As U.S.-based companies await a decision by the European Union (EU) regarding data transfers, the European process for approving the EU-U.S. data privacy framework has progressed a step. The European Commission released a...more
The Court of Justice for the European Union (CJEU) on July 16, 2020, invalidated the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield as an approved mechanism for transferring personal data from the European Union to the United States. This decision...more
7/22/2020
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The European Commission recently published a draft “Regulation on preventing the dissemination of terrorist content online.” If enacted, the draft Regulation would impose stringent monitoring, removal and reporting...more
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued its landmark decision in Maximillian Schrems v. Data Protection Commissioner on October 6, 2015, ultimately invalidating the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Framework.
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10/8/2015
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