Two recent developments have significantly increased the already uncertain legal landscape surrounding transatlantic data flows. Earlier today, the EU Parliament voted out a resolution calling on the European Commission (EU...more
On April 14, 2016, the European Parliament formally adopted the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). With this vote, the new EU data protection legal framework will become legally effective in two years and 20 days from...more
On April 13, 2016, the body of European Data Protection Authorities (DPAs)—the "Article 29 Working Party" (WP29)—issued its opinion on the new EU-U.S. Privacy Shield.1 The WP29 acknowledged that progress has been made with...more
On February 3, 2016, the body of European data protection regulators—called the "Article 29 Working Party" (WP29)—issued a statement following the announcement of a political agreement regarding a new transatlantic data...more
On February 2, 2016, the European Commission (EU Commission) announced that a political agreement on a new legal framework for data transfers has been reached between the European Union (EU) and the U.S.1 Today's agreement...more
On December 15, 2015, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union (Council) reached a political agreement on the future EU data protection legal framework. This is a significant step towards adoption of the...more
The last two months certainly have been eventful in the world of privacy. In this issue of The WSGR Data Advisor, we examine the Court of Justice of the European Union’s recent and highly significant Schrems decision that...more
11/20/2015
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Cybersecurity ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
HIPAA Audits ,
PCI-DSS Standard ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Security and Privacy Controls ,
Technical Conference ,
US-EU Safe Harbor Framework
On October 16, 2015, the body of European data protection regulators (Article 29 Working Party or WP29) issued a statement on the implementation of the judgement of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in...more
10/19/2015
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Binding Corporate Rules ,
Data Protection Authority ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
European Commission ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Model Contracts ,
Popular ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
US-EU Safe Harbor Framework
Today, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), the EU's highest court, issued a groundbreaking decision that invalidates the EU-U.S. Safe Harbor program. Given the widespread reliance on the Safe Harbor framework...more
Today, the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU, the EU's highest court) issued a far-reaching opinion1 that has significant implications for the EU-U.S. Safe Harbor program and data transfers...more