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King & Spalding

Ready For May 2018: New German Data Protection Act Passed Parliament

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On July 5, 2017, the German parliament passed the new German federal data protection act (“FDPA”), setting the stage for the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) coming into force in Europe in May next year. The new...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Data Protection Officer and IT Manager – Two Jobs That Do Not Match

Companies required to appoint a data protection officer (“DPO” ) in Europe should carefully consider which candidate is best to select for the job. A company established in Bavaria, Germany, was recently fined by the Bavarian...more

Morgan Lewis

Dynamic IP Addresses May Qualify as Personal Data

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In a key decision, the European Court of Justice has ruled that dynamic IP addresses may qualify as personal data in certain circumstances—ending years of uncertainty about whether such fundamental building blocks of the...more

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Transfer of Employees’ Personal Data from Germany to the United States under German Data Privacy Law

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Following the ECJ’s decision in the “Schrems” case which has invalidated the Safe Harbor framework multinational corporations may now face profound privacy law related compliance issues in a multitude of jurisdictions. In the...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

More fines to come in Germany? Service provider engagements are under increased scrutiny.

Following a significant fine against the parties to an asset acquisition for illegally transferring customer information, the Bavarian Data Protection Supervisory Authority (Bavarian DPA) announced on August, 20, 2015 that it...more

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