationale de...more
6/17/2015
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Data Protection ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Delisting ,
Domain Names ,
EU ,
France ,
Google ,
Notice of Intent ,
Right to Be Forgotten ,
Sanctions ,
Search Engines
Back on February 12th 2015, Max Schrems, the Austrian law student who began Europe v. Facebook, posted a tweet suggesting that the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) may hear his case as soon as this month. Since...more