This Essential Guide to the European Data Act is part of Orrick's Cybersecurity & Privacy Compass Series. The Cybersecurity & Privacy Compass is your global guide to the evolving cybersecurity and privacy regulatory...more
In this Essential Guide, part of Orrick’s Cybersecurity & Privacy Compass Series, we offer insights into the Cyberspace Administration of China's (CAC) new rules and requirements for cross-border data transfers.
The...more
This Essential Guide to the European Data Act is part of Orrick's Cybersecurity & Privacy Compass Series. The Cybersecurity & Privacy Compass is your global guide to the evolving cybersecurity and privacy regulatory...more
The European Commission today approved the long-awaited framework for data transfers to the United States. What is the decision about? Today's decision means that organisations subject to the GDPR can benefit from an adequacy...more
This essential guide to the European Data Act is part of Orrick’s Cybersecurity & Privacy Compass Series. The Cybersecurity & Privacy Compass is your global guide to constant cybersecurity and privacy change.
In this guide,...more
Last week, the European Data Protection Board ("EDPB") published a long-awaited update of its guidance on breach notification—which did not contain much news generally. However, it does bring a significant new burden for...more
Schnell ist es passiert. Ein Angriff auf die IT-Infrastruktur trifft Unternehmen fast immer zur Unzeit. Hacking und andere Infiltrationen der Unternehmenssysteme können binnen kürzester Zeit erhebliche Schadensketten in Gang...more
France’s data protection authority, the Commission Nationale de Informatique et des Libertés (“CNIL”), has issued one of its highest General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) sanctions to-date against Dedalus Biologie SAS...more
Significant developments in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and consumer privacy occurred across the globe in 2021 with the anticipation of more activity in 2022. Our roundup for the year captures some of the major...more
On June 28, 2019, the German parliament (Bundestag) passed new legislation imposing several changes to the current German Federal Data Protection Act (“BDSG”). Although many of the changes addressed privacy aspects of...more
7/3/2019
/ Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Officers (DPOs) ,
Data Security ,
Deregulation ,
EU ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Germany ,
New Legislation ,
Personal Data ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Regulatory Requirements
After 4 years of negotiation, today the European Parliament adopted the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR“). In doing so, it signaled the end of the EU approval process and put businesses on alert that they now have...more
1. CJEU finds Safe Harbor Invalid -
In a landmark ruling delivered today, Europe's highest court, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) declared that the EU Commission's US - EU Safe Harbour regime is...more
10/7/2015
/ Cloud Computing ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Data Transfers ,
Due Diligence ,
EU ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
Facebook ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Privacy Policy ,
Safe Harbors ,
US-EU Safe Harbor Framework ,
Young Lawyers
Thousands of U.S. and European companies who rely on the EU–US Safe Harbor Framework to permit the transfer of personal data from the EU to the U.S., have come a step closer to seeing the transfer mechanism struck down....more
10/1/2015
/ Advocate General ,
Cloud Computing ,
Compliance ,
Cross-Border ,
Data Loss Prevention ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Data Transfers ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Edward Snowden ,
Email ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
European Commission ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Safe Harbors ,
US-EU Safe Harbor Framework
Thousands of U.S. and European companies who rely on the EU–US Safe Harbor Framework to permit the transfer of personal data from the EU to the U.S., have come a step closer to seeing the transfer mechanism struck down....more