The regulation of cookies and similar tracking technologies is rapidly evolving, not only in the European Union and United Kingdom but also in the United States and globally. If you have visited a website recently, you might...more
5/10/2021
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On 19 February 2021, the European Commission published the draft for an adequacy decision regarding transfers of personal data to the UK. For businesses in the European Union (and EEA) who transfer data to business partners...more
Although the German parliament has failed to transpose the Cookie Directive into German law, operators of websites must require explicit consent before setting cookies on users’ computers, the German Federal Court of Justice...more
For companies seeking to use, license, or otherwise commercialize health data, there are potential inconsistencies among the HIPAA de-identification standard, the CCPA definition of de-identified data, and GDPR requirements...more
2/26/2020
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The German Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (BfDI) recently announced a public consultation process regarding anonymization under the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)...more
On 19 October 2016, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) held (Case C-582/14 – Breyer v Federal Republic of Germany) that dynamic IP addresses may constitute personal data. The ECJ also held that a website operator may collect...more
The Impact of The EU General Data Protection Regulation -
The EU General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (GDPR) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 4 May 2016 following the compromise...more
8/31/2016
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In Depth -
With the United Kingdom having voted to leave the European Union (Brexit) on 23 June 2016, the free flow of personal data between the United Kingdom and the EU and European Economic Area (EEA) countries is at...more
7/1/2016
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In Depth -
On 4 May 2016, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (L 119/1). It will apply from 25 May 2018, at which point it replaces the current legal...more