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Data Transfer
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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
EU-US Transatlantic Data Flows Subject to Further Legal Challenge
Last week, the High Court of Ireland submitted eleven questions to the Court of Justice for the European Union (CJEU) to consider about the personal data transfer regime between the…
International Trade Law Compass
How Will GDPR Affect Cross-Border Transfers of Personal Data?
[caption id="attachment_783" align="alignright" width="300"] Copyright: maxkabakov / 123RF Stock Photo[/caption] On Fox's Privacy Compliance & Data Security blog, associate Michelle Rosenberg provided a breakdown of the EU's General Data Protection…
Technology Law Dispatch
Binding corporate rules – Article 29 Working Party issues revised guidelines
By Cynthia O’Donoghue, Karen Lee Lust
On 6 February 2018, the Article 29 Working Party (WP29) adopted revised guidelines on binding corporate rules (BCRs). These were issued following a period of public consultation that concluded on…
Inside Cybersecurity & Privacy Law
Exporting the EU Privacy Regime Through Trade Instruments?
By Dr. Dylan Geraets, Paulette Vander Schueren
On January 31, 2018, the European Commission (the “Commission”) endorsed horizontal clauses on cross-border data flows, data protection and privacy in trade and investment agreements (the "Proposal").1 These clauses, if agreed…
Data Protection Report
Working party publishes draft of GDPR guidelines for Article 49 (export derogations)
By David Kessler (US), Anna Rudawski (US)
On February 12, 2018, the Article 29 Working Party (WP29) published guidance regarding Article 49 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for public comment. The deadline for submitting comments…
Data Protection Report
WP29 brings Binding Corporate Rules in line with the GDPR
By Lara White (UK), Anna Rudawski (US)
On February 6, 2018, the Article 29 Working Party (WP29) adopted updated guidelines on Binding Corporate Rules ("BCRs"), which replace the previous WP29 working documents 153 and 195 on BCRs…
CyberAdviser
CJEU Issues Mixed Ruling for Schrems’ Class Action Against Facebook
By Philip N. Yannella, Taylor R. Steinbacher
The lawsuit by Austrian lawyer and serial plaintiff, Max Schrems, against Facebook suffered a setback in a ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) last week.…
Tech Law Blog
European Commission reminds stakeholders that UK is a third country for data transfers from 10 March 2019
The European Commission (EC) has issued a notice reminding stakeholders that due to the UK's intention to leave the EU, they will be considered a 'third country' for the purposes…
Technology Law Dispatch
Article 29 Working Party publishes updated guidance on adequacy referential
By Cynthia O’Donoghue, Kirill Albrecht
On 28 November 2017, the Article 29 Working Party (‘WP29’) published a working document updating its previous guidance on transfers of personal data to third countries (WP12), (‘WP29 Document’). WP29…
Technology Law Dispatch
Article 29 Working Party issues new guidelines for Binding Corporate Rules
By Cynthia O’Donoghue, Curtis McCluskey
The Article 29 Working Party (WP29) has published updated guidelines on Binding Corporate Rules (BCRs) to reflect the requirements set out in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The two…