In February 2022, the United Kingdom (UK) Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”), along with the data protection authority (“DPA”) in the UK, published three new documents ("UK Documents") which update the UK's position on...more
EDPB and data protection authorities’ views and statements on the “Schrems II”- decision by the CJEU -
On 16 July, 2020, the European Court of Justice (“CJEU“) passed a decision invalidating the EU-US Privacy Shield and...more
7/30/2020
/ Binding Corporate Rules ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Ireland ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
Standard Contractual Clauses
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and a number of European data protection supervisory authorities have recently issued guidance on processing personal data, including special categories of personal data (i.e., health...more
3/17/2020
/ China ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Crisis Management ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Management ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
Denmark ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
France ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Germany ,
Infectious Diseases ,
International Data Transfers ,
Ireland ,
Italy ,
Luxembourg ,
New Guidance ,
Norway ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
PHI ,
Poland ,
Public Health ,
Risk Management ,
Spain ,
UK
Since the first enforcement actions have been initiated, some with significant fines, many companies may find themselves somewhat at a loss as they may not fully know how to assess the risks involved and how to react should...more
12/16/2019
/ Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
Failure to Comply ,
Fines ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Germany ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU)
Just days after the European Union’s widely-discussed new data privacy regulations, the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), took effect on May 25, 2018, another EU-wide legal change quietly occurred. ...more
6/21/2018
/ Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
Directive on Trade Secrets ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Risk Management ,
Trade Secrets
After nearly 4 years of negotiations, yesterday evening the EU reached agreement on the final provisions of its new data protection laws. With it, a new era of data protection has been ushered in that will have far reaching...more