In early October, the United States (“U.S.”) and European Union (“EU”) came one step closer to the much-awaited new EU-US Data Privacy Framework (the “Framework”), designed to facilitate transatlantic data flows between the...more
10/26/2022
/ Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
Standard Contractual Clauses
The United States ("U.S.") and the European Commission ("EU Commission") recently announced an “agreement in principle” to develop a new Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (“Framework”). The Framework is intended to...more
On 16 July, 2020 the European Court of Justice (“CJEU”) published its decision invalidating the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield and setting out enhanced requirements for using the so-called Standard Contractual Clauses for Processors...more
8/26/2020
/ Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Data Privacy ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Standard Contractual Clauses
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
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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 Court of Justice (CJEU) published its highly anticipated judgement in the case of Data Protection Commissioner Ireland v Facebook Ireland Limited, Maximillian Schrems, colloquially known as “Schrems 2.0”. There...more
7/17/2020
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Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Data Protection Authority ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Commission ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Safe Harbors ,
Standard Contractual Clauses