A new legal mechanism to allow for transfers of personal data between the EU and the U.S. is now advancing after an October 7th, 2022 Executive Order was issued by U.S. President Biden (the “Executive Order”). The new...more
The UK Supreme Court handed down its much-anticipated decision in the Lloyd v Google LLC [2021] UKSC 50 case on 10 November 2021 restricting claimants’ ability to bring data privacy class actions in the UK under the (now...more
The final version of the new standard contractual clauses (“SCCs”) were published by the European Commission on June 4, 2021. Many organizations that transfer or receive personal data originating in the European Economic Area...more
With less than a month to go until the UK is due to leave the EU (at 11pm GMT/12pm CET on 29 March 2019), there is still much uncertainty as to whether, and if so how, the UK will exit the EU (commonly dubbed “Brexit”). In...more
3/13/2019
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
No-Deal Brexit ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
The CJEU (the European Union Court of Justice) has handed down a decision which makes clear that general and indiscriminate retention of electronic communications is unlawful. National legislation of each European Member...more
12/27/2016
/ Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Data Collection ,
Data Protection ,
Data Retention ,
Electronic Communications ,
EU ,
EU Cybersecurity Directives ,
Investigatory Powers Act 2016 ,
Surveillance ,
Sweden ,
Terrorist Acts ,
UK