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European Commission Adopts EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework

On July 10, the European Commission (EC) published its data adequacy decision for the new EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (EU-U.S. DPF).  This means that companies can transfer personal data from EU countries and from Iceland,...more

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Ready. Set. Flow: Green Light from the Commission for EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework

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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

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Data Privacy Laws and Blocking Statutes: Five Practical Strategies for Counsel

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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

Sunstein LLP

The EU’s New Privacy Rules: The Promise and Peril for US Data Processors

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The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) prohibits transfers of personal information about Europeans to destinations outside of the EU unless one of several tests is satisfied. As pertains to transfers...more

White and Williams LLP

Does Schrems II Doom Use of SCCs for EU–US Data Transfers? No Answers and Clouds are Gathering

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It’s been well written that in Case C-311/18, Data Protection Commissioner v Facebook Ireland Limited and Maximillian Schrems (Schrems II), the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) struck down the Privacy Shield, a...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Irish Data Case Against Facebook Could Complicate All Data Transfers to the US

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Will the EU finally deny the right to transfer any personal data from its shores to the United States? Its privacy decisions have been inching closer to this determination for years, and an Irish case against Facebook may tip...more

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Schrems Strikes Again: Battery of New Data Privacy Complaints Raise Compliance Questions for EU-U.S. Data Transfers

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Barely one month after the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued its Schrems II decision striking down the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework (Privacy Shield), Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems has filed 101...more

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Guidance Released From German Data Protection Authority: Time to Review EU Data Transfer Mechanisms

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In the wake of Schrems II, the July 16, 2020, decision from the European Court of Justice that invalidated the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield as a legal means of data transfer between the European Union and the United States,...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

European High Court Invalidates EU-U.S. Privacy Shield but Upholds Standard Contractual Clauses with Additional Safeguards

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On July 16, 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued its anxiously-awaited judgment in the Schrems II case. The CJEU’s decision upheld the Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) but, somewhat surprisingly,...more

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One Cross-Border Mechanism Invalid, Another Upheld: Thoughts after the CJEU’s Schrems II Decision

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On July 16, 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) invalidated Decision 2016/1250 on the adequacy of the protection provided by the EU-US Privacy Shield, ruling, among other things, that U.S. domestic law...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Court of Justice of the European Union Rules Privacy Shield Invalid and Standard Contractual Clauses Can Remain But Only in...

On July 16, 2020, the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in Luxembourg handed down its highly anticipated judgment in a case brought by privacy activist Max Schrems (C-311/18, Data Protection...more

Bracewell LLP

Privacy Shield Invalidated by ECJ

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On Thursday, July 16, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that the EU-US Privacy Shield is invalid. The ruling stems from the complaints filed with the Irish supervisory authority by Max Schrems regarding the transfer...more

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EU-US data transfers dealt a setback – Privacy Shield struck down by EU’s highest court and SCCs subject to more scrutiny

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The judgment by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in the case known as “Schrems II” has far-reaching impact for businesses looking to ensure continuity of personal data flows between the EU and the US and...more

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CJEU Invalidates EU-US Privacy Shield

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A ruling by the EU’s top court invalidates the key mechanism for transferring personal data from the EU to the US and imposes additional conditions for use of the standard contractual clauses. On 16 July 2020, the Court of...more

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EU Strikes Down EU-US Privacy Shield; Validates Standard Contractual Clauses for Data Transfers

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On July 16, 2020, the European Union’s Court of Justice (“CJEU”) issued its much-anticipated decision in the Schrems II case. The decision invalidates the EU-US Privacy Shield mechanism for transferring data from the EU to...more

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Privacy Shield Sunk – SCCs Treading Water: What Can Companies Do to Keep Their Head Above Water

The European Court of Justice (CJEU) published its highly anticipated judgement in the case of Data Protection Commissioner Ireland v Facebook Ireland Limited, Maximillian Schrems, colloquially known as “Schrems 2.0”. There...more

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European Court of Justice Declares the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Invalid and Provides Additional Obligations on Companies Using...

On July 16, 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) announced its judgment in the so-called Schrems II case (Case C-311/18), declaring that the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield is invalid because it does not provide an...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Privacy Shield No Longer Viable Basis for EU-US Data Transfers

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On July 16, 2020, the European Court of Justice issued one of its most important decisions on data privacy law (Schrems II), holding that the EU-US Privacy Shield is no longer a viable mechanism for EU-US data transfers under...more

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Privacy Shield: The International Data Transfer Scheme Struck Down

Trans-Atlantic transfer scheme relied on by thousands of EU and U.S. organisations to transfer personal data from the EU to the U.S. deemed invalid by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). Privacy Shield has...more

Balch & Bingham LLP

Court Of Justice of European Union (CJEU) Issues Schrems II Decision, Validating Standard Contractual Clauses, Invalidating EU-US...

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On July 16, 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU” or “Court”) issued a significant judgment in Case C-311/18 (“Schrems II decision”) on the adequacy of protection provided by the EU-US Data Protection...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

Privacy Shield Invalidated by Top EU Court; Standard Contractual Clauses Upheld (But There Are Still Major Challenges Ahead)

Organizations that transfer personal data from the European Union on the basis of the EU Commission-approved Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) may be breathing a sigh of relief on hearing that the SCCs have been upheld by...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

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

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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And Then There Were None: Or How Schrems 2.0 May Invalidate the Standard Contractual Clauses and the Privacy Shield

On July 9, 2019, the European Court of Justice (ECJ)—the highest court of the European Union—will hear oral arguments in the Schrems 2.0 case relating to the validity of two key data transfer mechanisms: the Standard...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

The case of Schrems 2.0 – the challenge to Standard Contractual Clauses allowing personal data transfer outside the European Union

On 9 July 2019, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in Luxembourg heard a case brought by privacy-rights activist Max Schrems (C-311/18, Data Protection Commissioner v Facebook Ireland Limited, Maximilliam...more

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