After two years of negotiations, the European Commission (EU Commission) and the US Government have agreed upon a new data flow framework to replace the “Safe Harbor” program, the legal basis for which was invalidated by the European Court of Justice in October 2015. According to an EU Commission press release, the new EU-US Privacy … Continue Reading
Please click here to read the latest data privacy alert from the Squire Patton Boggs Data Protection & Cybersecurity team. This week’s alert covers news from: Armenia Personal Data Protection Issues Are Regulated by New Law: Armenia Minister of Justice Germany “Berlin Group” Adopts Working Paper on Location Tracking Technology Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt: … Continue Reading
A bill recently introduced in the US Senate, the Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2015 (S. 2410), is additional evidence that cybersecurity and data protection should be viewed as critical issues in corporate governance. The legislation has not been passed, but is under review by the Senate Banking Committee. The bill would apply to “public companies,” … Continue Reading
Please click here to read the latest data privacy alert from the Squire Patton Boggs Data Protection & Cybersecurity team. This week’s alert covers news from: Denmark BIMCO Issues Cybersecurity Guidelines for Ships Germany Bundestag Adopts Law Introducing Evidence of Arrival for Asylum Seekers “Stiftung Datenschutz” Criticizes Lack of Equipment at Data Protection Authorities Hungary … Continue Reading
Please click here to read the latest data privacy alert from the Squire Patton Boggs Data Protection & Cybersecurity team. This week’s alert covers news from: EU European Court Rules That Employers May Monitor Company Devices Used in Work Hours Germany New Presidency of the Conference of German Data Protection Authorities UK Information Commissioner Repeats … Continue Reading
Please click here to read the latest data privacy alert from the Squire Patton Boggs Data Protection & Cybersecurity team. This week’s alert covers news from: EU Draft Directive on Protection of Trade Secrets Agreed European Data Protection Supervisor Guidelines on eCommunications and Mobile Devices EDPS Sets Out Priorities for 2016 Germany Post-Safe Harbor Corporate … Continue Reading
Please click here to read the latest data privacy alert from the Squire Patton Boggs Data Protection and Cybersecurity team. This week’s alert covers news from the EU, Germany, Ireland and the UK. EU Cybersecurity Agreement Reached Germany Law on Data Retention Comes Into Force Bundestag Passes Law on Right of Standing for Consumer Associations … Continue Reading
Please click here to read the latest data privacy alert from the Squire Patton Boggs Data Protection and Cybersecurity team. This week’s alert covers news from the EU, Germany and the UK. EU General Data Protection Regulation Negotiations Conclude Data Protection Rules for Policing and Judicial Purposes Agreed European Council Considers Data Retention of Electronic Communications Lawful … Continue Reading
Please click here to read the latest data privacy alert from the Squire Patton Boggs Data Protection and Cybersecurity team. This week’s alert covers news from the EU, Germany and the UK. EU Cybersecurity Directive Agreed European Data Protection Supervisor Recommendations on Police, Justice and Criminal Matters Directive European Council Confirms Passenger Name Record Directive US-EU … Continue Reading
Please click here to read the latest data privacy alert from the Squire Patton Boggs Data Protection and Cybersecurity team. This week’s alert covers news from Australia, Chile, the EU, Germany, Poland, Switzerland and the UK. Australia Mandatory Data Breach Notification Scheme Proposed Chile Digital Agenda 2020 Prioritises Data Protection EU European Data Protection Supervisor … Continue Reading
Please click here to read the latest data privacy alert from the Squire Patton Boggs Data Protection and Cybersecurity team. This week’s alert covers news from France, Germany, Ireland and the UK. France Sanction Imposed for Lack of Security and Protective Clause Single Data Subject Processing Potentially Sanctioned by Criminal Law Germany Declaration of the … Continue Reading
Please click here to read the latest data privacy alert from the Squire Patton Boggs Data Protection and Cyber Security team. This week’s alert covers news from the EU, Germany, Jamaica and the UK. EU General Data Protection Regulation Discussion Broadcast EU Agency for Fundamental Rights Report on Surveillance Commissioner’s Speech on US-EU Data Transfers … Continue Reading
Please click here to read the latest data privacy alert from the Squire Patton Boggs Data Protection and Cyber Security team. This week’s alert covers news from the EU, Germany, Spain, the UK and the US. EU European Commission Issues Q&A Guidance on Transatlantic Data Transfers Following the Schrems Ruling Germany BSA Issues White Paper … Continue Reading
Please click here to read the latest data privacy alert from the Squire Patton Boggs Data Protection and Cyber Security team. This week’s alert covers news from Dubai, Germany, the UK and the US. Dubai Dubai International Finance Centre’s Data Protection Commissioner Comments on Safe Harbor Germany Berlin Data Protection Officer Criticises New Federal Resident … Continue Reading
Under the EU Data Protection Directive and the implemented European data protection laws, there is a general prohibition on the transfer of data outside the EEA unless adequate methods of protection are ensured. The Safe Harbor Commission Decision (Commission Decision 2000/520/EC) provided for a method to permit the transfer of personal data to the US. However, the recent … Continue Reading
Please click here to read the latest data privacy alert from the Squire Patton Boggs Data Protection and Cyber Security team. This week’s alert covers news from the EU, Germany, UK and the US. EU Commissioner Remarks on Safe Harbor Germany Data Protection Commissioner Issues Paper on EU-US Data Transfer Mechanisms “Düsseldorfer Kreis” Releases Guidelines … Continue Reading
Please click here to read the latest data privacy alert from the Squire Patton Boggs Data Protection & Cyber Security team. This week’s alert covers news from the EU, Germany, Israel and the UK. EU Article 29 Working Party Issues Guidance on Post-Safe Harbor Transfers Germany Schleswig-Holstein Data Protection Officer Criticises New Data Retention Law … Continue Reading
The recent Safe Harbor decision by the European Court of Justice means that companies should put in place the EU Model Clauses between the relevant data exporters and data importers, prioritising key transfers first (unless and until the Article 29 Working Party or the relevant national Data Protection Authority issues different advice). Companies should also take a serious look at their data practices … Continue Reading
Please click here to read the latest data privacy alert from the Squire Patton Boggs Data Protection & Cyber Security team. This week’s alert covers news from the EU, Germany and the UK. EU Members of the European Parliament Call for Clarity on Data Transfers European Data Protection Supervisor Comments on Schrems Safe Harbor Ruling … Continue Reading
Following the EU Court of Justice (CJEU) ruling in the Schrems case the Article 29 Working Party (WP29) has issued a statement setting out its views on several critical issues going forward. The WP29 comprises all of the national Data Protection Authorities across the EU. Although the WP29’s statement it not decisive, it is influential and … Continue Reading
Please click here to read the latest data privacy alert from the Squire Patton Boggs Data Protection & Cyber Security team. This week’s alert covers news from the EU, Germany, UK and the US. EU Safe Harbor Decision Declared Invalid Weltimmo Decision Considers Jurisdiction of Data Protection Regulators Approval of Commission Proposals on New Data … Continue Reading
Numerous US and European companies currently rely on the US-EU Safe Harbor self-certification program to legitimize data transfers from the EU. However, in a much anticipated decision, the European Court of Justice ruled today that the European Commission’s approval of this Safe Harbor program is invalid. Thus, companies should now consider whether alternative justifications are adequate to … Continue Reading
Please click here to read the latest data privacy alert from the Squire Patton Boggs Data Protection & Cyber Security team. This week’s alert covers news from the EU, Germany and the UK. EU Commission Clarifies Position on National Data Retention Laws Germany Media Organisations Criticise Data Retention Higher Regional Court: Right to Be Forgotten … Continue Reading
Please click here to read the latest data privacy alert from the Squire Patton Boggs Data Protection & Cyber Security team. This week’s alert covers news from the EU, Germany and the UK. EU EU-US Data Protection “Umbrella Agreement” Finalised Germany Conference of German Data Protection Officers Calls for Improvement of General Data Protection Regulation … Continue Reading
