The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), the EU’s highest court, recently announced its significant Lindenapotheke decision, permitting companies to use the General Data Protection Regulation in business-to-business...more
The lead negotiators of the Council of the EU and the European Parliament have reached an agreement on a new EU regulation for the European Health Data Space (EHDS). Once adopted, the regulation will expand individuals’...more
India enacted its new privacy law—the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act) on August 11. Once in effect, the DPDP Act will replace the relevant provisions of the Information Technology Act, 2000, Information...more
The EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF) became effective on July 10, and on the same day, the European Commission adopted an Adequacy Decision relating to the DPF. As a successor of the EU-US Privacy Shield, the EU-US DPF...more
The European Union (EU) Commission released its Draft Adequacy Decision for the EU-US Data Privacy Framework on December 13, which, in conjunction with President Biden’s executive order issued on October 7, will further...more
The Swiss government has drafted a proposed list of countries that are approved to receive personal data transfers out of Switzerland. Japan and South Korea are excluded from the current and proposed lists, requiring...more
World events, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, have accelerated the need for business operations to grow more digitally reliant and driven. As the global network grows and becomes more interconnected, privacy and...more
9/15/2022
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As the challenges to and requirements governing data protection continue to evolve, data privacy remains a hot topic on the minds of security and compliance professionals around the world. If the last few years provide any...more
The EU Council Presidency on September 18 put forward to member states an 88-page compromise proposal on the Eprivacy Regulation with considerable changes and amendments. There are several proposed changes to the provisions...more
The powers of EU data protection authorities are significantly strengthened by the decision, allowing them to suspend some or all personal data flows into the United States in certain circumstances.
In Maximillian...more
10/7/2015
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Binding Corporate Rules ,
Data Privacy ,
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Data Security ,
Edward Snowden ,
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EU Data Protection Laws ,
European Commission ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
International Data Transfers ,
National Security Agency (NSA) ,
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Personal Data ,
Prior Express Consent ,
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U.S. Commerce Department ,
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Data transfers can be suspended until investigation is complete.
In Maximillian Schrems v. Data Protection Commissioner (case C-362/14), the Advocate General ruled that EU data protection authorities do have powers to...more
9/28/2015
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Binding Corporate Rules ,
Cloud Computing ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Data Security ,
Edward Snowden ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
European Commission ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
International Data Transfers ,
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