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Data Transfer
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HL Chronicle of Data Protection
German Privacy Watchdogs Require More Scrutiny When Transferring Data to the United States Under the Safe Harbor
By Bret Cohen
The Düsseldorfer Kreis, a working group consisting of representatives from Germany's sixteen state data protection authorities, issued a Decision (dated 28/29 April 2010) on the transfer of personal data from…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
German DPAs Require Data Exporters to Verify Safe Harbor Compliance
On April 29, 2010, German data protection authorities issued a resolution requiring increased diligence on the part of German data exporters who transfer personal data to U.S. entities that have…
Proskauer on Privacy
European Commission Seeks to Balance Data Protection and Business Globalization with Updated Standard Contractual Clauses
The European Commission has updated its Standard Contractual Clauses which govern the transfer of personal data from data exporters within the European Union to data processors outside of the European…
HL Chronicle of Data Protection
European Commission Updates Model Clauses for International Data Transfers
By HL Chronicle of Data Protection
On February 5th, the European Commission decided to modify the standard contractual clauses for transfers of personal data, repealing the original decision (Decision 2002/87/EU) that introduced these clauses back in…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
EU Approves New Standard Contractual Clauses for Transfers to Data Processors
On February 5, 2010, the European Commission adopted a new set of standard contractual clauses (“SCCs”) for transfers of personal data from data controllers in the EU to data processors…
HL Chronicle of Data Protection
Free On Demand Webinar – “Navigating the Privacy Challenges: Crossing the Line in Cross-Border Data Transfers”
As a reader of the Hogan & Hartson Chronicle of Data Protection, you are invited to have complimentary access to an on demand webinar. Lawyers from Hogan & Hartson offices…
Proskauer on Privacy
French Data Protection Authority Releases New Opinion on Compliance with U.S. Discovery Procedures
On August 19, 2009, the French Data Protection Agency (also known as the "CNIL") released a new opinion (the "Opinion") on the transfer of personal data from France to a…
Proskauer on Privacy
FTC Enforces US/EU Safe Harbor Program For First Time
In early August, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced the first enforcement action against a U.S. company for violation of the US/EU Safe Harbor Program. This enforcement action should serve…
Software Licensing & Master Service Agreements
That is One Small Step for Bandwidth. One Giant Leap for ISP’s.
By Sam Conforti
Actually it is not that small of a step for bandwidth. NASA has come up with a device that transmits data at the rate of 100 megabytes per second. This compares to…
HL Chronicle of Data Protection
French Data Protection Authority Issues Recommendations in the Context of U.S. Discovery
By HL Chronicle of Data Protection
On August 19, 2009, the French Official Journal published the French Data Protection Authority's (‘CNIL’) long-awaited recommendations on the transfer of personal data for U.S. discovery purposes (‘Recommendations’, currently only available in French). The Recommendations were…