The ever-evolving data privacy landscape continues to become more complex as new developments play out on the global stage. In the United States, a number of individual state laws have come into force, with more following in...more
For global healthcare companies that process personal information in Japan and/or import personal information from Japan, there are new requirements that must be considered in preparing data transfer or processing agreements,...more
China’s long-awaited Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL), after two rounds of draft versions, was finally passed by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on August 20, 2021, with the law effective...more
8/24/2021
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Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
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Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Personal Information ,
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Regulatory Reform
The European Commission has finally approved two decisions on 28 June granting the United Kingdom the cherished status of having “adequate” data protection laws so that transfers of personal data from the European Union are...more
The EU-US Privacy Shield—successor to the invalidated Safe Harbor program for transatlantic transfers of EU personal data—was finally approved on July 12, 2016....more
Passage of the Act facilitates two data-sharing agreements between the European Union and United States that will improve transatlantic business, privacy, and security.
On February 24, the Judicial Redress Act of 2015...more
The new EU-US Privacy Shield seeks to address the European Court of Justice’s criticisms in Schrems after the decision invalidated the Safe Harbor program for EU-US data transfers.
On February 29, the EU Commission...more
3/2/2016
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Binding Corporate Rules ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Dispute Resolution ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Commission ,
International Data Transfers ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
US Department of State ,
US-EU Safe Harbor Framework
The pending legislation would authorize the US Department of Justice to designate foreign countries to allow the citizens of such countries to bring civil actions against certain US agencies to access, amend, or redress...more
A new personal data transfer agreement was announced on February 3, 2016 between EU and US authorities: the EU-US Privacy Shield will replace the invalidated Safe Harbor programme.
Since the landmark decision of the...more
2/4/2016
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EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Commission ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
Surveillance ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
US-EU Safe Harbor Framework
The Bill’s provisions on international data transfers are most relevant to foreign companies that do business in Brazil.
The Brazilian government has issued a Bill for the Protection of Personal Data (Bill) for public...more