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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Belgian DPA Finds Broad Tax Information Transfers to IRS Unlawful

The Belgian Data Protection Authority recently ruled that a Belgian government entity, FPS Finance, cannot transfer the personal data of “accidental Americans” to the IRS. According to the decision, the transfers needed to...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

No Need to Mind the Gap – UK Extension is a Data Bridge for US-UK Data Transfers

Beginning today, the UK adequacy decision for US data protection measures goes into effect. As a result, UK companies can transfer personal information to entities in the US that are participants in the EU-US Data Privacy...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Data Transfer Déjà Vu: European Commission Approves Another EU-U.S. Data Transfer Mechanism

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On July 10, 2023, the European Commission (the “Commission”) adopted an adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (the “Framework”). The Framework provides companies that opt in with a legitimate means of...more

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EU Adopts Adequacy Decision for EU-US Data Privacy Framework

The EU Commission adopted today an adequacy decision for the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. As we indicated last month, this has been an area closely watched by those transferring data from the EU to the US. The issue has been...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Where Do We Stand?: EU to US Data Transfers

The process for data transfers from the EU to the US under Standard Contractual Clauses has been back in the news recently, leading many to ask: will the proposed EU-US Data Privacy Framework be approved by the Europeans...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Cross-Border Data Transfer Mechanisms and Requirements in China

In recent years, alongside the rapid development of the digital economy and the concomitant increase in data generation, collection, processing and monitoring in the People’s Republic of China (PRC or China), the Chinese...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

European Commission Seeks Companies' Input on GDPR Enforcement

On February 24, 2023, the European Commission (EC) opened a public consultation on its initiative (Initiative) to revise procedural rules relating to the enforcement of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The EC...more

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Navigating International Discovery Restrictions: Seven Recommendations

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Background Note: International discovery exercises and investigations can be a complex and challenging process for cybersecurity, information governance, and eDiscovery professionals. Navigating the different laws and...more

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China’s Cross-Border Data Transfer Security Assessment Measures Take Effect September 1

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The Cyberspace Administration of China’s Measures for Security Assessment of Cross-border Data Transfer have retroactive effect for cross-border data transfers conducted prior to September 1, 2022. Businesses have a grace...more

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Clear & Concise and Everything Nice: What the IMY Decision Means for Your Privacy Notice

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What can we learn about disclosures and how to draft privacy notices from the Sweden IMY decision and why is it important for both GDPR companies and CPRA, CDPA, CPA and UCPA companies:... ...more

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A (Slight) Light at the End of the Schrems II Tunnel: EDPS on the Explicit Consent Derogation

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The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has issued an opinion on the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity’s (ENISA) use of the explicit consent derogation as a legal basis for cross border transfers to the US...more

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New Compliance Obligations for Cross-Border Data Transfers

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For several years, cross-border data transfers functioned similar to airport security checks for international travel, with the Privacy Shield operating as a fast check-in lane. After the European Union (EU) Court invalidated...more

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Swiss Data Protection Regulator Is Latest to Outline Framework for Transferring Data to the SEC

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Entities registered with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) must maintain certain books and records and can be subject to the SEC’s examination, inspection, and enforcement authority. Responding to SEC requests...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Understanding When to Use Two New Sets of Standard Contractual Clauses Issued by the EU

Starting this fall, companies transferring personal data from the European Economic Area (EEA) will likely begin to see a flurry of contract renegotiations. On June 4, 2021, the European Commission adopted long awaited new...more

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French Court: Use Of Vendor With U.S. Parent May Require Additional Security Measures

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Even in the absence of a cross-border transfer of personal data from the European Union to a third country, if you are using a vendor that has a U.S. parent company, get ready to implement supplementary measures, says the...more

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Go With the Flow: Developments in Cross-Border Data Flows Following Schrems II and the Release of New Draft International Standard...

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In an increasingly datafied and globalized world, businesses have become reliant upon the seamless flow of cross-border data transfers. Transatlantic data flows play an important role in the U.S. economy. The U.S. and the...more

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CJEU Advocate General reinforces the GDPR’s One Stop Shop

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On 13 January 2021, the Advocate General (AG) of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued an important opinion in the case of Facebook Belgium v Gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit (C-645/19) which considers the...more

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An Update on International and Cross-Border Discovery

Parties in the US are allowed broad and liberal discovery of electronically stored information (ESI) relevant and proportional to the claims and defenses in a legal action. When a US-based litigant seeks ESI stored in other...more

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[Webinar] Now What? Cross-Border and International Discovery Post-Schrems II - September 15th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT

Cross-border and international discovery can be complicated. And the recent invalidation of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Program by the European Union Court of Justice in Irish Data Protection Commissioner v. Facebook Ireland...more

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How a European Union Privacy Law is Shaping North Carolina Business and Litigation

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These days, it has been commonplace for data breaches and data privacy issues to pervade the news cycle. Earlier this summer, data privacy also likely pervaded your inbox in the form of dozens of emails from companies...more

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Data Protection in the Event of a “No Deal Brexit”

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As part of its preparations for a “no deal” scenario when the Article 50 negotiating period comes to an end on 29 March 2019, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (“DDCMS”) has released guidance on “Data...more

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EU: Portability Regulation – important deadline of 2 June 2018

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The Portability Regulation (EU) 2017/1128 came into force on 1 April 2018. Part of the EU Commission’s aim to establish a Digital Single Market, the Regulation facilitates cross-border portability of online content. ...more

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Portability Regulation: Important deadline of 2 June 2018

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The Portability Regulation (the Regulation) (EU) 2017/1128 came into force on 1 April 2018. Part of the EU Commission's aim to establish a Digital Single Market, the Regulation facilitates cross-border portability of online...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

EU-Japan’s Major Trade Pact Includes Agreement to Review Restrictions on Personal Data Flows Between The European Union and Japan

Japan and the European Union announced an agreement in principle on major components of a substantial free trade deal on the eve of the recent G20 summit in Hamburg. This free trade deal rivals NAFTA in scope and impact, as...more

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EU Retail News - July 2016

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BREXIT – THE NEXT STEPS - Despite the UK’s vote to leave the European Union, companies doing business in the UK can still continue to trade with the European Union in exactly the same way as they have done in the past –...more

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