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CJEU Upholds Country-of-Origin Principle for Online Intermediaries

Dechert LLP on 8/15/2024

The Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) recently addressed requests for preliminary rulings on the interpretation of various EU regulations and directives concerning online intermediation services1 (“Online...more

Recent GDPR Fines Against Amazon and WhatsApp Set New Records

Epiq on 10/6/2021

The passage of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) made it clear that the European Union (EU) is extremely serious about consumer privacy and that protecting EU citizens’ personal information is a top priority. The...more

Which U.S. Businesses Must Comply with EU Data Protection Laws?

Foley Hoag LLP - Security, Privacy and the... on 9/6/2016

What the recent Amazon decision tells us - On 28 July 2016, the European Court of Justice rendered a decision in a dispute between an Austrian Consumer Protection organization known as VKI (Verein für...more

EU Adopts Cybersecurity Directive: What US Companies Need to Know

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints on 7/11/2016

Not all the news coming out of Europe these days is about Brexit. In fact, the forces of unity and harmonization remain a top priority for European regulators hoping to combat digital security threats and create a safer and...more

European Court of Justice to Rule on Legality of Online Sales Bans

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 5/2/2016

An appeal court in Frankfurt has asked the European Court of Justice to clarify the application of the competition rules to online sales. The Frankfurt court made its request in the context of a dispute between a leader in...more

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