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Transatlantic Transfers of Personal Data: Transferring a Privacy Shield Certification to the New EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework

Effective July 10, 2023, the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (“EU-U.S. DPF”) replaced the invalidated EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework (“Privacy Shield”). Participating U.S. organizations can now receive personal data...more

Top Ten for 2023 – Happy Data Privacy Day!

To celebrate Data Privacy Day, we present our top ten data privacy and cybersecurity predictions for 2023. 1. Healthcare and Medical Data Security and Tracking- The healthcare industry has been facing increased scrutiny...more

The EU Data Act and Its Effects on the Data Economy

On February 23, 2022, the EU Commission published a Proposal for a Regulation on harmonized rules on the access to and use of data as part of its strategy for making the EU a leader in the data-driven society. The “Data Act”...more

The “New” EU Standard Contractual Clauses: FAQs For U.S. Organizations

Globalization, compliance, and the growth in outsourcing have created a myriad of cross-border data transfer scenarios. These scenarios include marketing to and servicing customers, assessing global compliance with diversity...more

The New EU Standard Contractual Clauses

The EU Commission is expected to adopt the long awaited updated Standard Contractual Clauses (“SCCs”) on June 4, 2021. In the wake of the Schrems II decision invalidating the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, the SCCs have played an...more

Data Protection And The Role Of Vendor Management

The SolarWinds hack highlights the critical need for organizations of all sizes to include cyber supply chain risk management as part of their information security program. It is also a reminder that privacy and security...more

CPRA Series: The CPRA And Risk Assessments

The California Privacy Protection Act (CPRA) amended the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and has an operative date of January 1, 2023. The CPRA introduces new compliance obligations including a requirement that...more

CPRA Series: The Importance Of Data Retention Schedules And Records Management Policies

Record retention and records management policies are key elements for a company’s data protection program. Numerous recently enacted, or amended, data protection laws adopt data retention or storage limitation principles to...more

CPRA Series: Sensitive Personal Information

The California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (CPRA) becomes operative on January 1, 2023. Among its numerous amendments and additions to the existing California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the CPRA expands the definition of...more

Transferring Employee Data After EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Invalidated

Businesses are now prohibited from transferring employee personal data from the European Economic Area (EEA) to the U.S. under the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield program. The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) declared the...more

EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Program For Transfer Of Personal Data To U.S. Found Invalid

The EU-U.S. Privacy Shield program is invalid, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) declared on July 16, 2020, in the matter of Data Protection Commissioner v. Facebook Ireland and Schrems (C-311/18) (Schrems...more

EU’s High Court Issues Important Opinion On Website Cookie Consent

Several weeks ago, we published a CCPA FAQS on Cookies, which provides a high-level look at how the impending CCPA may apply to website cookies. The CCPA’s definition of personal information is expansive, and in preparation...more

The GDPR – One Year And Counting

The GDPR is wrapping up its first year and moving full steam ahead. This principles-based regulation has had a global impact on organizations as well as individuals. While there continue to be many questions about its...more

As Wearable Technology Booms, Sports And Athletic Organizations At All Levels Face Privacy Concerns

As wearable and analytics technology continues to explode, professional sports leagues, such as the NFL, have aggressively pushed into this field. (See Bloomberg). NFL teams insert tiny chips into players shoulder pads to...more

The Status Of The GDPR As The One-Year Mark Gets Closer

In honor of Data Privacy Day (Data Protection Day in Europe), the European Commission (“the Commission”) released a statement on the status of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) which took effect on May 25,...more

U.S. Employers With EU Employees Gearing Up For GDPR

With the continuing parade of high profile data security breaches, the concern U.S. organizations have about the security of their systems and data has been steadily growing. And rightly so. Almost every organization...more

Does the GDPR Apply To Your US-based Company?

If you’ve been following the headlines, you know that a day doesn’t pass without a reference to the “GDPR”. On May 25, 2018, the European Union (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will take effect, marking the most...more

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