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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
If you feel like every day you wake up to a new data privacy law or piece of guidance, you’re not dreaming. Regulation and rulemaking are happening faster than ever before. The complexities relating to ethical data usage are...more
On January 8, 2024, the CNIL launched a public consultation on a draft guide (Draft Guide) covering Transfer Impact Assessments (TIA). Under GDPR, as interpreted by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) and...more
P. Latombe, who is not only a Member of the French Parliament, but also seated at the French Data Protection Authority (CNIL)'s Commission, lodged a request for annulment of the DPF on 6 September 2023 before the Court of...more
If Washington State’s My Health My Data Act (“MHMDA”) “turned the beat around” on drug and device makers, then the Schrems I and II decisions by the European Court of Justice had companies on both sides of the Atlantic...more
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Data Privacy Framework (DPF) program website went live on July 17, and contains guidance documents for those companies wanting to know the costs and benefits of enrollment in the DPF...more
On July 10, 1962, NASA launched Telstar 1, the first active communications satellite linking Europe and the United States through live television transmission. Sixty-one years later, on July 10, 2023, the European Commission...more
At the end of June, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) published its Recommendations (Recs) on Binding Corporate Rules (BCRs). Among other things, the Recs require existing and in process BCRs to: - Incorporate...more
Background Note: Data privacy has become a critical issue in the digital era, with laws and regulations constantly evolving. As a result, it’s important for cybersecurity, information governance, and legal discovery...more
The European Commission has published its long-awaited draft of the new EU-US Data Privacy Framework, available here. The Data Privacy Framework will replace the Privacy Shield decision that was invalidated in July 2020 by...more
On October 7, 2022, President Biden signed Executive Order (EO) 14086, “Enhancing Safeguards for United States Signals Intelligence Activities,” which provides a new framework for legal data transfers between the European...more
California Privacy Protection Agency Releases Revised Regulations - With the effective date less than three months away, and ahead of a Board Meeting on October 28 and 29, the California Privacy Protection Agency released...more
The Executive Order hopes to address what had been shortcomings in the previous Safe Harbor and Privacy Shield programs that were struck down by EU courts in 2015 and 2020 respectively. On October 7, 2022, President...more
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
...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
On 25 March 2022, the European Commission and United States announced an agreement in principle on a new Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework. If passed into law, the framework will facilitate the transfer of personal data...more
In the last decade, organizations of varied industries and sizes have heightened their focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and, since 2020, DEI has become a top priority. COVID-19 pandemic realities,...more
It has been nearly a year and a half since the Schrems II decision issued in July 2020, which invalidated the European Commission’s adequacy decision for the EU-US Privacy Shield Framework. As a result, companies were forced...more