Since the referendum to leave the EU rocked the UK in 2016, commentators, privacy personnel, and corporate officers alike have been speculating as to how Brexit will affect Britain’s subjugation to the General Data Protection...more
5/22/2019
/ Binding Corporate Rules ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
No-Deal Brexit ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Laws ,
Standard Contractual Clauses ,
Third Country Entities (TCEs) ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
Withdrawal Agreement
Since the referendum to leave the EU rocked the UK in 2016, commentators, privacy personnel, and corporate officers alike have been speculating as to how Brexit will affect Britain’s subjugation to the General Data Protection...more
5/21/2019
/ Automotive Industry ,
Binding Corporate Rules ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Personal Data ,
Standard Contractual Clauses ,
Third Country Entities (TCEs) ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
UK Data Protection Act
On July 8, 2016, the Article 31 Committee, comprised of representatives of the European Union (EU) member states, voted to approve a revised Privacy Shield framework that is intended to replace the Safe Harbor framework...more
7/14/2016
/ Binding Corporate Rules ,
Data Protection Authority ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Commission ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Ombudsman ,
Personal Data ,
Registration Requirement ,
Self-Certification ,
Standard Contractual Clauses ,
Surveillance ,
Third-Party ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
US-EU Safe Harbor Framework
The European Union Article 29 Working Party (Article 29) issued an opinion on the proposed EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework agreement (Privacy Shield) last week, stating that although the Privacy Shield was a “great step...more
4/18/2016
/ Article 29 Working Party (WP29) ,
Binding Corporate Rules ,
Consent ,
Cyber Incident Reporting ,
Data Breach Plans ,
Data Retention ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Commission ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Ombudsman ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Policy ,
Sarbanes-Oxley ,
Standard Contractual Clauses ,
Surveillance ,
US-EU Safe Harbor Framework
On October 6, 2015, the European Court of Justice — Europe’s highest court — invalidated the Safe Harbor agreement and framework that has permitted more than 4,000 companies to transfer personal data from the EU to the U.S....more
10/7/2015
/ Binding Corporate Rules ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Data Security ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
European Commission ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
Facebook ,
International Data Transfers ,
National Security Agency (NSA) ,
Personal Data ,
Prior Express Consent ,
PRISM Program ,
SCC ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
US-EU Safe Harbor Framework