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Data Act Frequently Asked Questions Answered by the EU Commission

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The EU Data Act is one of the cornerstones of the EU's Data Strategy and introduces a new and horizontal set of rules on data access and use to boost the EU's data economy. Most of the provisions of the Data Act will become...more

International Lawyers Network

Data Privacy Guide - Portugal

Introduction - Data protection is being driven by rapid technological advances and the increasing digitalization of society. Data protection legislation in Portugal is aligned with European Union law, in particular with...more

Alston & Bird

CBDF Research Fellow Theodore Christakis Publishes Study on Cross-Border Data Transfers and the EU’s “Zero Risk” Approach

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Theodore Christakis, Professor of International Law at the University Grenoble Alpes and Senior Fellow and Director of Research for Europe at the Cross-Border Data Forum, has published a new comprehensive analysis on...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s New Personal Data Protection Law and Implementing Regulations—Key Obligations, Responsibilities and...

On September 7, 2023, the Saudi Authority for Data and Artificial Intelligence (SDAIA) issued the Implementing Regulations of the Personal Data Protection Law (the Implementing Regulations) and the Regulations on Personal...more

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Anonymization and the GDPR – Clarity from the European Courts? Not so Fast!

As we’ve written about before, the question of anonymization can be tricky.  When is something “anonymized” or merely “de-identified” or “pseudonymous” — and when does it matter?  This is a particularly fraught issue under...more

White & Case LLP

CJEU clarifies GDPR obligation to disclose details of recipients

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The GDPR allows individuals to request information about the “recipients or categories of recipients” to whom their personal data has been disclosed. In a recent ruling, the EU’s Court of Justice said data subjects get to...more

McDermott Will & Emery

European Commission Begins Process for Adoption of US Adequacy Decision

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Since Schrems II invalidated the US/EU Privacy Shield, the flow of personal data from the European Union to the United States has been subject to intense regulatory scrutiny. Companies transferring personal data to the United...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

President Biden Signs Long-Awaited Data Transfer Executive Order

Key Points - President Biden has signed the long-awaited executive order implementing U.S. commitments to the new successor agreement to the Privacy Shield, the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework—a historic step in respect of...more

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EU-U.S. and UK-U.S. Data Transfer Deals Advance with White House Executive Order

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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

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[Webcast Transcript] The State of US Privacy Law: What to Expect in 2023 and Beyond

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Editor’s Note: On September 29, 2022, HaystackID shared an educational webcast on the topic of US privacy law. As privacy continues to move to the forefront of not only information consideration but of business concern for...more

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[Webcast Transcript] You’ve Got to Move It: Data Protection and Privacy with Cross-Border Transfers

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...This session, led by industry-acknowledged experts in areas ranging from data protection and privacy to data transfer and legal discovery, provided a professional forum for the explanation of the best approaches,...more

Brooks Pierce

Key Takeaways from the IAPP Global Privacy Summit 2022

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After two-plus years of mostly attending CLEs, webinars, and other knowledge-building events via Zoom, Teams or some other virtual platform, it was great to get together with like-minded privacy professionals in Washington,...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Political Agreement on a New Framework for EU-U.S. Personal Data Transfers

On March 25, 2022, the U.S. and EU announced that they reached a political agreement in principle on a new "Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework" (the Framework). This would be the third framework for EU-U.S. personal data...more

Spirit Legal

Data transfer to Russia and China in times of crisis

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In light of the “changed security policy situation” following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Norwegian data protection regulator recently encouraged any company that exports personal data to Russia and Ukraine to review...more

K&L Gates LLP

GDPR, Cookies, and the Ever-Filling Jar of European Data Protection

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European regulators unofficially announced the major theme of this new year, through the release of several decisions pertaining to cookies and other tracking technologies in the first 10 days of 2022. As the General Data...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

No Cookies for You: DSK TTDSG Guidelines Impose Strict Limitations

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The German Data Protection Conference (DSK) issued guidance on the Federal Act on the Regulation of Data Protection and Privacy in Telecommunications and Telemedia (‘TTDSG’), which went into effect on December 1, 2021...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

Everything is (Somewhat) Illuminated: The EDPB Defines “Transfer”

The concept of a “transfer” under Chapter V of the GDPR has always been a bit like obscenity. We didn’t have an authoritative definition, but with apologies to the late Justice Potter Stewart, we knew it when we saw it. And...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Data Transfers from the EU – Further Guidance Issued

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The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has provided further guidance on data transfers. Specifically, this most recent guidance clarifies what constitutes a “transfer.” While the concept of a transfer may seem...more

Pillsbury - Global Sourcing Practice

New EU Guidance Clarifies When Data Transfers Need to be “Safeguarded”

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB), the body which represents EU data protection authorities, has adopted guidelines (Guidelines) confirming when transfers need to be “safeguarded” in accordance with the GDPR (and...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

EU Regulators Define Data Transfers

They State That Direct Collection of Personal Data by Non-EU Companies Is Not a "Data Transfer" Under the GDPR On November 18, 2021, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) issued guidelines (Guidelines) that—for the first...more

Bracewell LLP

Updates to Saudi Arabia's Data Protection Law

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Whilst European and North American businesses are well accustomed to dealing with complex data protection legislation, businesses in the MENA region have by and large not had to consider the same in their local markets. ...more

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China Passes the Personal Information Protection Law

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The law will take effect on November 1, 2021 giving companies under two months to ensure their privacy policies and systems comply. On August 20, the Standing Committee of the 13th National People’s Congress of China...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Data Transfers: U.K. Proposes New Tools and Approach

The United Kingdom Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) recently launched a consultation regarding the transfer of personal data outside of the U.K. The ICO is seeking comment on its draft international data transfer...more

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Europe OPTS for Pragmatism with New SCCS and ICO Opens Consultations on UK SCCS — What Companies Need to Do Next

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The dust has settled on the new EU standard contractual clauses for cross-border data transfers (“New SCCs”), but confusion still reins on how the New SCCs cover data transfers and what companies need to do to take advantage...more

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EU Adopts Adequacy Decisions Allowing Data Flow to the UK

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Personal data can continue to flow freely between Europe and the United Kingdom (UK) following an agreement by the European Union (EU) to adopt an Adequacy Decision under Article 45 of Regulation 2016/679 (the General Data...more

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