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A Busy Month for German Data Protection

November 11, 2015 By Daniel Felz

The European Court of Justice handed down its Schrems decision invalidating the Safe Harbor mechanism on October 6, 2015.  Since then, companies have been looking to the Data Protection Authorities (DPAs) of EU member states to see how the decision would be interpreted and enforced. As many companies know, Germany is a multifaceted data-protection landscape.  […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, Enforcement, International, Privacy, Regulation Tagged With: Cross-border, Data Protection Authorities, EU Data Protection, European Union (EU), Germany, Max Schrems decision, Regulatory Enforcement

Commission Underlines Commitment to Safe Harbor Discussions

October 29, 2015 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

In a keynote speech today before the 37th International conference of Privacy and Data Protection Commissioners in Amsterdam,  EU Justice Commissioner Vera Jourová reiterated the commitment of the European Commission to completing discussions with the United States on a replacement framework for the U.S.-EU Safe Habor. Commissioner Jourová noted that, in the wake of the European Court […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, International, Legislation Tagged With: EU Data Protection, EU Regulation, European Court of Justice, European Union (EU), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Max Schrems decision, National Security Agency, Safe Harbor

Swire on Data Transfers After Schrems

October 18, 2015 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

Peter Swire, Alston & Bird Senior Counsel and Georgia Institute of Technology Scheller College of Business professor, has published an article on the path forward for E.U. / U.S. data transfers. Swire’s article offers a historical perspective on the European Court of Justice’s (ECJ) recent decision in Schrems. Schrems invalidated the Safe Harbor framework relied […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, Data Security, Enforcement, International, Online Privacy, Privacy, Privacy Litigation, Regulation

Article 29 Working Party Calls for Political Action

October 16, 2015 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

In a concise statement, the Article 29 Working Party (WP29), a consortium of European Data Protection Authorities (DPAs), released a position paper today about the landmark ruling of the European Court of Justice in Maximilian Schrems v. Data Protection Commissioner (C-362-14). WP29 makes a political call on the EU Member States to finalize discussions with […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, Enforcement, Financial Privacy, Health Privacy, International, Mobile Privacy, Online Privacy, Privacy, Regulation, Security Breach Tagged With: Cross-border, EU Data Protection, EU Regulation, European Court of Justice, European Union (EU), Max Schrems decision, Safe Harbor

Alston & Bird Publishes FAQs To Help Companies Sort Through Schrems Decision

October 16, 2015 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

Alston & Bird has published FAQs regarding the recent decision by the European Court of Justice holding that the U.S.-E.U. Safe Harbor Framework is invalid (also known as the Schrems decision). Please see our blog entry on the decision here. These FAQs are designed to help companies that rely on the Safe Harbor Framework to […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, Enforcement, International, Online Privacy, Privacy, Regulation

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