On June 4, the European Commission (EC) adopted two sets of standard contractual clauses (SCCs) for use between controllers and processers in the European Economic Area (EEA) and for the transfer of data between EEA and...more
6/17/2021
/ Cybersecurity ,
Data Controller ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
Standard Contractual Clauses
On Oct. 30, 2020, the United Kingdom’s data protection authority, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), in connection with France’s Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés (CNIL), announced the largest...more
11/5/2020
/ British Airways ,
CNIL ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) ,
Marriott ,
Popular
On July 16, the European Court of Justice (ECJ or the Court) struck down the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield program. The ruling invalidated an earlier European Commission (Commission) decision (Privacy Shield adequacy determination)...more
1. Binding Corporate Rules To Facilitate Intragroup Data Transfer -
Personal data is meant to circulate without boundaries inside the European Union (EU). The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) subjects personal...more
Until recently, whistleblowing raised many concerns in France and other European countries. Reporting on colleagues’ behavior, even if unlawful, was seen as risky business that could lead to dismissals and criminal sanctions...more
This Update highlights key legal and policy developments in cybersecurity and privacy law that may impact important trends for 2019 and beyond. A central takeaway from 2018 is that regulators in the U.S. and abroad are...more
1/28/2019
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Carpenter v US ,
CLOUD Act ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
Facebook ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Google ,
Hackers ,
International Data Transfers ,
Marriott ,
Microsoft ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Power Plants ,
Risk Management ,
Russia ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Stored Communications Act