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The NYDFS Brings First Enforcement Action under the Cybersecurity Regulation

July 27, 2020 By Kimberly Peretti, Amy Mushahwar and Dorian Simmons

On Tuesday, July 21, 2020, the New York Department of Financial Services (the “NYDFS”) brought its first enforcement action under its Cybersecurity Regulation (the “Regulation”) against a large title insurer (the “Company”) for failing to protect sensitive personal information.  The NYDFS is seeking civil monetary penalties, an order requiring the Company to remedy the alleged […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, Data Protection, Data Security, Enforcement, Financial Privacy, Insurance Data Security, NYDFS, Regulation

EDPB to Publish FAQs on Data Transfers

July 24, 2020 By Daniel Felz

This morning, Germany’s Federal Data Protection Authority (DPA) announced that the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has finalized an initial set of FAQs on international transfers in light of the recent Schrems II judgment.  You can read our detailed analysis of the Schrems II judgment here.  Initial reactions from European privacy enforcers are summarized here, […]

Filed Under: GDPR, Privacy, Regulation

European Data Protection Board Statement Provides Preliminary Insight into Use of Standard Contractual Clauses Following Schrems II Judgment

July 20, 2020 By Wim Nauwelaerts and Paul Greaves

On July 17, 2020, the European Data Protection Board (‘EDPB’) published a statement on the outcome of the Schrems II judgment, passed by the Court of Justice of the European Union (‘CJEU’) the day before. The judgment invalidated the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, and issued a number of clarifications and caveats on the use of Standard […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, GDPR, Privacy, Regulation Tagged With: EU Data Protection, EU Privacy, EU Regulation, European Court of Justice, European Union (EU), GDPR, Max Schrems decision, Safe Harbor 2.0

Geopolitical Implications of the European Court’s Schrems II Decision

July 17, 2020 By Aaron Wasser

On July 16, 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) invalidated the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, a principal legal method for the transfer of personal data from the EU to the United States. The CJEU ruling further cast doubt on the standard contractual clauses, the other means of effecting such international transfers. In […]

Filed Under: Advisories, Data Protection, Privacy, Privacy Shield, Regulation

EU DPAs Announce Post-Schrems Enforcement Plans

July 16, 2020 By Daniel Felz

Today, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued its much-anticipated decision in the Schrems II case.  As we analyze in detail in an earlier blog post, the ECJ’s decision invalidates Privacy Shield while leaving Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) formally intact – although relying on SCCs may become more complicated than in the past. A number […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, Enforcement, GDPR, Privacy, Privacy Shield, Regulation Tagged With: Data Transfers, European Court of Justice, European Union (EU), GDPR, Germany, Max Schrems decision, Privacy Shield, Regulatory Enforcement

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