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‘Schrems II’ backs the European legal regime into a corner — How can it get out?

July 16, 2020 By Dorian Simmons

On July 16, the Court of Justice of the European Union struck down the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield in the ‘Schrems 2.0’ Case (Facebook Ireland and Schrems (Case C-311/18)).  In an article for the International Association of Privacy Professionals, Alston & Bird Senior Counsel Peter Swire analyzes the decision and discusses potential implications, including those relating […]

Filed Under: China, Data Protection, Data Security, FTC, GDPR, International, National Security, Privacy Shield

Schrems 2.0: CJEU invalidates EU-US Privacy Shield and emphasizes exporter obligations when using Standard Contractual Clauses

July 16, 2020 By Paul Greaves and Wim Nauwelaerts

Executive Summary Today, the Court of Justice of the European Union (‘CJEU’) handed down its long-awaited judgment in the ‘Schrems 2.0’ case (Facebook Ireland and Schrems (Case C-311/18)), about the validity of two means of legitimizing transfers of personal data outside the EEA under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (‘GDPR’)[1]. In somewhat of a […]

Filed Under: China, Data Protection, Data Security, FTC, International, Legislation, National Security, Online Privacy, Privacy, Privacy Shield Tagged With: EU Data Protection, EU Regulation, European Court of Justice, European Union (EU), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), GDPR, International Data Transfers, Max Schrems decision, Regulatory Enforcement

SEC’s OCIE Issues Ransomware Risk Alert

July 13, 2020 By Kate Hanniford

On July 10, the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) issued a Risk Alert noting the increasing sophistication of ransomware attacks on SEC registrants and service providers to SEC registrants.  The Risk Alert is notable for its encouragement of financial services market participants more broadly and not just SEC registrants to monitor CISA […]

Filed Under: Advisories, Cyber Risk, Data Security

Japan’s Personal Information Protection Committee releases guidance on contact tracing mobile apps to combat COVID-19

May 4, 2020 By Maki DePalo

On May 1, the Personal Information Protection Committee in Japan (PPC) released guidance on the use of contact tracing mobile apps (Apps) as one of the mechanisms to combat the spread of COVID-19 and highlighted five essential consideration points.  Specifically, the PPC recommends that all “personal information handling business operators” carefully consider, and disclose their […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, Data Security, International, Mobile Privacy, Online Privacy, Privacy Tagged With: COVID-19, Japan

CCPA Plaintiffs Testing whether Any CCPA Violation Can be Used to Bring Class Actions

April 13, 2020 By David Keating, James Harvey and Daniel Felz

Plaintiffs’  counsel  have  started  to  lay  the  groundwork  in the last few weeks for  a  broad  private  right  of action under the California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”).  Alston & Bird has published an Advisory that evaluates this recent CCPA litigation, and offers practical advice to companies as they build CCPA compliance.  In this Advisory, […]

Filed Under: Advisories, California, CCPA, Data Protection, Data Security, Privacy, Privacy Litigation Tagged With: California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)

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