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Europe/Germany: Right to Bring Collective Action for Violations of Information Obligations Under GDPR

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Summary - In its judgement of 11 July 2024 (C-757/22), the European Court of Justice (‘ECJ’) ruled that the violation of a controller’s information obligations under Art. 12 and 13 GDPR, can be subject to a representative...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

EU Court of Justice Landmark Ruling on Digital Advertising and GDPR Compliance

On March 7, 2024, the European Court of Justice (CJEU) issued a landmark ruling on digital advertising and the concepts of personal data and joint controllership under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)....more

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Data Privacy Framework Across the Pond

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If Washington State’s My Health My Data Act (“MHMDA”) “turned the beat around” on drug and device makers, then the Schrems I and II decisions by the European Court of Justice had companies on both sides of the Atlantic...more

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New EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework Legalizes Personal Data Transfers from the EU to US

On July 10, 2023, the European Commission announced that it had adopted its adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (EU-U.S. DPF). This long-awaited decision means that for the first time since the EU-U.S...more

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Adoption of EU/U.S. Data Privacy Framework

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Key Point: The European Commission has adopted an adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, which allows certain businesses to transfer data from the EU to the U.S. without the need for additional transfer...more

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Client Alert: European Commission’s Adequacy Decision Sets Standards for US Companies to Receive Personal Data from EU Under the...

On July 10, 2023, the European Commission concluded that the US ensures an adequate level of protection for personal data transferred from the European Union to US companies under the new EU-US Data Privacy Framework. Based...more

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U.S. Fulfills Its Commitments to Implement the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework

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On July 3, 2023, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the U.S. fulfilled its commitments that were prerequisites to the implementation of the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (Framework). These steps are...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Get Ready to Update Your Binding Corporate Rules Regulators Expand Requirements

At the end of June, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) published its Recommendations (Recs) on Binding Corporate Rules (BCRs). Among other things, the Recs require existing and in process BCRs to: - Incorporate...more

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Restitutio in Integrum

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A Fresh Perspective on Data Protection and Damages - Opening statements by Peter Hense at a University of Vienna panel titled "EU Future Talks, Non-Material Damages for GDPR Violations: Quo Vadis Österreichische Post...more

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Nach neuem EuGH-Urteil: Wie geht es weiter im deutschen Beschäftigtendatenschutz?

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Für alle Personalverantwortlichen gibt es spannende Neuigkeiten aus dem Bereich Beschäftigtendatenschutz: Aufgrund einer Entscheidung des EuGH (Urteil vom 30. März 2023, C 34/21) könnte § 26 BDSG, die zentrale deutsche Norm...more

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Dechert Cyber Bits - Issue 24

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U.S. Government Releases Guide of ‘Minimum Baseline’ Cybersecurity Practices for Protecting Critical Infrastructure - The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (“CISA”) has released a guide to help organizations...more

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Looking to a New EU-US Data Privacy Framework

As we wrote in July 2020, the European Court of Justice issued a landmark decision that invalidated the Privacy Shield as untenable under the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The decision sparked...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Advocate General of ECJ on GDPR Damages. Is relief from non-substantial claims in sight?

While claims for damages in the event of data protection violations have theoretically existed for some time, they have been gaining in importance since the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR")....more

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The EU – U.S. Data Privacy Framework: Hold the Champagne

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On October 7, 2022, President Biden signed an Executive Order on Enhancing Safeguards for United States Signals Intelligence Activities (“EO”). The EO lays ground for the long-awaited successor to the EU-U.S. Privacy...more

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FTC to Twitter: Do What You Say (Or Pay $150M If You Don’t)

Privacy law 101 includes a simple but important basic concept that organizations may only use personal information they collect for what they say they will, and how they say they will. According to the Federal Trade...more

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EU and U.S. Agree in Principle to New Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework

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On March 25, 2022, U.S. President Joe Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced that the U.S. and the EU have reached a political agreement in principle on a new Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy...more

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NGE On Demand: Personal Data Protection Travels: The New Standard Contractual Clause with John Koenigsknecht and David Wheeler

NGE Corporate & Securities partner John Koenigsknecht recently interviewed Data Privacy & Information Governance partner David Wheeler about the new standard contractual clauses and the complex task of assessing and...more

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Managing Data Privacy in the COVID-19 Environment – Navigating the Challenges of a Pandemic in 2021

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Last year, the COVID-19 pandemic brought about a global market disruption across multiple industries, and manufacturers expect the pandemic to continue to affect the automotive industry through 2021. The pandemic has not...more

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Don’t You (Forget About Me 2020): Cybersecurity Developments for 2020 in Five Musical References

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Is it hyperbolic to say that never before have we seen a quieter, yet more anticipated and welcome end to a year than in 2020? For some, 2020 is a year the sooner forgotten, the better. In data privacy and security law, a lot...more

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Cross-Border Data Transfers and the EU-US Data Privacy Tug of War

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Melina Efstathiou of Eversheds joins Bill and Rob to discuss this summer’s surprise decision by the European Court of Justice invalidating the EU-US Privacy Shield. The three will also dive into the current state of other...more

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Belgian Data Protection Authority publishes guidance concerning Schrems II

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The Belgian Data Protection Authority (DPA) has published brief guidance concerning the European Court of Justice (ECJ) judgement on the European Commission’s adequacy decision provided by the EU-US data Privacy Shield...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

Flaster Greenberg PC

Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Updates

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There is a lot going on in the world right now—and the world of data privacy is no exception. Here is a snapshot of what’s on our radar: 1. Senators Jeff Merkley and Bernie Sanders introduced the National Biometric...more

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Compliance Perspectives: The End of the Privacy Shield

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) sent shockwaves through the privacy community last week. As Jonathan Armstrong of Cordery explains in this podcast, it put an effective end to the Privacy Shield because of...more

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Privacy Shield Invalidated by ECJ

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On Thursday, July 16, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that the EU-US Privacy Shield is invalid. The ruling stems from the complaints filed with the Irish supervisory authority by Max Schrems regarding the transfer...more

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