February 2nd the European Commission and the Department of Commerce announced that they have reached an agreement on a new framework to replace the EU US Safe Harbor Program. The European Court of Justice (ECJ) found the...more
Since 2000, the EU-US Safe Harbor program has been one means by which eligible US companies could transfer personal data from the European Union (EU) to the United States in accordance with EU law regulating transfers of...more
On October 6th, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued its opinion in Schrems v. Data Protection Commissioner (C-362/14), a case which, among other things, challenged the validity of the European Commission’s 2000 finding...more
10/8/2015
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Consent ,
Data Protection Authority ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Laws ,
Privacy Policy ,
Right to Privacy ,
Safe Harbors ,
Schrems I & Schrems II
Once a month, AGG’s terrific FDA team publishes a newsletter updating readers on the latest regulatory news affecting food/drug companies–including those from Ireland and Northern Ireland. The August newsletter is here and...more
8/27/2015
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Bifurcation ,
Commercial Speech ,
Data Security ,
Evidence ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Free Speech ,
Litigation Hold ,
Medical Devices ,
Off-Label Promotion ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Privacy Policy ,
Sanctions
The increasing amounts of health information being generated, stored and collected have heightened the special risks medical device manufacturers have long faced. In addition to the nexus to patient health and safety, if a...more
8/21/2015
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Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
De-Identified Protected Health Information ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Internet Privacy ,
Medical Devices ,
Mobile Medical Applications ,
Passwords ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
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