DLA Piper Privacy Matters

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

On 11 November, the European Data Protection Board (“ EDPB ”) published recommendations on measures that supplement transfer tools to ensure compliance with the EU level of protection of personal data (“ Recommendations ”) as well as recommendations on the European Essential Guarantees for surveillance measures (“ EEGs ”).

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HL Chronicle of Data Protection

AUGUST 21, 2018

On June 28, 2018, the European Court of Human Rights decided that Germany had correctly denied two individuals their “right to be forgotten” requests in connection with press archives relating to a 1991 murder. The two individuals were convicted of the murder of a well-known German actor.

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HL Chronicle of Data Protection

AUGUST 21, 2018

On June 28, 2018, the European Court of Human Rights decided that Germany had correctly denied two individuals their “right to be forgotten” requests in connection with press archives relating to a 1991 murder. The two individuals were convicted of the murder of a well-known German actor.

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Security Affairs

MAY 24, 2021

The European Union’s stance on face recognition is much tougher and there is already legal precedent against it in Welsh courts of law. The European Union’s stance on face recognition is much tougher and there is already legal precedent against it in Welsh courts of law.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

This week civil liberties groups in Europe won the right to challenge the UK’s bulk surveillance activities in the The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights. Spying on vast numbers of people without suspicion of wrongdoing violates everyone’s right to privacy and can never be lawful.”.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

MARCH 31, 2023

23 (1) sentence 1 of the Data Protection and Freedom of Information Act of the German federal state of Hessen – HDSIG) is in all likelihood contrary to EU law, as it does not comply with the requirements of the opening clause in Art. The referring court dealt with Sec. The referring court dealt with Sec.

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Hunton Privacy

APRIL 29, 2019

The most common topics of information requests relate to the GDPR, data subjects’ rights, CCTV, direct marketing, notifications and the right to one’s image. The Belgian DPA cooperated closely with the European Data Protection Board (the “EDPB”) to coordinate efforts regarding accreditation and certification at the EU level.

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Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 29, 2016

On January 28, 2016, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership (“CIPL”) held a special roundtable at Hunton & Williams’ Brussels office to examine the “essential equivalence” requirement for protection of data transfers to non-EU countries set by the Court of Justice of the European Union’s (“CJEU’s”) Schrems decision.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 25, 2018

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) , the transfer of personal data outside the EU is only allowed to countries that the European Commission deems provide an “adequate” level of personal data protection. The UK has said it will not incorporate the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU. Get ready for the GDPR.

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Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 31, 2018

On January 30, 2018, the UK Court of Appeal ruled that the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act (“DRIPA”) was inconsistent with EU law. The ruling follows the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”), to which the Court of Appeal referred questions regarding the instant case in 2015.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

MARCH 29, 2018

On 22 February 2018, the European Court of Human Rights ( ECHR ) decided a case concerning the alleged violation of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (the Convention ) in the context of controlling an employee’s personal files stored on the hard drive of his work computer.

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Hunton Privacy

JULY 20, 2016

These cases were brought following the Court of Justice for the European Union’s (“CJEU’s”) decision in the Digital Rights Ireland case, which invalidated Directive 2006/24/EC on data retention. The national courts are responsible for determining whether or not such requirements are satisfied.

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eDiscovery Daily

DECEMBER 3, 2017

He has also been a great addition to our webinar program, participating with me on several recent webinars, including our webinar last Friday on E-Discovery Day ( Murphy’s eDiscovery Law – How to Keep What Could Go Wrong From Going Wrong ), which was great. In Europe however, privacy is considered a fundamental right. Connecticut.

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HL Chronicle of Data Protection

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

In a “no deal” situation, the Data Protection Act 2018, which implements the General Data Protection (“GDPR”) in domestic law, would continue to apply, while the GDPR itself would be incorporated into UK law through the operation of the EU Withdrawal Act 2018.

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Data Matters

JANUARY 2, 2018

Europe’s omnibus new framework for data protection law applies to (almost) all entities that collect and process EU personal data regardless of where the data are processed. The GDPR expands the rights of EU individuals and the obligations placed on organizations. We expect each of these trends to continue in 2018.

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HL Chronicle of Data Protection

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

On 3 October 2017, the Article 29 Working Party – a body now called the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) – issued guidelines (“EDPB Guidelines”) on the setting of administrative fines. Maxwell and Gateau also consider procedural safeguards under Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JANUARY 11, 2018

With 31 July, the Austrian law amending the Data Protection Act 2000 (Data Protection Amendment Act 2018 – DSG 2018) was promulgated. This Act shall align the Austrian data protection law with the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and enters into force on 25 May 2018. Our assessment. Our assessment.

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Hunton Privacy

JULY 26, 2017

This marks the first instance where the CJEU has been asked to rule on the compatibility of a draft international agreement with the European Charter of Fundamental Human Rights. However, a transfer of sensitive data requires a solid justification based on grounds other than the protection of public security.

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Data Matters

JUNE 29, 2018

Jerry Brown signed into law the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (AB 375). The sponsor, Alastair Mactaggart, agreed to withdraw his ballot initiative if AB 375 were signed into law before the June 28 withdrawal deadline. On the other hand, it curtails the private right of action originally proposed in the initiative.

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Data Matters

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Mactaggart, As privacy practitioners, we share your passion and dedication to the development of information privacy and data protection law in the United States. Your commitment to these issues is clear, and we commend the seriousness of your work in addressing privacy rights in accordance with your vision. That is only fair.

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Data Matters

JUNE 29, 2018

Jerry Brown signed into law the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (AB 375). The sponsor, Alastair Mactaggart, agreed to withdraw his ballot initiative if AB 375 were signed into law before the June 28 withdrawal deadline. On the other hand, it curtails the private right of action originally proposed in the initiative.

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Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 27, 2015

The Position Paper follows the Court of Justice of the European Union’s (the “CJEU’s”) ruling on Safe Harbor and contains 14 statements regarding the ruling, including the following key highlights: In light of the Safe Harbor Decision of the CJEU, the German DPAs call into question the lawfulness of data transfers to the U.S.

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Hunton Privacy

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

On February 29, 2016, the European Commission issued the legal texts that will implement the EU-U.S. These texts include a draft adequacy decision from the European Commission, Frequently Asked Questions and a Communication summarizing the steps that have been taken in the last few years to restore trust in transatlantic data flows.

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Hunton Privacy

APRIL 13, 2016

The Privacy Shield was created to replace the previous Safe Harbor framework invalidated by the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) in the Schrems decision. Following this assessment, the Working Party concluded that the requirements can be summarized in four European Essential Guarantees. Background.

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Hunton Privacy

AUGUST 5, 2013

In June 2013, privacy activist group europe-v-facebook.org filed separate complaints with the ODPC against Apple and Facebook, stating that their participation in the PRISM program was in breach of the EU Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC (the “Data Protection Directive”) and Ireland’s implementing law, the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003.

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Hunton Privacy

FEBRUARY 10, 2009

On December 2, 2008, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled in K.U. This case involved an advertisement of a sexual nature, which was placed on an Internet dating site on behalf of the applicant, who was twelve years old at the time, without his knowledge.

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Hunton Privacy

JUNE 17, 2011

As reported yesterday , on June 16 and 17, 2011, the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union hosted a high-level international data protection conference in Budapest. The conference ended with a speech by former Hungarian Data Protection Commissioner Attila Péterfalvi.

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Hunton Privacy

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The event discussed the importance of President Biden’s October 7 Executive Order on Enhancing Safeguards for United States Signals Intelligence Activities (“EO”) and the forthcoming European Commission’s preliminary adequacy decision, expected to be released later this week. law; and (4) allows the U.S. law; and (4) allows the U.S.

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Archives Blogs

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Labor and civil rights leader A. Philip Randolph on “The Negro Worker” Asa Philip Randolph (1889-1979) was a leader in the civil rights movement and the American labor movement. WNYC was one of the earliest broadcasters of a regularly scheduled program aimed at African-Americans. Probably the best-known speakers were W.E.B

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Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Historically, the scope of discovery under Rule 26 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and its state law analogues was defined exclusively in terms of relevance, with privilege providing but a narrow exception. *This article first appeared on Judicature in Summer 2021. But what about other contexts? In this essay, Robert D.

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Data Matters

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

The EU GDPR prohibits the transfer of personal data to a country outside the European Economic Area ( EEA ) (otherwise known as a third country ) that is not considered to provide an ‘adequate level’ of data protection by the EC unless ‘appropriate safeguards’ are implemented (e.g., which addresses UK government surveillance activities).

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eDiscovery Daily

MARCH 25, 2018

A frequent court appointed special master in electronic evidence, Craig is a prolific contributor to continuing legal and professional education programs throughout the United States, having delivered over 2,000 presentations and papers. This is the fifth of the 2018 Legaltech New York (LTNY) Thought Leader Interview series. More jargon.

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AIIM

JANUARY 28, 2020

In a recent article based upon an ABA Business Law Section Panel: Examining Technology Bias: Do Algorithms Introduce Ethical & Legal Challenges? The technology must also be developed in accordance with international laws - all this fits into the idea of AI ethics. Is it moral, is it safe…is it right?”.

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Data Protector

OCTOBER 11, 2017

The new right to be forgotten will allow children to enjoy their childhood without having every personal event, achievement, failure, antic or prank that they posted online to be digitally recorded for ever more. Of course, as new rights like this are created, the Bill will ensure that they cannot be taken too far.

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The Guardian Data Protection

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Strasbourg decision in Fergus Gaughran’s case is problem for police data storage UK police who indefinitely retained in their records the DNA profile of a man convicted of drink-driving breached his human rights, Strasbourg judges have ruled.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2020

according to court documents shared by ZdNet, Facebook linked at least 720 attacks against WhatsApp users to one single IP address. Please give me your vote for European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards – VOTE FOR YOUR WINNERS [link]. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Hunton Privacy

AUGUST 12, 2020

On August 11, 2020, the Court of Appeal of England and Wales overturned the High Court’s dismissal of a challenge to South Wales Police’s use of Automated Facial Recognition technology (“AFR”), finding that its use was unlawful and violated human rights.

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