On June 10, 2023 the European Commission (the “Commission”) issued an adequacy decision on the new EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (the “DPF”). The decision restored free transfer of data between the EU and U.S. after three...more
16 July 2020 will go down in data protection history. On that day, the EU Court’s decision in Schrems II dealt international data transfer a mighty blow....more
On November 23, the European Data Protection Board released guidelines for public comment (the “Guidelines”) on the territorial scope of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). Specifically, the Guidelines address...more
The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission have agreed on the first EU-wide legislation on cybersecurity. Under the new measure, internet companies such as Google, Amazon, eBay and Cisco, but not social...more
Following the landmark judgment of the CJEU on 6 October 2015, which declared the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor scheme invalid and allowed national supervisory authorities to evaluate whether an adequate level of protection is provided...more
As anticipated by our earlier article (published on October 2, 2015) “EU U.S. Data Protection: The Safe Harbor Framework Under Attack”, Europe’s highest court, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), has followed...more
10/8/2015
/ Binding Corporate Rules ,
Data Protection Authority ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
European Commission ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
Facebook ,
International Data Transfers ,
Ireland ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
US-EU Safe Harbor Framework
Retail Tracking Update: Privacy Guidance Following Nomi Technologies
- There is currently a widespread effort to quantify everything, from steps, to sleep, to batted ball exit velocity. Fifteen years ago, TV host Jeremy...more
7/31/2015
/ Breach Notification Rule ,
Canada ,
Confidential Information ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Insurance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
Facebook ,
FOIA ,
Hong Kong ,
Identity Theft ,
Notification Requirements ,
Online Safety for Children ,
PCPD ,
Personal Data ,
PIPEDA ,
Power Grid ,
Retail Tracking ,
Risk Assessment ,
Standing ,
Telecommunications ,
Turkey ,
UNCITRAL