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What Does the EU-US Data Privacy Framework Mean for Your Business?

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If you have been doing business with entities in the European Union, chances are that you have struggled to figure out how to transfer data from the EU to the US without running afoul of the General Data Protection Regulation...more

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The United States and European Commission Announce a New Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework

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The United States ("U.S.") and the European Commission ("EU Commission") recently announced an “agreement in principle” to develop a new Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (“Framework”). The Framework is intended to...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Schrems 2.0: AG Opines That Data Transfers to U.S. Are Valid Under Standard Contractual Clauses

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On December 19, 2019, in the Facebook Ireland and Schrems (Schrems 2.0) case, the Advocate General (AG) to the European Court of Justice (ECJ)—European Union's highest court—opined that the EU Standard Contractual Clauses...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Privacy Progress Report: Key Findings From the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield's First Annual Review

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On October 18, 2017, the EU Commission released its report of the first annual review of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework. The Privacy Shield is the successor of the Safe Harbor Agreement which was invalidated by the...more

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First Privacy Shield Guidelines for Companies published by German DPA

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On September 12, 2016, the Data Protection Authority of the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia (“DPA NRW”) became one of the first EU data protection authorities to issue guidance on the implementation of the...more

A&O Shearman

In the Matter of Microsoft: Why It Matters

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On July 14, 2016, the Second Circuit released its decision in Microsoft Corp. v. United States, No. 14-2985, slip op. (2d Cir. July 14, 2016). The Second Circuit rejected the Government’s efforts to require Microsoft to turn...more

Baker Donelson

What U.S. Businesses Should Be Thinking About Now that European Commission Has Adopted Privacy Shield

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On July 12, 2016, the European Commission formally adopted the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, a new framework governing the transatlantic flow of data. The Privacy Shield replaces the former Safe Harbor Privacy Principles, which the...more

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Data transfers in limbo – U.S. companies face fines by German data protection authorities

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While EU regulators determine whether to adopt a new agreement for transfers of personal data from Europe to the United States to replace the invalid EU-U.S. Safe Harbor Framework, German data protection authorities have not...more

BakerHostetler

Privacy Shield Update: A Recap of Recent Developments

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On April 13, 2016, the Article 29 Working Party (WP29), an influential group of European data protection authorities, issued a non-binding opinion that criticized certain elements of the fledgling Privacy Shield framework....more

Alston & Bird

The Digital Download - Alston & Bird’s Privacy & Data Security Newsletter – May 2016

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Special Focus on “Safe Harbor 2.0,” Privacy Shield and E.U. Data Transfers: Alston & Bird’s privacy team has been closely following the development of Privacy Shield, the proposed successor to the E.U.-U.S. Safe Harbor...more

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WP 29 Expresses Concerns About EU-U.S. Privacy Shield

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This April 13, the Article 29 Working Party (WP 29, which includes the EU national data protection authorities) expressed its concerns regarding the Privacy Shield during a press conference. The WP 29 will publish its...more

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Privacy Shield Released - How Employers Can Take Advantage of the New European Data Transfer Framework

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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

WilmerHale

A Closer Look at Cybersecurity Legislation and Regulations in the US and Abroad - Global Overview

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With interconnectivity and use of digital storage expanding, cyberthreats posed by nation states, commercial competitors, company insiders, transnational organised crime and ‘hacktivists’ are growing on a global basis. Recent...more

Kilpatrick

Privacy Shield or Model Clauses: Which is Better for You?

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Yesterday the European Commission released a draft “adequacy decision” on the protection provided by the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield together with the texts that will constitute the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework. Once adopted...more

WilmerHale

“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

Troutman Pepper

[Webinar] Data Protection Update: Joint Webinar with Travers Smith - March 9th, 12:00pm (EST) | 9:00am (PST)

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The demise of the EU-US safe harbor arrangement has been bad news for many businesses in the US and the UK. A new "EU-U.S. Privacy Shield" deal in principle has just been announced as the replacement to the safe harbor but it...more

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EU and U.S. Reach Deal on Safe Harbor for Trans-Atlantic Data Transfers

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On February 2, 2016, the European Commission announced that the U.S. and European Union have reached a deal on a new Safe Harbor to replace the old Safe Harbor program that was struck down by the European Court of Justice on...more

Sullivan & Worcester

2015 Year in Review: Top Five Stories for In-house Counsel

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One of our priorities is tracking the big issues affecting in-house counsel, and since 2015 seems to be the year of the “Top __ List,” we thought it would be fun to jump on that bandwagon too. It’s helpful to understand your...more

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Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - January 2016

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In this edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we discuss, among other matters, the status of the EU/U.S. Safe Harbor negotiations, as well as changes to privacy laws in Delaware and California that regulate online...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

(So) What if there’s no Safe Harbor 2.0?

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There’s no doubt businesses in the EU and US would breathe a sigh of relief if a new Safe Harbor agreement is put in place between before European data protection authorities start prosecuting companies for potentially...more

Alston & Bird

The Digital Download - Privacy & Data Security Monthly Newsletter - January 2016

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Senior Counsel Peter Swire to Debate European Privacy Activist Max Schrems. The debate, set to take place on January 26 in Brussels, will highlight key differences between certain European and U.S. attitudes towards U.S....more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Legal Issues Business Leaders Need to Know in 2016

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A compilation of time-sensitive and trending legal and regulatory issues that general counsels and business leaders should be aware of in 2016. ...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

EU Commission Communication Attempts to Address Uncertainty Surrounding Transfer of Personal Data Following Schrems

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On November 6, 2015, The EU Commission published a communication addressed to the European Parliament and the EU Council in an attempt to reduce current legal uncertainties surrounding the transfer of personal data from...more

Dechert LLP

The EU-U.S. Safe Harbor Decision: Implications for the Asset Management Industry

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In our recent OnPoint, we reported that the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) declared that the “Safe Harbor,” upon which many companies in the EU and U.S. relied to share data both within and outside of their...more

King & Spalding

Privacy Law, Cross-Border Data Flows, and the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: What Counsel Need to Know

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Privacy law has become such a hot-button issue that it now finds its way into multilateral trade treaties like the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP or Agreement). On November 5, 2015, the U.S. Trade Representative...more

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