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Swire and Future of Privacy Forum Release White Paper for E.U. Regulators on U.S. Surveillance Law and Safe Harbor

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

Peter Swire, Alston & Bird Senior Counsel and professor at Georgia Institute of Technology Scheller College of Business, has released a new white paper through the Future of Privacy Forum titled “U.S. Surveillance Law, Safe Harbor, and Reforms Since 2013.” The paper is a submission to a forum sponsored by the Belgian Privacy Commission on […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, Enforcement, Events, International, Privacy, Regulation Tagged With: European Privacy, Max Schrems Decision

The EU General Data Protection Regulation – Europe Adopts Single Set of Privacy Rules

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

On December 15, 2015, following four years of close, sometimes contentious, review, the EU institutions agreed upon the text of the General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”).  One of the most important EU legislative initiatives in recent years, the GDPR is also a landmark in privacy regulation worldwide. As from the time the GDPR takes […]

Filed Under: Advisories, Enforcement, GDPR, International, Legislation, Privacy, Regulation Tagged With: EU Data Protection, EU Regulation, GDPR, International Data Transfers

FTC and FCC Sign Consumer Protection MOU

November 30, 2015 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

Since 2014, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has engaged in an increasing number of privacy and data security enforcement actions.  The scope of the Commission’s jurisdiction over carriers has also dramatically increased – at least temporarily – following its recent net neutrality order, which reclassified  broadband Internet access service as a telecommunications service under Title […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, Data Security, Enforcement, Regulation Tagged With: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Updated Schrems ECJ / Safe Harbor Ruling FAQs

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

Alston & Bird has published an updated set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on the decision by the European Court of Justice holding that the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Framework is invalid (also known as the Schrems decision). The FAQs are designed to help companies that rely on the Safe Harbor Framework understand the scope of the ECJ […]

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

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

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