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The European Union is an economic and political partnership comprised of 27 nations within the Eurozone. The EU was established in 1948 to promote stability and cooperation among member states in the aftermath of WWII. The EU maintains a common currency as well as several intranational institutions, including the European Parliament and the European Commission. less -
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Embracing Data Privacy to Drive Business Growth with Aihong Yu, Chief Privacy Counsel of CDK Global

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In this episode of On Record PR, Gina Rubel goes on record with Aihong Yu, Chief Privacy Counsel of CDK Global, to discuss how embracing privacy and security measures…...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

European High Court Invalidates EU-U.S. Privacy Shield but Upholds Standard Contractual Clauses with Additional Safeguards

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On July 16, 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued its anxiously-awaited judgment in the Schrems II case. The CJEU’s decision upheld the Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) but, somewhat surprisingly,...more

Proskauer on Privacy

One Cross-Border Mechanism Invalid, Another Upheld: Thoughts after the CJEU’s Schrems II Decision

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On July 16, 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) invalidated Decision 2016/1250 on the adequacy of the protection provided by the EU-US Privacy Shield, ruling, among other things, that U.S. domestic law...more

Cozen O'Connor

EU Kills Privacy Shield | Honesty In Telecom Advertising | Big False Claims Act Settlements

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2020 AG Elections- Indiana GOP Chooses AG Candidate for 2020; Virginia Looks Ahead to 2021- •Todd Rokita, former Indiana Secretary of State and U.S. Congressman, has won the Republican nomination for Indiana AG over...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

Do you transfer personal data from the EU to the US? Important Decision due July 16

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Does your organization transfer personal data from the European Union to the US? If so, keep an eye out for a key decision on July 16 from the EU’s top court, the Court of Justice of the European Union. The Schrems II case...more

K&L Gates LLP

EU-US Privacy Shield Released

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On February 29, following an earlier February 2 announcement, but with few details, the U.S. Secretary of Commerce released letters to the European Commission setting forth the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Principles along with...more

Stinson LLP

Agreement on EU-U.S. Privacy Shield: What to Know and Expect

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On February 2, 2016, representatives from the European Commission and the United States announced a preliminary agreement on the “Privacy Shield,” a framework that legitimizes transfers of personal data from the EU to the...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

From Safe Harbor to Privacy Shield: New EU-U.S. Agreement for Transatlantic Data Flows

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The European Commission (EC) and the U.S. Department of Commerce have reached an agreement to create a framework for transfers of personal data from the European Union to the United States. The framework, named the EU-U.S....more

BCLP

How Employers Can Prepare for the Privacy Shield

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As negotiators for the US Department of Commerce (“DOC”), Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), and the European Commission move towards an agreement intended to allow continued US-EU data transfers, a closer look at the history...more

Baker Donelson

U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Agreement Reached: Introducing the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield

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United States and European Union Commission negotiators announced today that they have reached a political agreement on a new data transfer framework that will replace the Safe Harbor Program, which was invalidated in 2015 by...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

EU and U.S. Reach Data Transfer Agreement: Perhaps a Shield, But No Silver Bullet

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On February 2, 2016, the European Commission and the U.S. Department of Commerce reached an accord on a new transatlantic data transfer protocol. Nicknamed the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, the framework would replace the...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

EU and US agree to new safe harbor data transfer pact

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The U.S. Department of Commerce and the European Commission announced on Tuesday that they have entered into a new transatlantic safe harbor transfer agreement, which comes two days after the deadline set by EU data...more

Troutman Pepper

U.S. and EU Authorities Announce New Privacy Shield for Data Transfers

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Companies should still ensure that they are lawfully transferring data through an alternative mechanism until the details of the Privacy Shield are released. The U.S. Department of Commerce and the European Commission...more

Dechert LLP

EU and US Reach Agreement in Principle on Successor to ‘Safe Harbor’ for Trans-Atlantic Data Transfers

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The European Commission announced an agreement in principle on a new framework for data transfers to replace the “Safe Harbor” arrangement that had governed data flows between the United States and Europe for the past 15...more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

US and EU “Privacy Shield” Framework for Cross-Border Data Transfers Submitted to Article 29 Working Party Today

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On the same day that groundhog Punxsutawney Phil predicted an early Spring, the EU College of Commissioners brought some sunshine of its own, announcing yesterday that it has reached an agreement with the U.S. on transfers of...more

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New EU-US Privacy Shield

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On February 2, two days after the deadline set by Europe for agreement on a new Safe Harbor governing US access to the personal data of European citizens, US and EU negotiators announced that they had agreed upon a framework...more

BakerHostetler

Safe Harbor Part Deux: The Privacy Shield

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This week began like many. An arbitrary deadline came and went – this one, January 31, 2016, was set by the Article 29 Working Party for European and United States regulators to address the void created by the invalidation of...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Litigation Alert: From a Safe Harbor to a Privacy Shield

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The October 6, 2015, decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union in the Schrems v. Facebook case left significant uncertainty surrounding the legality and practicality of U.S. technology companies’ ability to...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Safe Harbor 2.0: How the EU-U.S. "Privacy Shield" Could Impact Your Global Operations

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The U.S. and European Union (EU) reached an agreement regarding international data transfers, shortly after the deadline set by both parties. The parties had been in negotiations since the Court of Justice of the European...more

Snell & Wilmer

Sanity Prevails? The Framework for the New EU – U.S. Privacy Shield

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On February 2, 2016, the European Commission announced a last-minute “political agreement” with the United States concerning a new privacy framework for transatlantic data transfers. The accord, called the “EU-U.S. Privacy...more

Perkins Coie

The New EU-US Privacy Shield: Safe Harbor 2.0

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Two days after the expiration of the informal deadline to replace the Safe Harbor Framework invalidated by the Court of Justice of the European Union in October 2015, the EU and US have come to terms on a new framework—the...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Safe Harbor 2.0: Political Agreement Reached – The EU-US Privacy Shield

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The European Commission has announced that it has reached a deal to replace the EU-US Safe Harbor framework that was declared invalid last year by the Court of Justice of the European Union (“ECJ”). Heralded as the EU-US...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - Historic New 'Privacy Shield' Agreement to Replace EU-US Safe Harbor"

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Two days after the original January 31 deadline, the European Union and United States have announced a replacement for the Safe Harbor agreement — the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield — which, if approved, will provide a new framework...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

EU Commission and United States Agree on New “Privacy Shield” for Trans-Atlantic Data Flow

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U.S. and European Commission officials announced on Tuesday that they have reached an agreement in principle on a new EU-U.S. Privacy Shield to permit the flow of data between Europe and the United States. The new deal...more

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Understanding EU-US Safe Harbor Framework and Its Validity

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The EU Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC (the “Directive”) creates the legal framework for the national data protection laws in each EU member state. The Directive states that personal data may only be transferred to...more

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