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Data Protection Commissioners Adopt Resolution on International Cooperation

October 27, 2014 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

On October 14, the International Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners’ (“IDPPC”) conference adopted a resolution calling for increased enforcement cooperation among international data protection authorities. Data protection authorities from around the world participated in the IDPCC conference, including representatives from Europe, Asia, the United States (including the Federal Trade Commission), and South America. In the […]

Filed Under: Cyber Risk, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Enforcement, International Tagged With: Cross-border, European Union (EU), Regulatory Enforcement

EU’s Article 29 Working Party Releases Opinion on Internet of Things Protections

October 17, 2014 By Andrew Liebler

The European Union’s Article 29 Data Protection Working Party (WP29) adopted an opinion (the Opinion) on September 16, 2014 regarding data protection within the Internet of Things (IoT). Recognizing the rapid growth of the IoT, the Opinion responds to emerging data privacy concerns within the IoT, and provides recommendations for stakeholder compliance with EU data […]

Filed Under: Advisories, Data Protection, Mobile Privacy, Privacy Tagged With: Behavioral Tracking, European Union (EU), Mobile Technologies

WP29 Announces a Common “Tool-Box” Approach to Handling of Complaints under the Right to be Forgotten

September 18, 2014 By Maki DePalo

On September 18, 2014, the Article 29 Working Party (the “WP29”) issued a press release, announcing that the European data protection authorities agreed on a common “tool-box” approach to handling complaints lodged due to search engines’ refusal to remove complainant’s entries from their search results. In a landmark ruling on May 13, 2014, the Court […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, International, Privacy Tagged With: European Union (EU)

CDD Urges FTC to Investigate 30 Companies for Alleged Safe Harbor Violations

August 18, 2014 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

The Center for Digital Democracy (“CDD”), a private consumer privacy advocate, recently filed a complaint and “request for investigation” before the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) accusing 30 U.S. companies of violating provisions of the Safe Harbor framework. The 118-page complaint, filed August 14th, urges the FTC to take legal action against the companies, including Adobe […]

Filed Under: Enforcement, International, Online Privacy Tagged With: Big Data, Department of Commerce (DOC), European Union (EU)

District Judge Upholds Decision Requiring Microsoft to Provide Irish Data to U.S. Investigators

August 4, 2014 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

On July 31, Federal District Judge Loretta A. Preska (Southern District of New York) upheld the decision of a magistrate judge requiring Microsoft to turn over the contents of customer email stored in Ireland to U.S. investigators. The magistrate’s April decision was previously discussed on this blog. Federal investigators had obtained a warrant for the email […]

Filed Under: Enforcement, Microsoft Ireland Tagged With: European Union (EU), Litigation

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