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Right To Hide The Truth: How Much Should Be Deleted?

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Is more information always better? If someone wants to limit the use of information, and others want to expose, discuss or publicize it, who wins?...more

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

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

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If a company receives a right to be forgotten request, does it have to delete a data subject’s information from its...

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No. Although the GDPR indicates that people have a “right to be forgotten,” that right is not absolute.  Rather, it exists only where one of the following six limited situations applies...more

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BB&K's Christina Morgan Talks About Data Privacy in Riverside Lawyer Magazine - Due to rising concerns about privacy in the digital world, in April 2016, the European Union adopted the General Data Protection Regulation...more

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European Court of Justice rules on right to be forgotten

Report on Supply Chain Compliance 2, no. 20 (Oct. 24, 2019) - The right to be forgotten is a statutory right under the GDPR, and since the implementation of that regulation in May 2018, there have been several requests for...more

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European Court of Justice Limits the "Right to be Forgotten" in Landmark Privacy Decision

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The European Court of Justice recently limited the “right to be forgotten” in a landmark decision for online privacy law. The decision arises from a dispute between Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés...more

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The European Court of Justice Issues Two Important Decisions Clarifying the Scope of the Right to Be Forgotten and ISPs' Liability

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We routinely hear from United States citizens who want advice on how to remove photographs, newspaper articles, videos or personal information about themselves from the internet. Originally published by the European...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - September 2019

In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine five amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act, the EU Court of Justice's rulings on the "Right to Be Forgotten" and what qualifies as a joint...more

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GDPR Court Ruling: Google gets big victory in EU “right to be forgotten”!

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The Washington Post reported that European Court of Justice issued a ruling which may influence courts around the world about the enforceability of GDPR by stating that “Google does not have to remove links to people’s...more

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Data Right to Be Forgotten Limited by Europe’s Top Court

Google scores win to reverse order from French privacy regulator CNIL that Google apply the “right to erasure” globally. The EU’s top court has ruled that Google does not have to de-reference data viewable outside the...more

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Google Wins At The Top EU Court: Privacy Can Be a Question of Geography

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Earlier this week, the Court of Justice of the European Union, perhaps for the first time, drew a territorial limitation to the requirements imposed under the General Data Protection Regulation (‘GDPR’). The court held that...more

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Privacy Report: FTC Takes Action Against Companies Falsely Claiming Compliance With International Privacy Agreements

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Federal US News - FTC Takes Action Against Companies Falsely Claiming Compliance With International Privacy Agreements - The FTC reached a settlement with a background screening company over allegations it falsely claimed...more

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Chapter 9: Rights of data subjects – Unlocking the EU General Data Protection Regulation

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Why does this topic matter to organisations? EU data protection law provides data subjects with a wide array of rights that can be enforced against organisations that process personal data. These rights may limit the...more

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The Right to be Forgotten in an Era of Instant Notoriety

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*Trigger Warning*: This article includes mentions of suicide. It could be the start of a Law & Order episode. In August, a pedestrian in Manhattan’s East Village noted a driver sitting inside a parked car. The driver was...more

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Advocate General Opinion Supports Limiting the “Right to be Forgotten” to the EU

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On January 10, Advocate General Maciej Szpunar released an opinion recommending that Google and other search engines should not be forced to apply the EU’s “right to be forgotten” beyond the EU. ...more

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Is the Right to be Forgotten National, European or Worldwide? The Advocate General Issues an Opinion in the Google Case

On January 10, 2019, Advocate General Szpunar issued his much awaited opinion in the Google case that was referred to the European Court of Justice by the French “Conseil d’Etat”, the highest administrative court of the...more

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A quick spin through the Fed’s December minutes shows that most Fed officials are set on slowing their previously regular rate hike schedule, only reinforcing the message that Fed Chair Powell delivered last week that the...more

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CCPA FAQs: Did the CCPA Create the Right to be Forgotten?

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The California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA") was enacted in early 2018 as a political compromise to stave off a poorly drafted, and plaintiff’s friendly ballot initiative. Although the CCPA is scheduled to go into force in...more

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GDPR's Most Frequently Asked Questions: Can a company refuse a right to be forgotten request based upon technical feasibility?

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The European Union's General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") is arguably the most comprehensive - and complex - data privacy regulation in the world. Although the GDPR went into force on May 25, 2018, there continues to...more

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Three Things Not to be Forgotten about the GDPR’s “Right to be Forgotten”

Our experience in advising clients about GDPR and assisting them in the compliance process is that there are often misconceptions about the so-called “right to be forgotten”. The purpose of this post is to address some of...more

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As expected based on buzz from late last week, longtime CBS chief Les Moonves is out at the network he’s led for more than 20 years.  While his exit has been in the works for some time, a report out yesterday detailing new...more

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Top Human Rights Court Denies Right to be Forgotten in Old Murder Case

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On June 28, 2018, the European Court of Human Rights decided that Germany had correctly denied two individuals their “right to be forgotten” requests in connection with press archives relating to a 1991 murder. The two...more

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Pardon the Interruption, but…US Jurisdictions Enact Data Protection Laws Reminiscent of GDPR

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US legislatures are following the European Union’s lead for defining data protection. California just passed a sweeping new consumer data protection law, giving California consumers more control over how their personal data...more

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Key Privacy Requirements of the GDPR for U.S. Companies (Part 2)

In Part I of this series, we provided information about whether the GDPR applies to your U.S.-based business. In this article, we will explain the key privacy requirements of the GDPR. The GDPR is, at its heart, a regulation...more

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GDPR Basics for U.S. Companies Effective May 25, 2018

The General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") becomes effective on May 25, 2018. Its goal is to protect EU citizens from privacy and data breaches. The key provisions of the GDPR and information on how it may impact...more

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