Nota Bene Episode 135: Europe Q3 Check In: Brexit, Data Protection, and Block Exemption Regulations with Oliver Heinisch
E14: The Three Pillars of GDPR
E13: GDPR Wedding Day & Beyond
E12: GDPR Article 22 and Automated Decision Making
E8: Interview with Cookiebot CEO on Technical Solutions to GDPR Readiness
How to avoid a €20m fine. Meritas guide to the steps companies should take to comply with GDPR
Data Privacy Trouble Surrounding Google Street View Cars Presents Lesson for Smaller Companies
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
July 25 marks the end of the second month since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect. Following recent revelations regarding certain data practices, and as data privacy and protection issues become...more
On July 12, 2016, the European Commission formally adopted the Privacy Shield, a new transatlantic framework for the transfer of personal data from the European Union (EU) and certain countries of the European Economic Area...more
If your company transfers the personal information of European Union citizens to the United States, you likely have kept a close eye on the evolution of EU privacy law since a European court invalidated the former EU-U.S....more
On July 8, 2016, the European Union (“EU”) member states voted in support of the Privacy Shield through the Article 31 Committee, which is composed of representatives of the 28 member states. The Privacy Shield would replace...more
European privacy law is a bold new world for U.S. businesses doing business in Europe. An October Court of Justice ruling struck down the Safe Harbor arrangement which had governed E.U.-U.S. data transfer transactions for...more
Background - The EU Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC (the “Directive”) creates the legal framework for national data-protection laws in each EU member state. The Directive states that personal data may only be...more
The U.S. and EU are one step closer to implementing the new EU-U.S. Privacy Shield. On March 1, 2016, the European Commission and U.S. Department of Commerce announced the release of the legal texts that will put in place...more
The European Union announced on October 26, 2015, that it had reached an agreement “in principle” with the United States on a new transatlantic data-sharing pact—though a final agreement between the parties is likely still...more
With EU-U.S. data transfer scheme Safe Harbor being found to be “invalid” recently by Europe’s top court, pressure has increased on U.S. and EU officials to put aside differences and see if an alternative 2.0 scheme could be...more
An exchange of views between the European Parliament and Mrs. Vera Jourová, European Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality, revealed ongoing negotiations between the Commission and the U.S. Department of...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
With EU Safe Harbor Invalidated, Companies Ask: What Now? - What happens now?: That is the question that businesses across the country are asking after the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) threw out the...more
We reported in our recent update, that in the Schrems v. Data Protection Commissioner of Ireland decision the Court of Justice to the European Union (“CJEU”) declared Safe Harbor invalid under EU law. We subsequently...more
In a recent landmark decision, Maximillian Schrems v. Data Protection Commissioner, Europe’s highest court struck down a US-EU agreement that allowed companies to move personal electronic data between the European Union and...more
As has been widely reported, the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor – probably the most commonly used method for transferring personal data to the United States – has been invalidated by an EU court. The court’s decision has wide-ranging...more
On October 6, 2015, the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) ruled in the “Schrems” case that the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor framework on the transfer of personal data from Europe to the United States, was invalid. ...more
“Decision 2000/520 is invalid.” With those four words, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) sent shock waves through the European and U.S. business communities on October 6, 2015, with a landmark decision finding...more
The powers of EU data protection authorities are significantly strengthened by the decision, allowing them to suspend some or all personal data flows into the United States in certain circumstances. In Maximillian...more
The European Court of Justice has just issued a decision (ECJ 6 October 2015 Case C-362/14, Maximillian Schrems v. Data Protection Commissioner) that invalidates the so-called US-EU “Safe Harbor” system. Suddenly, what 3,500...more
Most of you already have Twitter feeds, Facebook pages, and—the aged among you—in-boxes overflowing with news about yesterday’s decision from the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”). Some of you read each message, anxiously...more
In a landmark decision that threatens to undo the process by which American companies handle personal data flowing from the European Union, the Advocate General (AG) of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued an advisory...more
Data transfers can be suspended until investigation is complete. In Maximillian Schrems v. Data Protection Commissioner (case C-362/14), the Advocate General ruled that EU data protection authorities do have powers to...more
We will be following up our post last week regarding the latest US-EU Safe Harbor decision out of Europe with further analysis both from the Mintz Privacy team and our international network of privacy specialists. Our...more
On August 17, 2015, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced settlements with 13 companies on charges that they misled consumers by claiming that they were certified members of the U.S.-EU or U.S.-Swiss Safe Harbor...more