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The UK has approved the UK-U.S. Data Bridge facilitating flows of personal data to U.S. entities that have self-certified to the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (‘DPF’), provided that those entities extend their DPF...more
On 10 July 2023, the European Commission adopted its adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (“DPF”). The adequacy decision is designed to relieve U.S.-based businesses and other institutions and...more
If Washington State’s My Health My Data Act (“MHMDA”) “turned the beat around” on drug and device makers, then the Schrems I and II decisions by the European Court of Justice had companies on both sides of the Atlantic...more
The new framework provides an additional route for personal data transfers from the EEA to the US. On 10 July 2023, the European Commission (EC) took the final step to enable businesses to start relying on the new EU-US...more
On July 10, 2023, the European Commission announced that it had adopted its adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (EU-U.S. DPF). This long-awaited decision means that for the first time since the EU-U.S...more
On July 10, the European Commission issued an adequacy decision on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF), ensuring adequate protection for personal data transferred from the European Union to the United States. This decision...more
Summary - On July 10, 2023, the European Commission issued an adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (“EU-U.S. DPF” or “DPF”). The decision concludes that the U.S. ensures an adequate level of protection...more
With data privacy landscapes changing around the globe, how can organizations handle cross-border deals while still remaining compliant? This has been a burning question over recent years....more
On July 10, the European Commission adopted an adequacy decision as part of the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, concluding that the U.S. “ensures an adequate level of protection – comparable to that of the European Union –...more
Swiftly on the heels of the U.S. announcing it fulfilled its commitments for implementing the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (the Framework), the European Commission (the EC) formally recognized that commercial organizations...more
On July 10, 2023, the European Commission (“EC”) adopted its adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (“EU-U.S. DPF”). Nearly three years after the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”)...more
On July 10, 1962, NASA launched Telstar 1, the first active communications satellite linking Europe and the United States through live television transmission. Sixty-one years later, on July 10, 2023, the European Commission...more
After years of uncertainty in the privacy rules governing transfer of data from the EU to the U.S., the new transatlantic data privacy framework has finally been adopted. On July 10, the European Commission formally adopted...more
On 10 July 2023, the European Commission announced a major development1 in EU-U.S. personal data transfer relations by adopting a long-anticipated adequacy decision2 for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (“DPF”). The...more
Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (“FISA”) has been a looming presence in the European privacy landscape since Edward Snowden first leaked the PRISM files in 2013. Surveillance authorized under FISA 702...more
Background Note: Data privacy has become a critical issue in the digital era, with laws and regulations constantly evolving. As a result, it’s important for cybersecurity, information governance, and legal discovery...more
On December 13, 2022, the European Commission initiated the process to adopt an adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (“EU-U.S. DPF”). The draft adequacy decision follows President Biden’s October Executive...more
The European Commission has published its long-awaited draft of the new EU-US Data Privacy Framework, available here. The Data Privacy Framework will replace the Privacy Shield decision that was invalidated in July 2020 by...more
The Data Protection Authority (“DPA”) of the German state Hamburg is one of the first European DPA to publish an optimistic assessment on the U.S. Executive Order on “Enhancing Safeguards for United States Signals...more
On October 7, 2022, President Biden signed an Executive Order on Enhancing Safeguards for United States Signals Intelligence Activities (“EO”). The EO lays ground for the long-awaited successor to the EU-U.S. Privacy...more
On June 4, 2021, the European Commission (the “Commission”) published its implementing Decision adopting standard contractual clauses for transfer of personal data to third countries (the “SCCs”) designed to comply with the...more
Four years ago, the European Union (“EU”) began enforcement of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). The GDPR is a comprehensive data privacy law enacted to create a standardized and cohesive data privacy framework...more
On May 25, 2022, the European Commission announced the release of a new guidance document relating to standard contractual clauses (SCCs) and international data transfers. The guidance is included in a series of questions and...more
On 25 May 2022, the European Commission released long-awaited guidance for the Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) adopted in June 2021. The Commission has developed Questions and Answers (Q&As) as a dynamic source of...more
The European Commission recently released a set of FAQs for the new EU standard contractual clauses (SCCs). The FAQs are based on feedback received from various stakeholders and currently address 44 different questions....more