Germany debates whether apps related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic would be useful, what they should cover, and what the ramifications would be under applicable data protection laws. ...more
Following a legal challenge to the validity of data transfers from organizations in Europe to organizations in countries like the United States, the opinion of the Advocate General (AG) of the Court of Justice of the European...more
From time to time, data controllers are confronted with the question of whether data subjects can raise claims for specific security measures against the controller under Article 32 of the EU General Data Protection...more
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) in Luxembourg rendered a judgment on July 12 that explains, among other things, what a (joint) data controller is. The judgment is on the “old” EU Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC, but...more
Based on the flood of updated privacy policies that have inundated email boxes throughout the world, it is clear that the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is now in full effect. The EU's new European...more
Germany’s EU Data Protection Adaptation and Implementation Act addresses issues left open by the General Data Protection Regulation and implements the EU Directive 2016/680 on Data Protection for the Prevention and...more
Parties to transactions involving personal data in Europe are well-advised to investigate whether individual consent or the offer of opt-outs are required to avoid the risk of fines and other sanctions imposed by the DPA or...more
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Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
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Marketing ,
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Personal Data ,
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Prior Express Consent ,
Sanctions
The Bill’s provisions on international data transfers are most relevant to foreign companies that do business in Brazil.
The Brazilian government has issued a Bill for the Protection of Personal Data (Bill) for public...more