On 21 April 2021, the European Commission unveiled a proposal for an EU Artificial Intelligence Regulation (“Proposal”). The Proposal recognizes that AI offers significant benefits and opportunities for the EU market, but...more
4/27/2021
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Cyber Incident Reporting ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Distributors ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Fines ,
Importers ,
Member State ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Registration Requirement ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Transparency
On July 12, 2016, the European Commission formally adopted the Privacy Shield, a new transatlantic framework for the transfer of personal data from the European Union (EU) and certain countries of the European Economic Area...more
8/11/2016
/ Consent ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Commission ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Notice Requirements ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Data ,
Self-Certification ,
Surveillance ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
US-EU Safe Harbor Framework
The European Commission released its long-awaited draft adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, a major step towards the formal approval of the program that is to replace the invalidated Safe Harbors program. The...more
The European Union’s highest court has, effective immediately, invalidated the US-EU Safe Harbor program relied upon by many companies as the basis for lawfully transferring and processing personal information from the EU to...more
10/8/2015
/ Anonymization ,
Binding Corporate Rules ,
Data Controller ,
Data Localization Law ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Data Security ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
European Commission ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
Facebook ,
Germany ,
Informed Consent ,
International Data Transfers ,
National Security Agency (NSA) ,
Personal Data ,
Prior Express Consent ,
SCC ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
Surveillance ,
US-EU Safe Harbor Framework