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International Transfers of Personal Data After Schrems II: Practical Compliance Steps

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 6/27/2024

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

Biden Administration Announces New Measures to Safeguard Americans’ Sensitive Personal Data

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 3/4/2024

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

European Commission Begins Process for Adoption of US Adequacy Decision

McDermott Will & Emery on 12/15/2022

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

Executive Order on EU-U.S. Data Sharing Signed

Wiley Rein LLP on 10/10/2022

On October 7, 2022, President Biden signed the Enhancing Safeguards for United States Signals Intelligence Activities Executive Order (Executive Order or EO), which implements the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (EU-U.S. DPF)....more

EU Personal Data Transfers Deadline: New SCCs must be put in place by December 27, 2022

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints on 10/6/2022

Deadline to adopt EU Standard Contractual Clauses - Many organizations uses the European Union’s Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) to govern their transfers of personal data from the European Economic Area (EEA) to other...more

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

HaystackID on 6/29/2022

...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

Data transfer to Russia and China in times of crisis

Spirit Legal on 3/30/2022

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

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

K&L Gates LLP on 1/28/2022

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

Data Transfers from the EU – Further Guidance Issued

Wiley Rein LLP on 12/6/2021

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

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

Goodwin on 8/27/2021

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

Understanding When to Use Two New Sets of Standard Contractual Clauses Issued by the EU

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 6/17/2021

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

European Commission Adopts Two New Sets of Standard Contractual Clauses: What Employers Need to Know

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 6/14/2021

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

Better Than Santa Clauses? New and Improved Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs)! And a form DPA!

Kilpatrick on 6/10/2021

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

Portugal Puts Halt on Data Transfers Between INE and Cloudflare

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 5/10/2021

The Portuguese data protection authority issued a recent resolution ordering the Portuguese National Institute of Statistics (or INE) to stop sending personal census information to any countries outside of the EU that do not...more

German Supervisory Authority Initiates Post-Schrems II Enforcement Against EU Companies Using U.S. Service Providers

K&L Gates LLP on 4/2/2021

The Bavarian Data Protection Authority recently prohibited a European company from using U.S. newsletter provider Mailchimp in a first-of-its-kind decision. Since the Schrems II decision of the Court of Justice of the...more

Update on European Data Protection Law

McDermott Will & Emery on 2/19/2021

In mid-January 2021, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) announced by press release that it has adopted jointly with the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) written Opinions on the European Commission’s drafts...more

EU Parliament: US Must Reform Surveillance Laws To Pave Way For Data Transfers

Fox Rothschild LLP on 2/4/2021

The European Parliament is urging the United States to reform its surveillance laws to pave the way for transfers of personal data between the European Union and the U.S. "For data controllers that fall within the scope of...more

Keep Your Personal Data Flowing – How to Navigate the Changing Tides of the New EU Guidance and UK-EU Brexit Deal

Fenwick & West LLP on 1/11/2021

Concerns are mounting for companies around the world as they consider their ability to transfer data from the EU following the recent decision by the Court of Justice of the European Union in Data Protection Commissioner v....more

European Data Protection Board Issues Recommendations for Exports of Personal Data From the European Economic Area

Foley & Lardner LLP on 12/2/2020

As many organizations continue to struggle with the fallout from the July 2020 Schrems II decision from the European Court of Justice (“CJEU”), in November, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) published two pieces of...more

New Guidelines for EU-US Data Transfers

Foley Hoag LLP on 11/20/2020

Last week saw major innovations in the law of data transfer from the European Economic Area (EEA) to other countries, including the United States. This alert covers one of them: new guidelines from the European Data...more

Recent Developments in Data Privacy Laws Impacting U.S. Companies

Miller Canfield on 11/19/2020

American companies should take notice of some important developments in data privacy laws in the U.S. and in the European Union. California Privacy Rights Act - On November 3, 2020, California voters approved the...more

A Change is Coming: European Commission Releases Draft SCCS For Data Transfers

Dechert LLP on 11/17/2020

On November 12, 2020, the European Commission (EC) published a long anticipated draft of new Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) for the transfer of personal data from the European Economic Area (EEA) to third countries whose...more

French Court refuses to suspend Microsoft’s hosting of a public health data lake despite CNIL opinion (the Health Data Hub case –...

Hogan Lovells on 10/22/2020

On October 14, 2020, the French Administrative Supreme Court (Conseil d’Etat) published its decision in a lawsuit requesting that the French health data platform (Health Data Hub) be suspended for breach of the GDPR in light...more

[Webinar] Life with Schrems – Keeping EU to U.S. Data Flowing and Avoiding Liability - September 23rd, 10:00 am - 11:00 am EDT

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP on 9/10/2020

Nelson Mullins and KPMG Hungary are excited to present a webinar on the dangers involved in transfers of personal information from the European Union to the U.S. following the recent Schrems court decision. Partner Roy Wyman...more

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