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Future Lawyer
#WhyIAmASolo – I Don’t Have To Work For Google.
By rickgeorges
Google's Hypocritical Remote Work Policy. Large corporations treat their executives differently from other employees, as regards work policies, as this story about a Senior Google Executive who chose to work…
Consumer Protection Connection
EU Adopts New Standard Contractual Clauses For Transfers of Personal Data
By Sheila Millar, Tracy Marshall
On June 4, 2021, the European Commission adopted a new set of standard contractual clauses (SCCs) governing exchanges of personal data between data controllers and data processors and transfers of…
Cleary Cybersecurity and Privacy Watch
The New Commission SCCs for Data Transfers under GDPR – More Questions than Answers?
By Daniel Ilan, Gareth Kristensen, Louie Ka Chun, Natascha Gerlach, Federica Mammì Borruto
The past few years have brought monumental changes to how we handle international data transfers from the EU. Schrems I, GDPR, Schrems II, Brexit and now the new Standard Contractual…
Technology Law Dispatch
EDPB adopts final recommendations on Supplementary Measures nearly a year after the CJEU’s Schrems II ruling
By Cynthia O’Donoghue, Dr. Andreas Splittgerber, Asélle Ibraimova, Christian Leuthner
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted final Recommendations on Supplementary Measures (Recommendations) for data transfers to third countries, published in response to the CJEU ruling in Schrems II. The…
LenderLaw Watch
Supreme Court Provides New Guidance on Class Member Standing
On June 25, 2021, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision in Transunion v. Ramirez that provides further guidance on the thorny issue of class member standing. The case…
Privacy, Cybersecurity & Technology Law Perspectives
Practical Steps for Organizations to Use the New Standard Contractual Clauses
By Eileen R. Ridley, Aaron K. Tantleff, Jennifer L. Urban, Steven M. Millendorf
The European Commission adopted new versions of the Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) on June 4, 2021. The new SCCs finally replace the original SCCs adopted under the 1998 European Data…
Technology Law Dispatch
UK adequacy decision for European data transfers
By Cynthia O’Donoghue, Sarah O'Brien
On the 28th June 2021, the European Commission (Commission) adopted two adequacy decisions for the UK; one covering the GDPR and the other the Law Enforcement Directive (LED). Such decisions…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
European Commission Adopts UK Adequacy Decision
On June 28, 2021, the European Commission adopted two adequacy decisions for the United Kingdom, one under the GDPR and another under the Law Enforcement Directive. Their adoption means organizations…
Data Privacy Dish
What factors should be considered when assessing the sufficiency of U.S. laws as part of a cross-border transfer of personal information?
When transferring personal information from the European Union to the United States, the European Data Protection Board has recommended that companies undergo a six-step process through which they (1) know…
Eye On Privacy
Free Data Flow to the UK May Continue – EU Adopts Adequacy Decision
The European Commission announced today a long-awaited decision that the UK data protection standards are adequate under the meaning of GDPR’s Article 45, providing a mechanism to enable transfer of…