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UK US Data Bridge Practical Tips for Implementation and Compliance

Latham & Watkins LLP on 9/6/2024

Latham & Watkins and Privacy Laws & Business recently co-hosted a webinar looking back on the first eight months since the UK-US Data Bridge entered into force. Speakers from the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and...more

Uber’s 290 Million Euro Fine: What You Need to Know

Fox Rothschild LLP on 8/29/2024

What can U.S.-based and multi-national companies learn from the 290 million euro fine Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, the Dutch Data Protection Authority, issued against Uber in connection with the processing of Dutch driver...more

Massive fine for Uber of EUR 290 million

Ius Laboris on 8/28/2024

On 26 August the Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) fined Uber EUR 290 million for a breach of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Following a number of complaints from French Uber drivers, the DPA found that...more

Buckle Up: Uber Fined €290M for Failing to Safeguard EU Data Transfers

Baker Botts L.L.P. on 8/27/2024

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

DPA 101: Do You Know Where Your Data Is?

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 2/28/2024

As more and more states enact laws that mirror aspects of GDPR, and as companies begin to get used to the EU’s new standard contractual clauses, now may be a good opportunity for a refresh on data sharing agreements. As most...more

Are You Using EU Standard Contractual Clauses for Data Transfers? Be Aware of these Breach Notification Requirements

Alston & Bird on 1/9/2024

It has become common knowledge that the General Data Protection Regulation (2016/679) (GDPR) heavily restricts transfers of personal data outside of the European Union (EU). In the absence of an adequacy decision by the...more

UK government establishes UK-U.S. Data Bridge

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 10/16/2023

The United Kingdom has announced its decision to establish the UK-U.S. Data Bridge. The UK-U.S. Data Bridge will allow UK businesses and organizations to transfer personal data to organizations in the United States that have...more

The UK-US Data Bridge: Practical Considerations for UK Organisations

White & Case LLP on 10/13/2023

The UK-US Data Bridge (the "Data Bridge") has now come into effect, potentially simplifying transfers of personal data from the UK to the US. On 12 October 2023, the Data Bridge took effect. The Data Bridge allows UK...more

Uncertainty remains on EU-US data transfers

Ius Laboris on 10/6/2023

A new framework has been adopted for data transfers between the European Union and the United States. But is it legally sound? On 20 September 2023, the European Commission’s new Adequacy Decision for companies in the...more

Data transfers update: New data bridge available to facilitate UK-US data transfers from 12 October 2023 - despite “qualified”...

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 9/26/2023

Why should I read this? A new UK-US data bridge will be available to businesses in the UK looking to transfer personal data to organizations in the United States certified under the UK Extension to the EU-US Data Privacy...more

Data bridge over the Atlantic

Womble Bond Dickinson on 9/26/2023

On September 21, 2023, the UK Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology laid before Parliament regulations that will operate to significantly simplify the process for UK businesses to transfer personal data to...more

EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework vs. EU Standard Contractual Clauses for Transatlantic Transfers of Personal Data

Alston & Bird on 9/8/2023

The European Commission has approved the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF) for transferring data from the EU to the United States. Our Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team discusses what companies should consider when...more

Considerations for Participation in the EU-US Data Privacy Framework

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 9/8/2023

Now that the EU has adopted its adequacy decision for the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF), many companies are assessing whether participation makes sense. Participation by a US entity is a mechanism -but not the only...more

It’s finally here: adequacy decision on EU-US data transfers

Ius Laboris on 8/15/2023

Data transfers from the EU to the US will now be easier for many companies, following a long-awaited decision from the European Commission. More than a year after the first announcement of the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy...more

EU-US Data Privacy Framework Goes Live: What Are the Practical Implications?

Latham & Watkins LLP on 8/1/2023

The new framework provides an additional route for personal data transfers from the EEA to the US. On 10 July 2023, the European Commission (EC) took the final step to enable businesses to start relying on the new EU-US...more

New EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework Legalizes Personal Data Transfers from the EU to US

Guidepost Solutions LLC on 8/1/2023

On July 10, 2023, the European Commission announced that it had adopted its adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (EU-U.S. DPF). This long-awaited decision means that for the first time since the EU-U.S...more

US and EU Finalize New Data Privacy Framework

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP on 7/26/2023

On July 10, the European Union and the United States finalized the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF), an agreement that allows for the transfer of personal data from residents of the EU to certified companies in the U.S....more

Adequacy for the US (kind of) – But What Are the Side Effects?

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 7/26/2023

On July 10th, the European Commission issued its Implementing Decision regarding the adequacy of the EU-UD Data Privacy Framework (“DPF”). The Decision has been eagerly awaited by US and Europe based commerce, hoping it will...more

Data Transfers Permitted Across the Pond via New EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC on 7/25/2023

On July 10, 2023, the European Commission adopted its adequacy decision on data transfers for the EU-U.S. (European Union/United States) Data Privacy Framework (DPF). The adequacy decision concluded that the United States...more

New EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF)

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co. on 7/24/2023

The European Commission published a very significant adequacy decision last week, which is expected to facilitate transfers of personal information from Europe to the United States. The decision came as part of the...more

Is the Third Time the Charm? The EU-US Data Privacy Framework

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 7/24/2023

On July 10, the European Commission issued an adequacy decision on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF), ensuring adequate protection for personal data transferred from the European Union to the United States. This decision...more

European Commission Grants EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework Adequacy Determination

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP on 7/24/2023

Summary - On July 10, 2023, the European Commission issued an adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (“EU-U.S. DPF” or “DPF”). The decision concludes that the U.S. ensures an adequate level of protection...more

European Union and United States Reach New Agreement for Data Flow Across the Atlantic

Jones Day on 7/20/2023

On July 10, 2023, the EU Commission adopted its adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, concluding that the United States ensures an adequate level of protection for personal data transferred from the...more

Department of Commerce Launches the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework: Considerations for Multinational Employers that Transfer EU...

Littler on 7/20/2023

As of July 17, 2023, U.S.-based multinational employers that can access the personal data of their workforce members in the European Union (EU) via a human resources information system (HRIS), or otherwise transfer the...more

New EU-US Data Transfer Framework Finalized: What Does the Future Hold?

Epiq on 7/19/2023

With data privacy landscapes changing around the globe, how can organizations handle cross-border deals while still remaining compliant? This has been a burning question over recent years....more

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