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Do you transfer personal data from the EU to the US? Important Decision due July 16

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Does your organization transfer personal data from the European Union to the US? If so, keep an eye out for a key decision on July 16 from the EU’s top court, the Court of Justice of the European Union. The Schrems II case...more

White & Case LLP

EU Data Transfer Restrictions – No changes for now

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The Court of Justice of the EU ("CJEU") is currently hearing a challenge against the validity of two key mechanisms that businesses use to transfer personal data internationally. In a move that will come as a relief to...more

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European Court of Justice Strikes Down Safe Harbor

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In a momentous judgment, the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) today invalidated the European Commission’s decision establishing the E.U.-US Safe Harbor for transfers of personal data (“Safe Harbor Decision”). The ruling was...more

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Data Protection: EU-US Safe Harbor declared invalid by EU court

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In our recent update, we reported that the Advocate General (“AG”) to the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”), the highest court in the EU, gave an opinion that “safe harbor” should be declared invalid and that...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

EU endorsement of Safe Harbor will be decided on October 6

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Last week, (September 23, 2015), Advocate General Yves Bot (AG), an adviser to Europe’s highest court, issued a nonbinding opinion that the agreement between the EU and the U.S. for data transfers from the EU to the U.S....more

Ballard Spahr LLP

European Court of Justice May Invalidate Safe Harbor Framework

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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

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EU–US Safe Harbor About to be Struck Down?

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Thousands of U.S. and European companies who rely on the EU–US Safe Harbor Framework to permit the transfer of personal data from the EU to the U.S., have come a step closer to seeing the transfer mechanism struck down....more

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Alert: An Unsafe Harbor? What companies need to do in light of the Advocate General's opinion in Schrems v. Data Protection...

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For companies relying on Safe Harbor to legitimise transfers of data from the EU to the US, the recent opinion of the Advocate General ("AG") in the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") case of Schrems v. Data Protection...more

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Advocate General of the EU Court of Justice: EU-U.S. Safe Harbor Act Is Not Safe for EU Citizens

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The decision could affect the thousands of U.S. companies in diverse industries that rely on the EU-U.S. Safe Harbor Agreement to legally transfer personal data of EU citizens from the EU to the United States....more

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Data Protection: EU court advised to declare EU-US Safe Harbor invalid

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In an important case involving Facebook, and instigated by an Austrian student in response to the Snowden revelations about US security agency access to mass data, the Advocate General (“AG”) to the Court of Justice of the...more

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