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The Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, or AP) has issued a €290 million fine to Uber for violating the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)....more
Quick Hits Schrems II Recap Most people are now familiar with the Schrems II requirements to “know your transfers” and to protect personal data when such information is subject to processing (including remote access to...more
On February 28, 2024, the Biden administration announced new cybersecurity-related measures, including an executive order (EO) and advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM), intended to address the bulk flow of Americans’...more
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
On July 10, 2023, the European Commission (the “Commission”) adopted an adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (the “Framework”). The Framework provides companies that opt in with a legitimate means of...more
In this episode, Jonathan Armstrong, a renowned expert in cyber security, and I delve into the hot-button issue of data transfers from the EU to the US. With potential new rulings looming, the replacement for privacy shield...more
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
Moving forward, businesses will need to use the updated Data Transfer Agreement or Data Transfer Addendum for any relationship or contract that contemplates the cross-border transfer of UK personal data. As of September...more
...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
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
President Biden and EU leaders announced on March 25, 2022 an agreement in principle to craft a replacement for the Privacy Shield and expand options for trans-Atlantic data transfers in accordance with the General Data...more
Let’s say you are an EU company. You engage a processor. Data is processed in the EU. There is no transfer. But in the processor-sub-processor data processing agreement, the data processor reserves the right to disclose...more
What can we learn about disclosures and how to draft privacy notices from the Sweden IMY decision and why is it important for both GDPR companies and CPRA, CDPA, CPA and UCPA companies:... ...more
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
The EDPB releases guidelines to clarify a simple but surprisingly confusing question, "What is a data transfer under the GDPR?" In light of the new guidelines, businesses should review potential transfer activities and ensure...more
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
Keypoint: China’s Personal Information Protection Law is a complicated regulatory regime that will require U.S. entities subject to its requirements to undertake substantial compliance efforts. Effective November 1, 2021,...more
Out with the old EU Standard Contractual Clauses (as of September 27th) - Organizations that use the European Union’s Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) to govern their transfers of personal data from the European...more
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
Starting this fall, companies transferring personal data from the European Economic Area (EEA) will likely begin to see a flurry of contract renegotiations. On June 4, 2021, the European Commission adopted long awaited new...more
On June 4, 2021, the European Commission adopted two new sets of standard contractual clauses (SCCs): one for data transfers from data controllers to data processors and one for data transfers from data exporters to data...more
Long-awaited SCCs for EU Data Transfers Adopted by European Commission with 18-month Transition Period - The EU has a cross-border data transfer framework gift for you! On June 4, 2021, the European Commission (“EC”)...more
The final version of the new standard contractual clauses (“SCCs”) were published by the European Commission on June 4, 2021. Many organizations that transfer or receive personal data originating in the European Economic Area...more
Today saw a key ruling by the Irish High Court which could have wide ranging implications in relation to a range of data use, targeted advertising and data transfers between Europe and the United States. The Irish data...more