News & Analysis as of September 27, 2024

U.S. Commerce Department

+ Follow

Follow this channel for updates and analysis on all aspects of the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation, a reform of EU's data protection rules that impacts... more +

Follow this channel for updates and analysis on all aspects of the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation, a reform of EU's data protection rules that impacts individuals throughout the Union and all businesses operating therein. less -

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

The EU-US Data Privacy Framework: Are You in Compliance?

Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP on 3/15/2024

The U.S. Departments of Justice and Commerce, as well as the European Commission recently launched the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (“DPF”), marking a significant shift from the previous frameworks such as Safe Harbor and...more

The EU-U.S. “Data Privacy Framework”: A New Solution for the Free Flow of Personal Data

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 7/27/2023

U.S. companies can now self-certify to permit personal data to freely flow from the Europe to the United States. U.S. organizations can now self-certify their compliance with the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF) to...more

Client Alert: European Commission’s Adequacy Decision Sets Standards for US Companies to Receive Personal Data from EU Under the...

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP on 7/13/2023

On July 10, 2023, the European Commission concluded that the US ensures an adequate level of protection for personal data transferred from the European Union to US companies under the new EU-US Data Privacy Framework. Based...more

Significant improvements for international transfers of personal data - adequacy decision for the new EU-U.S. Data Privacy...

WilmerHale on 7/12/2023

On July 10, 2023, the European Commission adopted its long-awaited adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (“Adequacy Decision”). This ends a three-year journey to set up a successor to the EU-U.S. Privacy...more

New Privacy Shield Framework in the Works, Favoring Continuity Over Change for Businesses

Foley Hoag LLP - Security, Privacy and the... on 5/13/2022

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

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - July 2020

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 8/6/2020

In this month's edition, we examine the Court of Justice of the European Union's decision invalidating the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework, as well as the U.S. government's response to the decision. We also examine two...more

European Court Invalidates Privacy Shield, Large Implications for U.S. Companies Likely

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP on 7/29/2020

U.S. companies will face restrictions on transferring and storing information about European residents after the European Court of Justice ruled that such transfers exposed Europeans to American government surveillance...more

CJEU Schrems II Case Ruling Invalidates EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework; Upholds Standard Contractual Clauses Validity (With...

Miles & Stockbridge P.C. on 7/24/2020

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), the EU's highest court, declared on July 16, 2020, that the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework for the transfer of personal data from the EU into the United States is invalid....more

EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Program For Transfer Of Personal Data To U.S. Found Invalid

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 7/23/2020

The EU-U.S. Privacy Shield program is invalid, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) declared on July 16, 2020, in the matter of Data Protection Commissioner v. Facebook Ireland and Schrems (C-311/18) (Schrems...more

Time To Reassess International Data Transfers After Court Declares EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Invalid: A 4-Step Action Plan

Fisher Phillips on 7/22/2020

The Court of Justice of the European Union just ruled that an important data protection scheme established between the European Union and the United States is invalid, calling into question many aspects of important data...more

EU Court Strikes Down EU-US Privacy Shield

Perkins Coie on 7/22/2020

The Court of Justice for the European Union (CJEU) on July 16, 2020, invalidated the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield as an approved mechanism for transferring personal data from the European Union to the United States. This decision...more

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

Proskauer on Privacy on 7/21/2020

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

Pre-Brexit Steps for U.S. Privacy Shield Participants

Dechert LLP on 1/15/2019

In anticipation of Brexit, the U.S. Department of Commerce (“DOC”) has published steps it expects to be taken by businesses that rely on Privacy Shield to transfer personal data from the UK to the U.S....more

International Law Bulletin - Vol. 22, No. 5

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP on 6/15/2018

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND TRADE - Data Privacy - EU: The European Union (EU) brought into force the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) effective May 25, 2018 significantly enhancing the right of an individual to...more

EU-U.S. Privacy Shield – What’s Its Future?

Pierce Atwood LLP on 7/20/2017

It’s been almost one year since the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield (Privacy Shield) came into existence. Its upcoming annual review in September by the European Commission (Commission) and the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) – its...more

The Privacy Shield: September 30, 2016, Deadline for Early Self-Certification Offers Compliance Opportunity and Risk

McDermott Will & Emery on 8/31/2016

The European Commission recently determined that the Privacy Shield Framework is adequate to legitimize data transfers under EU law, providing a replacement for the Safe Harbor program. The Privacy Shield is designed to...more

The EU’s Data Transfer “Privacy Shield”—Full Body Armor or a Candle in the Wind?

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 8/16/2016

With the August 1st start of the Privacy Shield, the European Commission’s new and long-awaited transatlantic data transfer agreement with the U.S., businesses that had previously relied on the invalidated Safe Harbor scheme...more

A Fragile Shield? Managing the Risks of EU-U.S. Data Transfer

Womble Bond Dickinson on 7/27/2016

Following European Commission adoption of the Privacy Shield on July 12, 2016, and with Privacy Shield self-certification poised to open for business organizations on August 1, 2016 as a replacement for the invalidated...more

Privacy Shield Approved

Foley & Lardner LLP on 7/14/2016

On July 8, 2016, the Article 31 Committee, comprised of representatives of the European Union (EU) member states, voted to approve a revised Privacy Shield framework that is intended to replace the Safe Harbor framework...more

EU-US Privacy Shield – FAQs

Alston & Bird on 7/13/2016

Today, the European Commission (“EU Commission”) formally approved a new transatlantic framework for the transfer of personal data from Europe to the United States (“U.S.”) (the “Privacy Shield”). Under the EU Commission’s...more

Privacy Shield Update: A Recap of Recent Developments

BakerHostetler on 5/11/2016

On April 13, 2016, the Article 29 Working Party (WP29), an influential group of European data protection authorities, issued a non-binding opinion that criticized certain elements of the fledgling Privacy Shield framework....more

To Join or Not to Join: Is the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Right for You?

Foley & Lardner LLP on 4/12/2016

With the Article 29 Working Party’s position on the adequacy of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework agreement (Privacy Shield) decision expected this week, U.S. businesses should be evaluating privacy options and preparing...more

EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework Agreement Reached - Replaces Safe Harbor Agreement

King & Spalding on 2/5/2016

On February 2, 2016, The European Commission (EC) and the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) reached a deal on a new transatlantic data-transfer pact to replace the 15-year-old Safe Harbor agreement. The European Court of...more

24 Results

View per page

Page: of 1

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) › Personal Data › U.S. Commerce Department

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"