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EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Text Released

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Yesterday the European Commission published the draft legal texts for the new data transfer agreement – the “EU-U.S. Privacy Shield” – that was reached at the beginning of February. The EU Commission also released a draft...more

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European Commission and U.S. Department of Commerce Release Legal Foundation of EU-U.S. Privacy Shield

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On Monday, February 29th, the European Commission and U.S. Department of Commerce released a collection of documents summarizing actions taken on both sides of the Atlantic to implement the new Privacy Shield framework. This...more

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Privacy Shield Details Released

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As we previously reported, EU and US officials have reached an agreement to implement a program known as the EU-US Privacy Shield. The Privacy Shield is a successor to the US-EU Safe Harbor program, which was invalidated...more

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“Privacy Shield” to Replace Safe Harbor as a Path for Transatlantic Transfers of Personal Data

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Attorneys in WilmerHale's Cybersecurity, Privacy and Communications Practice recently wrote about the new EU-US Privacy Shield rolling out to replace Safe Harbor. We wanted to share this content with our startup audience as...more

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German DPAs Add Further Pressure to EU-US Data Transfers

Yesterday, German federal and state (Länder) data protection authorities ("DPAs") issued a Position Paper following the recent Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") ruling that struck down the EU-US Safe Harbor...more

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Safe Harbor Invalidated by the CJEU; Are There Other Solutions for Transatlantic Transfers?

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After the October 6, 2015, decision of the CJEU, it is clear that transfers of personal data may no longer take place under the Safe Harbor. This was confirmed with no ambiguity by the Article 29 Working Party (Group 29,...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

EU safe harbor update

A lot has happened since the European Court of Justice’s declaration that the EU-US safe harbor framework is invalid. First, the Article 29 Working Party, an organization comprised of representatives from each data...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

EU Working Party Issues Statement on CJEU’s Invalidation of Safe Harbor Framework

The European Court of Justice’s (CJEU) recent decision striking down the EU-US Safe Harbor framework has created significant marketplace uncertainty and left companies scrambling for alternative cross-Atlantic data transfer...more

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EU Data Protection Authorities Issue Statement Following Schrems Decision

On October 16, 2015, the body of European data protection regulators (Article 29 Working Party or WP29) issued a statement on the implementation of the judgement of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in...more

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EU Data Protection Authorities Issue Joint Statement on Invalidation of Safe Harbor: Not Much Help Here

The so-called “Article 29 Working Party” of EU Data protection officials from the 28 EU member states today released a much-anticipated press release regarding the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) landmark...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

EU Working Party Issues Statement on CJEU's Invalidation of Safe Harbor Framework

The European Court of Justice's (CJEU) recent decision striking down the EU-US Safe Harbor framework has created significant marketplace uncertainty and left companies scrambling for alternative cross-Atlantic data transfer...more

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European Data Protection Authorities Grant Grace Period Until End of January 2016

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The so called Article 29 Working Party met on October 15, 2015 to discuss the consequences of the Schrems Judgment of the European Court of Justice (ECJ). On October 16, 2015, the Working Party published a Statement...more

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EU Gives US Until “The End of January” to Find Safe Harbor Solution or Enforcement Could Begin

On October 16, 2015, EU authorities gave the U.S. and European Union until the end of January 2016 6o find a replacement for the former US-EU Safe Harbor regime, or enforcement actions could begin. The full statement of the...more

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Article 29 Working Party Adopts Procedure on Approval of Model Clauses

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On 26 November 2014, the Article 29 Working Party adopted a working document on establishing a cooperation procedure for issuing common opinions on whether contractual clauses are compliant with the European Commission’s...more

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