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Second Annual Review of Privacy Shield shows improvements
The European Commission has published its Report and Staff Working Document on the second annual review of the Privacy Shield. The Report concludes that the U.S. continues to ensure an…
Technology Law Dispatch
European Commission publishes second annual report on EU-U.S. Privacy Shield
By Cynthia O’Donoghue, Gerard Stegmaier, Bart Huffman, John O'Brien
Following our previous blog on the upcoming second annual review of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, the European Commission published its report on 19 December 2018. In its report, the Commission…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
Commission Publishes Report on the Second Annual Review of the Functioning of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield
On December 19, 2018, the European Commission issued a press release regarding the publication of the Commission’s second annual review of the functioning of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield.
Technology Law Dispatch
EDPB issues much-awaited guidance on GDPR’s territorial scope
By Cynthia O’Donoghue, John O'Brien
On 16 November 2018, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted draft guidelines on the territorial scope of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (the guidelines). This is the first…
Technology Law Dispatch
FTC continues aggressive enforcement of Privacy Shield
By Cynthia O’Donoghue, Gerard Stegmaier, Kelley Chittenden
On Thursday, September 27, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced settlements with four companies, IDmission, LLC, mResource LLC (doing business as Loop Works, LLC), SmartStart Employment Screening, Inc., and VenPath,…
Technology Law Dispatch
The impact of a no-deal Brexit on data protection
By Cynthia O’Donoghue, Karen Lee Lust
The government has published guidance for UK organisations on transfers of personal data in the event of a so-called no-deal Brexit. In particular, the guidance sets out actions for UK…
Privacy World
Procedure Launched for Japan and the European Union to Become the World’s Largest Area of Safe Data Transfers
By Scott Warren
What’s New? On 5 September 2018, the EU Commission commenced proceedings to adopt an Adequacy Decision in relation to Japan’s protection of personal data by issuing a draft ‘Commission Implementing…
HL Chronicle of Data Protection
Will the UK Meet the EU Adequacy Test?
Unless there is a political earthquake (some would say a miracle) Brexit will happen on 29 March 2019. Upon Brexit the UK will cease to be an EU Member State…
Inside Privacy
UK “No-Deal Brexit” Technical Notice Sets Out Plans on EU – UK Data Flows
On September 13, 2018, the UK government published a series of technical notices on how to prepare for a scenario in which the UK leaves the EU without agreement on…
Technology Law Dispatch
Privacy shield team issues guidance
By Gerard Stegmaier, Kelley Chittenden
This month, the Privacy Shield Program posted answers to Frequently Asked Questions. The Privacy Shield provides a mechanism to comply with data protection requirements when transferring personal data from the…