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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

European Parliament Calls to Suspend Privacy Shield

July 6, 2018 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

On the heels of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs’ (LIBE) recent resolution, the full European Parliament on July 5 adopted a resolution calling for the suspension of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield agreement if the U.S. fails to comply in full by September 1, 2018.  With a vote of 303 in favor […]

Filed Under: GDPR, National Security, Privacy Shield Tagged With: Cross-border, EU Data Protection, European Union (EU), International Data Transfers, Safe Harbor 2.0

European Parliament’s Civil Liberties Committee Targets EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, Cloud Act

June 14, 2018 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

On June 12, 2018, the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) passed a resolution calling on the European Commission to suspend the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield unless the U.S. fully complies with the framework’s requirements by September 1, 2018.  With a vote of 29 votes in favor, 25 opposed, and 3 […]

Filed Under: GDPR, National Security, Privacy Shield Tagged With: Cross-border, EU Data Protection, European Union (EU), International Data Transfers, Safe Harbor 2.0

Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Allows Wikimedia Upstream Suit to Proceed

May 25, 2017 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

On May 23, 2017, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals issued its opinion on Wikimedia foundation v. NSA/CSS. The Court vacated and remanded the NSA’s previously successful motion to dismiss Wikimedia’s Fourth and First Amendment claims against the NSA’s Upstream surveillance program, while a 2-1 majority upheld the dismissal of the eight other organizations joined […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, GDPR, National Security, Online Privacy Tagged With: cybersecurity, EU Privacy, European Union (EU), GDPR, Max Schrems decision, National Security Surveillance, Safe Harbor 2.0

EU Institutions Weigh In on Commission’s EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Proposal

June 6, 2016 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

Last week has seen two important developments in relation to the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield (“Privacy Shield”) for transfers of personal information from Europe to the United States. A draft adequacy decision and related documentation for the Privacy Shield were released by the EU Commission on February 29, 2016, and are now being reviewed by the […]

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

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