A year from today, radical changes to data privacy laws in the European Union will come into effect. Businesses should start preparing now, given the significant changes. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will...more
In the aftermath of the WannaCry ransomware attack, all organizations should take the opportunity to examine their cybersecurity protocols with an eye for optimizing practices and mitigating risks. We've outlined action items...more
In the coming days, the U.K. government is expected to formally notify the European Council of its intention to withdraw from the European Union under Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union. Formal notification will start...more
The U.K. has voted, in a popular referendum, to leave the EU. The referendum is not legally binding and the result was extremely narrow: 51.9 percent in favor of leaving, 48.1 percent in favor of remaining. This partly...more
6/28/2016
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The United Kingdom government will hold a referendum on June 23, 2016, determining whether the U.K. should remain in the European Union — of which it has been a member since 1973. Opinion polls suggest that the result of the...more
After months of negotiations with the U.S. government, the European Commission (the EU’s executive arm) has announced a new scheme for data transfers, the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield. This is intended to replace the Safe Harbor...more
The Court of Justice of the European Union has issued a landmark judgment in Schrems v Data Protection Commissioner (Case C-362/14) that invalidates the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Safe Harbor Framework. The decision has...more
10/13/2015
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