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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

European Commission Releases Communication on Schrems and Safe Harbor 2.0

November 10, 2015 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy 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

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

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

A Discussion with FTC Commissioner Julie Brill: The Future of Trans-Atlantic Privacy

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

On October 20, Alston & Bird will host a panel discussion with FTC Commissioner Julie Brill. The event will be broadcast as a webinar. Commissioner Brill will discuss the future of U.S. – European privacy with Senior Counsel Peter Swire. The discussion will be moderated by Partner Jim Harvey. This timely discussion with Commissioner Brill […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, Enforcement, Financial Privacy, Health Privacy, 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

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