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WP29’s Guidance on the Lead Supervisory Authority

December 20, 2016 By Privacy & Data Security Team

Late last week, the Article 29 Working Party (“WP29”) issued detailed guidance on companies’ obligations under three key provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).  This is part three of a three-part Alston & Bird series evaluating WP29’s positions, and relates to  the “One Stop Shop” mechanism which aims at simplifying the way companies with operations in […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, Enforcement, GDPR, Privacy Tagged With: Cross-border, EU Data Protection, EU Regulation, Regulatory Enforcement

A Brief Overview of the Privacy Shield

March 15, 2016 By Privacy & Data Security Team

A one page summary is now available to help U.S. organizations initially evaluate whether the Privacy Shield represents a viable mechanism to legitimize their transfer of personal data from the European union. The summary lists the key features and requirements of the Privacy Shield, some of which were contained in the now-invalidated EU-U.S. Safe Harbor Framework, […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, International, Privacy Tagged With: Cross-border, Department of Commerce (DOC), EU Data Protection, EU Privacy, EU Regulation, European Court of Justice, European Union (EU), Safe Harbor 2.0

Updated Schrems ECJ / Safe Harbor Ruling FAQs

November 16, 2015 By Privacy & Data Security 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

European Commission Releases Communication on Schrems and Safe Harbor 2.0

November 10, 2015 By Privacy & Data Security Team

On November 6, 2015, the European Commission released a widely-anticipated Communication assessing the impact of the judgment of the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) in the Schrems case (C-362/14), which invalidated the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor framework.  Though the Communication is not legally binding, it provides useful guidance to companies on transfers of personal data to the […]

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

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