Cybersecurity incidents pose legal challenges for in-house counsel, alongside their technical implications. This overview highlights key aspects that legal departments must know when reacting to data breaches.
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On March 17, 2016, the Civil Liberties Committee convened to discuss whether the Privacy Shield framework that will replace Safe Harbor provides adequate protection to the data of EU citizens. A number of experts were...more
3/24/2016
/ Article 29 Working Party (WP29) ,
Data Protection Authority ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Commission ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Judicial Redress Act ,
Ombudsman ,
Personal Data ,
Standard Contractual Clauses ,
Surveillance ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
US-EU Safe Harbor Framework
Earlier this week, the European Commission announced that a “political” agreement has been reached on a new framework for data flows from the EU to the US. The announcement highlights a few changes from the old Safe Harbor...more
2/5/2016
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Binding Corporate Rules ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Commission ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Ombudsman ,
Personal Data ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
Standard Contractual Clauses ,
US-EU Safe Harbor Framework
The so called Article 29 Working Party met on October 15, 2015 to discuss the consequences of the Schrems Judgment of the European Court of Justice (ECJ). On October 16, 2015, the Working Party published a Statement...more
10/19/2015
/ Article 29 Working Group ,
Binding Corporate Rules ,
Data Protection Authority ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
European Commission ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Judicial Redress Act ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Member State ,
Model Contracts ,
Schrems I & Schrems II
On October 6, the European Court of Justice ruled that Decision 2000/520 of the European Commission, which stated that Safe Harbor-certified US companies provide adequate protection for personal data transferred to them from...more
10/7/2015
/ Binding Corporate Rules ,
Data Protection Authority ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
EU Directive ,
European Commission ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Member State ,
Model Contracts ,
US-EU Safe Harbor Framework
A Stored Communications Act (SCA) search warrant case arising out of a New York federal narcotics trafficking investigation is being closely watched by EU data protection authorities, privacy advocates, multinational...more