On 11 July 2023, the Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration (ITA) published an operational update (Update) on implementation of the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF). Significant takeaways for Privacy...more
The White House has issued its Executive Order on Enhancing Safeguards for United States Signal Intelligence Activities (“EO”), which provides additional due process protections to the use of surveillance mechanisms by U.S....more
10/10/2022
/ Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Data Privacy ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Commission ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Intellgence ,
International Data Transfers ,
National Intelligence Agencies ,
Personal Data ,
Standard Contractual Clauses ,
Surveillance
On March 25, 2022, The European Commission and the United States Government announced they had “agreed in principle” on a new Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (”Framework”) to enable flows of personal data from the EU to...more
The table below sets out the guidance provided by data protection authorities (DPA) in response to the European Court of Justice’s landmark judgment in Case C-311/18 Data Protection Commissioner v. Facebook Ireland and...more
7/31/2020
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Authority ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
Standard Contractual Clauses
Last Friday, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) released Frequently Asked Questions about the European Court of Justice's Schrems II case. ...more
7/31/2020
/ Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Authority ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
Standard Contractual Clauses
The table below sets out the guidance provided by data protection authorities (DPA) in response to the European Court of Justice’s landmark judgment in Case C-311/18 Data Protection Commissioner v. Facebook Ireland and...more
7/23/2020
/ Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Ireland ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
Standard Contractual Clauses
The Court of Justice of the European Union today invalidated the EU-US Privacy Shield and called into question the extent to which EU data exporters could rely on the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses for...more
With the deadline for a no-deal Brexit looming—the UK’s exit date from the European Union is now slated for April 12—companies certified to the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield should update their Privacy Shield privacy policies if...more
On September 27, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced proposed settlement agreements with four companies it alleges violated Section 5 of the FTC Act by misrepresenting their certification status and compliance with...more
Last Wednesday, President Trump signed an immigration-related Executive Order (EO) titled “Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States” that, among other things, removed the ability of federal agencies to...more