Topic
Data Flows
56 published works
Data Protection Report
UK Government guidance on continued EU-UK data flows upon a no deal Brexit
By Marcus Evans
On 13 September 2018 the UK government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport published a notice, Data Protection If There’s No Brexit Deal (the Notice). The Notice sets out…
Inside Privacy
EU and Japan conclude talks on reciprocal adequacy finding
By Anna Sophia Oberschelp de Meneses
On July 17, 2018, the European Commission successfully concluded negotiations with Japan on a reciprocal adequacy finding which will allow personal data to flow freely from the EU to Japan…
Trade and Manufacturing Monitor
No Post-Brexit Arrangement on Data Protection Will Affect UK-EU Trade
By Trade and Manufacturing Monitor
The European Union (EU) is preparing to treat the United Kingdom (UK) as a third country after its withdrawal from the bloc, commonly known as Brexit. Unless a deal is…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
UK House of Lords Recommends Pursuit of EU Adequacy Decision
Recently, the European Union Committee of the UK’s House of Lords published its paper, Brexit: the EU data protection package. The Paper urges the UK government to make good on…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
EU-Japan’s Major Trade Pact Includes Agreement to Review Restrictions on Personal Data Flows Between The European Union and Japan
Japan and the European Union announced an agreement in principle on major components of a substantial free trade deal on the eve of the recent G20 summit in Hamburg. This…
Technology Law Dispatch
Cross-border data flows: FAQs released for Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield
For organisations with data flows between the United States and Switzerland, it is now possible to self-certify into the Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework. This process became available on 12 April…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
EU Commission Publishes Communications on Data Transfers and the EU Data Economy
On January 10, 2017, the European Commission published a communication addressed to the European Parliament and European Council on Exchanging and Protecting Personal Data in a Globalized World. The communication…
Global Media and Communications Watch
Data Without Borders: Hogan Lovells Winnik Forum Addresses International Considerations for the Growth and Development of a Connected World
By Sean Spivey, Sarah K. Leggin
The Internet of Things (“IoT”) connects markets and supply chains around the world. Industry, governments and consumers around the world are embracing IoT technologies to improve research and public policy,…
International Compliance Blog
European Commission Endorses EU-US “Privacy Shield”
By Philip Woolfson, Maury Shenk
Yesterday, the European Commission (EC) adopted its long-awaited decision endorsing the EU-US privacy shield. This is the latest milestone in restoring a stable legal basis for transatlantic flows of personal…
HL Chronicle of Data Protection
Julie Brill Advocates in Support of Privacy Shield
By Julie Brill
The free flow of data is essential to an ever-growing segment of the global economy. Yet some policymakers and advocates, citing privacy concerns, have called for shutting off the faucet…