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French Government Secures “Right to Be Forgotten” on the Internet

Hunton Privacy

In particular, the Code covers notice to users, enabling users to exercise their rights efficiently, and limiting the retention of cookies for the purposes of behavioral advertising. The Code includes eight recommendations intended to reinforce data protection and Internet users’ rights regarding targeted advertising.

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EU : New SCCs published

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

The New SCCs repeal the existing SCCs (dating from 2001, 2004 and 2010) and aim to address the entry into force of the General Data Protection Regulation (“ GDPR ”) and the decision of the European Court of Justice (“ CJEU ”) in Schrems II. Use of the legacy SCCs must stop altogether 18 months after publication in the OJ.

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European Commission Seeks Germany’s Compliance with ECJ Judgment on DPA Independence

Hunton Privacy

On April 6, 2011, the European Commission formally requested that Germany immediately comply with a March 9, 2010 judgment (C-518/07) by the European Court of Justice (the “Court”) concerning the independence of German data protection authorities (“DPAs”). Both types of supervisory authorities are subject to “state scrutiny” under German law.

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German DPA Issues Position Paper on Data Transfer Mechanisms in Light of CJEU Safe Harbor Decision

Hunton Privacy

government to access their data, (2) the lack of data subjects’ rights, and (3) the general failure of the U.S. the Position Paper refers to Commission decision 201/87/EU of February 5, 2010 (controller-to-processor data transfers) and Commission decision 2001/497/EC of June 15, 2001 (controller-to-controller transfers).

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The Internet Big Five By Product Strength

John Battelle's Searchblog

Other characters include “The Government” and “Corporations,” so expect predictions about those players in the next few days. If you buy that all of these companies need strategies in most of the areas I outline above, then looking for relative weaknesses and strengths of each is an interesting exercise.

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Article 29 Working Party Adopts Opinion on Cloud Computing

Hunton Privacy

Cloud computing and the range and geographical dispersion of the various parties involved also have raised significant uncertainty in terms of applicable law, which the Working Party previously analyzed in its Opinion 8/2010. Below is an overview of the different topics covered in the Opinion issued on July 1.

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Malaysian Data Protection Law Takes Effect

Hunton Privacy

On November 14, 2013, the Minister of the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (the “Minister”) announced that Malaysia’s Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (the “Act”) would be going into effect as of November 15, marking the end of years of postponements.