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EuGH zur Zukunft der (Datenschutz-)Betriebsvereinbarungen: Was ändert sich?

Der Europäische Gerichtshof (EuGH) hat festgestellt, dass Kollektivvereinbarungen (wie bspw. Betriebsvereinbarungen) nur dann eine rechtliche Grundlage für die Verarbeitung von Beschäftigtendaten darstellen können, wenn sie...more

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Europe/Germany: Right to Bring Collective Action for Violations of Information Obligations Under GDPR

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Summary - In its judgement of 11 July 2024 (C-757/22), the European Court of Justice (‘ECJ’) ruled that the violation of a controller’s information obligations under Art. 12 and 13 GDPR, can be subject to a representative...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

EU Court of Justice Landmark Ruling on Digital Advertising and GDPR Compliance

On March 7, 2024, the European Court of Justice (CJEU) issued a landmark ruling on digital advertising and the concepts of personal data and joint controllership under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)....more

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Anonymization and the GDPR – Clarity from the European Courts? Not so Fast!

As we’ve written about before, the question of anonymization can be tricky.  When is something “anonymized” or merely “de-identified” or “pseudonymous” — and when does it matter?  This is a particularly fraught issue under...more

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The “Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework” – Finally a Legally Secure Data Transfer to the United States?

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Since the European Court of Justice (ECJ) declared the “Safe Harbour” agreement—which had permitted U.S. companies to comply with EU restrictions on the transfer of personal data outside the EU—invalid in October 2015,...more

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Restitutio in Integrum

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A Fresh Perspective on Data Protection and Damages - Opening statements by Peter Hense at a University of Vienna panel titled "EU Future Talks, Non-Material Damages for GDPR Violations: Quo Vadis Österreichische Post...more

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CJEU clarifies GDPR obligation to disclose details of recipients

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The GDPR allows individuals to request information about the “recipients or categories of recipients” to whom their personal data has been disclosed. In a recent ruling, the EU’s Court of Justice said data subjects get to...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Advocate General of ECJ on GDPR Damages. Is relief from non-substantial claims in sight?

While claims for damages in the event of data protection violations have theoretically existed for some time, they have been gaining in importance since the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR")....more

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U.S. And EU Reach Political Agreement on a New Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework: The Implications for Businesses

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On 25 March 2022, President Biden and the President of the European Commission (“EC”) von der Leyen announced that the U.S. and EU reached an agreement in principle on a new Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy framework for...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Why Businesses are Busy Now Updating Compliance Around Transfers of European Data to Comply with a September 27 Deadline—And Why...

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Personal data transfers from the European Economic Area (“EEA”) to most other countries, including the United States, require companies to take prompt compliance action. The General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”)...more

Sunstein LLP

The European Commission Publishes Comprehensive Contractual Clauses For Use in Data Transfers from Europe

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In June, the European Commission published the final version of a new set of standard contractual clauses (SCCs) that can be used to comply with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”). These clauses are of...more

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

NGE On Demand: Personal Data Protection Travels: The New Standard Contractual Clause with John Koenigsknecht and David Wheeler

NGE Corporate & Securities partner John Koenigsknecht recently interviewed Data Privacy & Information Governance partner David Wheeler about the new standard contractual clauses and the complex task of assessing and...more

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Irish DPC gets go ahead in latest chapter of the saga of Max Schrems and Facebook

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On 14 May the Irish High Court handed down its judgment in the judicial review case brought by Facebook Ireland Ltd (FBI) against the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC), finding substantially in favour of the DPC....more

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The Impact of Schrems II & Key Considerations for Companies Using M365: The Background

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In 2016, European companies doing business in the US were able to breathe a sigh of relief. The European Commission deemed the Privacy Shield to be an adequate privacy protection. For the next half a decade, this shield, as...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Keep Your Personal Data Flowing – How to Navigate the Changing Tides of the New EU Guidance and UK-EU Brexit Deal

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Concerns are mounting for companies around the world as they consider their ability to transfer data from the EU following the recent decision by the Court of Justice of the European Union in Data Protection Commissioner v....more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

European Court of Justice Invalidates EU-US Privacy Shield Framework

This past July, a decision by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) struck down the European Union-United States Privacy Shield framework (EU-U.S. Privacy Shield), one mechanism through which companies could transfer personal...more

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Belgian Data Protection Authority publishes guidance concerning Schrems II

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The Belgian Data Protection Authority (DPA) has published brief guidance concerning the European Court of Justice (ECJ) judgement on the European Commission’s adequacy decision provided by the EU-US data Privacy Shield...more

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European Court of Justice Invalidates Privacy Shield and Holds Standard Data Protection Clauses to Be Valid (maybe!)

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The Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) recently declared that the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, used by thousands of businesses to transfer personal data between the EU and U.S., was invalid. [Case C-311/18, Data...more

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

European Court Invalidates Privacy Shield, Large Implications for U.S. Companies Likely

U.S. companies will face restrictions on transferring and storing information about European residents after the European Court of Justice ruled that such transfers exposed Europeans to American government surveillance...more

Bracewell LLP

Privacy Shield Invalidated by ECJ

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On Thursday, July 16, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that the EU-US Privacy Shield is invalid. The ruling stems from the complaints filed with the Irish supervisory authority by Max Schrems regarding the transfer...more

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EU Standard Contractual Clauses Likely to Survive for Now, but Risks Remain

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On December 19th the EU Advocate General for the European Court of Justice issued an advisory opinion to the court in the case known as Schrems II. The main question presented to the court is the validity of the EU standard...more

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Schrems 2.0: Standard Contractual Clauses Declared Valid by EU Advocate General

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The Advocate General’s Opinion of December 19, 2019 deemed valid the Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) adopted by the European Commission for the transfer of personal data from controllers to processors. Currently, many...more

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The European Court of Justice Issues Two Important Decisions Clarifying the Scope of the Right to Be Forgotten and ISPs' Liability

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We routinely hear from United States citizens who want advice on how to remove photographs, newspaper articles, videos or personal information about themselves from the internet. Originally published by the European...more

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Interview with Jan Albrecht, Dr. Stefan Brink and Tim Wybitul on the New German Data Protection Bill

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On 1 February 2017, the German federal cabinet adopted a draft data protection bill. The planned implementation statute aims to supplement and further define the EU General Data Protection Regulation, which will come into...more

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Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Finalized

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On January 11, U.S. and Swiss authorities announced final agreement on the Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework. The Framework defines standards for handling personal data exported from Switzerland to the U.S. and enables U.S....more

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