The European Commission’s long-awaited updates to the Standard Contractual Clauses (“SCCs”) have arrived. Data protection lawyers globally have eagerly anticipated these changes, which are necessary to address a legal...more
6/15/2021
/ Data Controller ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Commission ,
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
Standard Contractual Clauses ,
UK
On July 16, 2020, Europe’s Court of Justice issued a much-anticipated judgment on the validity of Decision 2016/1250 on the adequacy of the EU-US Data Protection Shield (the “US/EU Privacy Shield”) and Decision 2010/87 on...more
7/22/2020
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Data Protection Authority ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Commission ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
Standard Contractual Clauses ,
Surveillance
On May 25, 2018 the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation and Regulation on Privacy and Electronic Communications (the “ePR”) will go into full force and effect. That gives companies that do business in the EU,...more
Christmas came early for the European Commission, as a multi-year effort to reform the continent’s aging data protection framework was finally agreed upon with the European Parliament and Council, which will significantly...more