On Friday September 4, 2020, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), a body consisting of representatives of all the Data Protection Authorities (DPAs) in the European Economic Area, announced that it had formed two new...more
9/14/2020
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Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
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Data Privacy ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Data Security ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information
On May 4, 2020, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted two important revisions to its 33-page Guidelines on Consent (Guidelines) under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The Guidelines are highly...more
On April 15, 2020, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the U.K.’s data protection authority, issued further guidance on its regulatory approach during the global COVID-19 pandemic. Following its March note that we...more
4/21/2020
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Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Freedom of Information ,
Guidance Update ,
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) ,
Public Health Emergency ,
UK
On March 12, 2020, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the U.K.’s data protection authority (DPA), published Guidance for data controllers on their data protection compliance obligations during the COVID-19 pandemic....more
On September 24, 2019, the highest court of the European Union (EU), the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU), attempted to limit the territorial scope and authority of EU data protection authorities in its recent decision...more
10/4/2019
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Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Delisting ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
France ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Geo-Blocking ,
Google ,
Member State ,
Right to Be Forgotten ,
Search Engines ,
Website Accessibility ,
Website Owner Liability
Data protection authorities (DPAs) in the European Union (EU) continue to scrutinize practices in the adtech sector for compliance with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and local data protection and...more
8/6/2019
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Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) ,
Data Subjects Rights ,
Data Use Policies ,
Electronic Communications ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) ,
Marketing ,
Notice Requirements ,
Online Advertisements ,
Personal Data ,
Popular
A year ago, on May 25, 2018, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force. With its extraterritorial scope and detailed requirements, the GDPR aimed to change the approach to personal data...more
5/31/2019
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Data Security ,
Data Subjects Rights ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Telemarketing