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Another Take on the TAKE IT DOWN Act

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The TAKE IT DOWN Act (the Act), enacted on May 19, 2025, is a powerful (and controversial) new tool designed to stop people from sharing “nonconsensual intimate imagery,” or NCII, online. The Act does two main things: it...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

FTC amendments to COPPA Rule effective soon

On April 22, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or the Commission) published an updated Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule (Rule) in the Federal Register. The updates are effective June 23, 2025. But...more

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Federal Trade Commission Hashes Out Aggressive Interpretation of Data Anonymization: What You Need to Know

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has a long-standing habit of creating legal obligations through blog posts. Recent communications from the FTC by way of its Office of Technology Blog evidence an aggressive expectation...more

Furia Rubel Communications, Inc.

Embracing Data Privacy to Drive Business Growth with Aihong Yu, Chief Privacy Counsel of CDK Global

In this episode of On Record PR, Gina Rubel goes on record with Aihong Yu, Chief Privacy Counsel of CDK Global, to discuss how embracing privacy and security measures…...more

Lerman Senter PLLC

FTC Proposes Updates to COPPA Rule

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The FTC is proposing significant changes to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) rule to place new restrictions on the use and disclosure of children’s personal information. The COPPA Rule requires websites...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

A COPPA First: Safe Harbor Program Removed From Approved List

The FTC recently announced the removal of Aristotle International, Inc. from the list of seven approved safe harbor programs under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. Programs that are approved by the FTC must place...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

FTC Takes Aristotle International Off the COPPA Safe Harbor List

In an unusual but significant move, on August 4, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) removed Aristotle International from the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Safe Harbor List. ...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

European High Court Invalidates EU-U.S. Privacy Shield but Upholds Standard Contractual Clauses with Additional Safeguards

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On July 16, 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued its anxiously-awaited judgment in the Schrems II case. The CJEU’s decision upheld the Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) but, somewhat surprisingly,...more

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One Cross-Border Mechanism Invalid, Another Upheld: Thoughts after the CJEU’s Schrems II Decision

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On July 16, 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) invalidated Decision 2016/1250 on the adequacy of the protection provided by the EU-US Privacy Shield, ruling, among other things, that U.S. domestic law...more

Cozen O'Connor

EU Kills Privacy Shield | Honesty In Telecom Advertising | Big False Claims Act Settlements

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2020 AG Elections- Indiana GOP Chooses AG Candidate for 2020; Virginia Looks Ahead to 2021- •Todd Rokita, former Indiana Secretary of State and U.S. Congressman, has won the Republican nomination for Indiana AG over...more

K&L Gates LLP

Addressing Possible Limits of COPPA Safe Harbors

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On May 18, 2020, FTC Commissioner Rohit Chopra issued a statement regarding concerns of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Safe Harbor programs. Sparked by the ouster of the mobile gaming player, Miniclip...more

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Utah Considers a Cybersecurity Safe Harbor as Ransomware Runs Riot

Last year the FTC mandated what an organization’s written cybersecurity program should include to avoid being deemed “unfair and deceptive” to consumers, and this year California consumers whose personal information is...more

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At A Glance: De-Identification, Anonymization, and Pseudonymization

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De-identification of data refers to the process used to prevent personal identifiers from being connected with information. The FTC indicated in its 2012 report Protecting Consumer Privacy in an Era of Rapid Change:...more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

US and EU “Privacy Shield” Framework for Cross-Border Data Transfers Submitted to Article 29 Working Party Today

On the same day that groundhog Punxsutawney Phil predicted an early Spring, the EU College of Commissioners brought some sunshine of its own, announcing yesterday that it has reached an agreement with the U.S. on transfers of...more

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New EU-US Privacy Shield

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On February 2, two days after the deadline set by Europe for agreement on a new Safe Harbor governing US access to the personal data of European citizens, US and EU negotiators announced that they had agreed upon a framework...more

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Safe Harbor Part Deux: The Privacy Shield

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This week began like many. An arbitrary deadline came and went – this one, January 31, 2016, was set by the Article 29 Working Party for European and United States regulators to address the void created by the invalidation of...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Litigation Alert: From a Safe Harbor to a Privacy Shield

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The October 6, 2015, decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union in the Schrems v. Facebook case left significant uncertainty surrounding the legality and practicality of U.S. technology companies’ ability to...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Safe Harbor 2.0: How the EU-U.S. "Privacy Shield" Could Impact Your Global Operations

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The U.S. and European Union (EU) reached an agreement regarding international data transfers, shortly after the deadline set by both parties. The parties had been in negotiations since the Court of Justice of the European...more

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Sanity Prevails? The Framework for the New EU – U.S. Privacy Shield

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On February 2, 2016, the European Commission announced a last-minute “political agreement” with the United States concerning a new privacy framework for transatlantic data transfers. The accord, called the “EU-U.S. Privacy...more

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The New EU-US Privacy Shield: Safe Harbor 2.0

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Two days after the expiration of the informal deadline to replace the Safe Harbor Framework invalidated by the Court of Justice of the European Union in October 2015, the EU and US have come to terms on a new framework—the...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Safe Harbor 2.0: Political Agreement Reached – The EU-US Privacy Shield

The European Commission has announced that it has reached a deal to replace the EU-US Safe Harbor framework that was declared invalid last year by the Court of Justice of the European Union (“ECJ”). Heralded as the EU-US...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - Historic New 'Privacy Shield' Agreement to Replace EU-US Safe Harbor"

Two days after the original January 31 deadline, the European Union and United States have announced a replacement for the Safe Harbor agreement — the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield — which, if approved, will provide a new framework...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

EU Commission and United States Agree on New “Privacy Shield” for Trans-Atlantic Data Flow

U.S. and European Commission officials announced on Tuesday that they have reached an agreement in principle on a new EU-U.S. Privacy Shield to permit the flow of data between Europe and the United States. The new deal...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Privacy, Security, Risk: What You Missed At IAPP Conference

Earlier this month, privacy and security professionals from around the globe gathered for “Privacy. Security. Risk. 2015”—the second joint conference between the International Association of Privacy Professionals and the...more

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What Does the European Court of Justice's Invalidation of the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Framework Mean For U.S.-Based Multinational...

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In a landmark decision that will dramatically affect thousands of U.S. companies that transfer personal data from the European Union ("EU") to the United States, the European Union Court of Justice ("ECJ") yesterday...more

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