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WP29 Announces a Common “Tool-Box” Approach to Handling of Complaints under the Right to be Forgotten

September 18, 2014 By Maki DePalo

On September 18, 2014, the Article 29 Working Party (the “WP29”) issued a press release, announcing that the European data protection authorities agreed on a common “tool-box” approach to handling complaints lodged due to search engines’ refusal to remove complainant’s entries from their search results. In a landmark ruling on May 13, 2014, the Court […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, International, Privacy Tagged With: European Union (EU)

PCI Security Standards Council Publishes Third-Party Security Assurance Guidance

August 8, 2014 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

The Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI-SSC) today released recommendations for meeting the PCI Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS) when sharing cardholder data with third party service providers. PCI-DSS requires a merchant or other entity in entrusted with cardholder data to ensure that cardholder data continues to be protected when it is provided to a […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, Data Security, Financial Privacy Tagged With: Identity Theft

David Keating Quoted by The Associated Press

May 27, 2014 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

David Keating, partner in the firm’s Technology and Privacy Group and co-leader of the firm’s Privacy & Data Security practice, was quoted in an article by The Associated Press titled “Europe’s Move to Rein in Google Would Stall in U.S.” The article discusses a recent European Court of Justice ruling that some read to establish a “right to be […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, International, Online Privacy, Uncategorized Tagged With: Regulatory Enforcement, Tracking

American Apparel Settles FTC Charge on Falsely Claiming Compliance with Safe Harbor Privacy Framework

May 13, 2014 By Maki DePalo

On May 9, 2014, the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) announced that American Apparel, Inc. (“American Apparel”) agreed to settle FTC charges that American Apparel falsely claimed it was compliant with the U.S.-European Union Safe Harbor (the “US-EU Safe Harbor Framework”). The FTC’s complaint alleged that American Apparel, a clothing manufacturer and retailer with more than 200 […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, Enforcement, International, Online Privacy, Privacy Tagged With: Cross-border, European Union (EU), Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Mobile Apps in the Spotlight during Upcoming GPEN International Privacy Sweep

May 8, 2014 By Maki DePalo

On May 6, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (the “Commissioner”) announced mobile apps as the Global Privacy Enforcement Network’s (“GPEN’s”) focus area during the upcoming International Privacy Sweep (the “Sweep”). The Sweep will be held from May 12 to 18, 2014, involving 27 privacy enforcement authorities from around the world. The news […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, Enforcement, International, Mobile Privacy, Privacy Tagged With: Cross-border, Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

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