The new framework provides an additional route for personal data transfers from the EEA to the US.
On 10 July 2023, the European Commission (EC) took the final step to enable businesses to start relying on the new EU-US...more
8/1/2023
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Certification Requirements ,
Compliance ,
Data Privacy ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
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EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Commission ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Framework Agreement ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Framework ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
Standard Contractual Clauses ,
Surveillance ,
Switzerland ,
US-EU Safe Harbor Framework
Companies have three months to prepare to use the latest standard contractual clauses for new data transfers, and 18 months to migrate existing arrangements.
On 4 June 2021, the European Commission released its...more
6/28/2021
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Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
Standard Contractual Clauses ,
UK
The privacy organisation noyb will file more than 10,000 complaints for use of cookies contrary to its interpretation of compliance.
On 31 May 2021, the nonprofit privacy organisation noyb (short for “none of your...more
The European Commission has published draft updated standard contractual clauses in light of the Schrems II decision.
On 12 November 2020, the European Commission (the Commission) published a draft implementing decision,...more
12/8/2020
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Schrems I & Schrems II ,
Standard Contractual Clauses ,
UK
The EDPB takes a strict approach in its recent guidance on international data transfers following Schrems II, posing a difficult challenge for businesses.
On 10 November, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) released...more
Latham develops new resource to identify considerations for assessing SCC and BCR data transfers in Europe.
Following the Schrems II decision in July 2020, organisations relying on the standard contractual clauses (SCCs) or...more
A ruling by the EU’s top court invalidates the key mechanism for transferring personal data from the EU to the US and imposes additional conditions for use of the standard contractual clauses.
On 16 July 2020, the Court of...more
The CNIL decision handed down on 21 January 2019, which cites violations of several GDPR obligations, provides important insights for groups wishing to benefit from the “one-stop-shop mechanism”.
The Complaints -
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1/24/2019
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Android ,
CNIL ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection Authority ,
France ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Google ,
Personal Data ,
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Schrems I & Schrems II ,
Security and Privacy Controls
The Article 29 Working Party (WP29), an independent European advisory body on data protection and privacy released the results of their first review of the EU-US Privacy Shield on Wednesday (6 December 2017). The WP29 has...more
On October 3, 2017, the Irish High Court announced that it will make a reference to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) for a preliminary ruling on the validity of the Standard Contractual Clauses, which allow...more
Her Majesty’s Government last week published a position paper outlining its preferred post-Brexit landscape for data protection. The high-level takeaways are hardly surprising: the government stresses that it intends to...more
Earlier this week, the European Commission announced that a “political” agreement has been reached on a new framework for data flows from the EU to the US. The announcement highlights a few changes from the old Safe Harbor...more
2/5/2016
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Binding Corporate Rules ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Commission ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Ombudsman ,
Personal Data ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
Standard Contractual Clauses ,
US-EU Safe Harbor Framework
The so called Article 29 Working Party met on October 15, 2015 to discuss the consequences of the Schrems Judgment of the European Court of Justice (ECJ). On October 16, 2015, the Working Party published a Statement...more
10/19/2015
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Binding Corporate Rules ,
Data Protection Authority ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
European Commission ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Judicial Redress Act ,
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Member State ,
Model Contracts ,
Schrems I & Schrems II