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Challenge to Privacy Shield Dismissed by EU General Court

November 29, 2017 By Daniel Felz

In October of last year, we reported that digital rights advocacy group Digital Rights Ireland (“DRI”) had brought an action to annul the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield.  DRI filed its challenge before the General Court of the European Union, which is the court of first instance in the EU system with exclusive jurisdiction over challenges to […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, International, Legislation, National Security, Privacy, Privacy Litigation, Privacy Shield, Uncategorized

Irish High Court refers Facebook’s data case to the European Court of Justice

October 3, 2017 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

In what it considered “an unusual case” (available here), the Irish High Court has referred the issue of the way data is transferred between the EU and countries outside the EU to the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”). Ms. Justice Caroline Costello will ask the CJEU for a preliminary ruling on the […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, International, Legislation, Privacy, Privacy Policy, Privacy Shield, Regulation Tagged With: Cross-border, EU Data Protection, EU Privacy, EU Regulation, European Court of Justice, European Union (EU), International Data Transfers, Max Schrems Decision, US State Law

FTC Announces First Privacy Shield Enforcement Actions

September 15, 2017 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

The Federal Trade Commission recently announced that it had settled charges against three companies alleged to have falsely claimed participation in Privacy Shield. Privacy Shield supports EU – U.S. transfers of personal data by helping U.S. companies demonstrate compliance with European Union data transfer rules. Companies participating in the program commit to meet specific program requirements […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, Data Protection, Enforcement, Privacy Shield

Professor Peter Swire Publishes his Expert Testimony from Schrems 2.0

September 12, 2017 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

Peter Swire, Elizabeth and Thomas Holder Chair at the Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business and senior counsel at Alston & Bird, has made public his expert testimony from the landmark Irish High Court Case Data Protection Commissioner v. Facebook Ireland Limited & Maximillian Schrems. Under the Irish Court’s rules, Swire was asked to provide […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, International, National Security, Privacy Litigation, Privacy Shield, Uncategorized Tagged With: Cross-border, EU Data Protection, EU Privacy, European Union (EU), International Data Transfers, Litigation, Schrems 2.0

German DPAs to Survey Transfers in 500 Companies – with English Translation of DPA Questionnaire

November 8, 2016 By Daniel Felz

Late last week, 10 of Germany’s 17 Data Protection Authorities (DPAs) announced they are planning to send written questionnaires to approximately 500 different companies regarding international data transfers.  The following provides a brief overview of the situation, as well as an English translation of the questionnaire, for companies who are potentially affected. This summary refers […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, Enforcement, GDPR, International, Privacy, Privacy Shield Tagged With: Germany

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