Hunton Privacy

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Data Privacy Framework (the “Framework”), the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (the “Committee”) urged the European Commission not to adopt adequacy based on the Framework, on the basis that it “fails to create actual equivalence” with the EU in the level of data protection that it provides.

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Hunton Privacy

DECEMBER 14, 2023

On December 7, 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) ruled that credit scoring constitutes automated decision-making, which is prohibited under Article 22 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) unless certain conditions are met.

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Data Matters

JULY 11, 2023

On July 10, 2023, the European Commission published its final Adequacy Decision for EU-U.S. to identify and implement a lasting solution to facilitate international data transfers following the Court of Justice of the European Union’s judgment in Schrems II. data transfers. ET | 4:00 p.m. BST | 5:00 p.m.

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Hunton Privacy

APRIL 7, 2022

On April 7, 2022, the European Data Protection Board (the “EDPB”) released a statement on the announcement of a new Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (the “Statement”). Privacy Shield framework was annulled by the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) in the Schrems II judgment in July 2020.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 10, 2024

Navigating the EU-US Data Protection Framework sparsh Thu, 01/11/2024 - 05:26 On 10 July 2023, the European Commission adopted a new adequacy decision regarding the Data Privacy Framework (“DPF”). This follows the invalidation of the EU-US Privacy Shield, by the Court of Justice of the European Union on 16 July 2020.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 8, 2024

That data plays a crucial role in the judicial system, helping investigators, lawyers and judges fit together the circumstances surrounding a particular case in an effort to see that justice is served. These models could then be used by the court’s staff to help organize, search and summarize decades worth of legal text.

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Hunton Privacy

MAY 28, 2021

On May 27, 2021, the European Data Protection Supervisor (the “EDPS”) announced that it has opened two investigations regarding (1) the use of cloud services provided by Amazon Web Services and Microsoft under Cloud II contracts by European Union institutions, bodies and agencies; and (2) the use of Microsoft Office 365 by the European Commission.

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Hunton Privacy

JULY 7, 2021

following the Court of Justice of the European Union’s decision in July 2020 in the Schrems II case to uphold SCCs (subject to case-by-case assessment of the transfer) and to strike down the EU-U.S. They have become the default alternative for UK or EU transfers to the U.S., Privacy Shield. Read the article.

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Data Protector

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

In data protection law, transfers of personal data must be safeguarded by written contracts between the parties. In July 2020, a decision by the European Court of Justice made it virtually impossible for companies to determine whether the SCCs must be supplemented by additional clauses to ensure the personal data is appropriately protected.

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The Guardian Data Protection

JULY 16, 2020

Long-running legal saga finds inadequate protections against snooping on personal data by US intelligence agencies Tech companies like Facebook could be prevented from sending data back to the US, after the latest ruling in a long-running European legal saga found that there are not enough protections against snooping by US intelligence agencies.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Oracle’s EU Sovereign Cloud is 100% European, securing European customers’ legal, jurisdictional, and geographical sovereign cloud compliance with local subsidiaries, data centers, and staff running the day-to-day operations. Why is data sovereignty such a concern in the European Union these days?

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Hunton Privacy

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

may not implement a comprehensive federal privacy law in the near future, and that instead a growing patchwork of state laws will emerge. on the basis of standard contractual clauses in the wake of the Court of Justice of the European Union’s recent decision that invalidated the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield.

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Hunton Privacy

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

On February 9, 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) issued its judgment in the X-FAB Dresden case (C-453/21). The CJEU also confirmed the possibility of further restricting DPO dismissal under national laws, as long as such laws do not undermine the objectives of the GDPR.

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Hunton Privacy

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

infringed the GDPR’s restrictions on data transfers in light of the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) in the Schrems II case. infringed the GDPR’s restrictions on data transfers in light of the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) in the Schrems II case.

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Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 5, 2024

Under applicable law, the MDK draws up reports on the capacity of individuals insured by the health insurance fund to work. Under applicable law, the MDK draws up reports on the capacity of individuals insured by the health insurance fund to work. These may include reports concerning the health of MDK’s own employees.

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Data Matters

OCTOBER 2, 2020

In the wake of the recent Court of Justice of the European Union’s decision in Schrems II , the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs met in early September to discuss the long-awaited revision of Standard Contractual Clauses ( SCCs ). Government White Paper on U.S.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The Schrems II judgment has created significant legal uncertainty and challenges for data exporters across the European Economic Area ( the EEA ), requiring highly complex assessments of the laws and practices of third countries and risk assessments. Transfers have many benefits for consumers and for society.

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Hunton Privacy

MAY 17, 2021

On May 11, 2021, the European Parliament issued a press release requesting that the European Commission amend its draft decisions on UK adequacy to more closely align with EU court rulings and the opinion of the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”). risk EEA personal data being shared with the U.S.,

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Hunton Privacy

DECEMBER 1, 2022

In accordance with the EU anti-money-laundering directive, a Luxembourg national law adopted in 2019 established a Register of Beneficial Ownership (the “Register”) and requires that a series of information on the beneficial owners of registered entities be entered and retained in the Register. The Decision.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 12, 2022

The illegal dark web marketplace RaidForums has been shut down and its infrastructure seized as a result of the international law enforcement Operation TOURNIQUET coordinated by Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre. The law enforcement arrested the administrator of the marketplace and two of his accomplices. .

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Hunton Privacy

MAY 8, 2023

On May 4, 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) issued a judgment in the Österreichische Post case (C-300/21). The CJEU Decision According to the CJEU, a broad interpretation of the GDPR provision regarding the right to compensation would be contrary to the text of the law.

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Data Protection Report

APRIL 30, 2021

German Federal Labour Court dismissed employee’s claim. On 27 April 2021, the German Federal Labour Court ( Bundesarbeitsgericht , the Federal Court ) held that employees cannot request their employer to provide them with copies of all (i) the employee’s entire email correspondence; and (ii) any emails mentioning the employee by name.

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Hunton Privacy

JUNE 29, 2021

On June 28, 2021, the European Commission (the “Commission”) adopted two adequacy decisions for the United Kingdom, one under the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) and another under the Law Enforcement Directive. The Law Enforcement Directive had already been incorporated into the UK Data Protection Act 2018 (“DPA 2018”).

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Data Protection Report

MARCH 15, 2024

On 7 March 2024, the European Court of Justice (the ECJ ) published an important decision in relation to IAB Europe’s Transparency and Consent Framework (the TCF ). The Belgian Data Protection Authority (DPA) had received a number of complaints that the TCF was not compliant with the GDPR.

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The Guardian Data Protection

OCTOBER 8, 2022

But it was also clear that his US bosses were incensed by the effrontery of a mere European institution in issuing such a verdict. And when I mildly indicated that I regarded it as a reasonable judgment, I was treated to an energetic tirade, the gist of which was that the trouble with Europeans is that they’re “hostile to innovation”.

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IT Governance

JULY 17, 2020

The ECJ (European Court of Justice) has declared that the EU–US Privacy Shield fails to protect people’s rights to privacy and data protection. European data protection law states that personal data can only be transferred outside the EU if appropriate safeguards are in place. Privacy trade war.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

APRIL 25, 2023

This Opinion, if confirmed by the European Court of Justice (“ CJEU ”), aligns with an increasing tendency, by both data protection supervisory authorities and courts, towards a broad interpretation of the right of access. The Local Court granted the patient’s claim in its judgement of 30 March 2020.

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Hunton Privacy

JULY 22, 2020

On July 16, 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the “CJEU”) invalidated the EU-U.S. to be considered equivalent to that ensured in the EU, and that the framework does not grant EU individuals actionable rights before a body offering guarantees that are substantially equivalent to those required under EU law.

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Hunton Privacy

MARCH 18, 2022

On February 22, 2022, the European Data Protection Board (the “EDPB”) adopted its final Guidelines 04/2021 on Codes of Conduct as tools for transfers (the “Guidelines”), following a public consultation that took place in 2021.

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Hunton Privacy

DECEMBER 21, 2020

The hearing explored the policy issues that led to the Court of Justice of the European Union’s (“CJEU”) invalidation of the Privacy Shield framework in the Schrems II ruling. On December 9, 2020, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation held a hearing on the Invalidation of the EU-U.S.

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The Guardian Data Protection

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Many people wondered how this would happen and the answer was that Brexit would allow the sweeping away of advances like the abolition of the hated primary purpose immigration rule made illegal by the European court of justice.

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Data Matters

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

The annual ceremony identifies the firms that stand apart from others in practice areas of law. Sidley has an unmatched track record litigating in customs, regulatory, and trade defense cases before the Court of Justice of the European Union and the General Court of the European Union, the U.S.

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Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

of personal data of EU residents, following the decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU,” or “ECJ”) in Schrems II – more formally known as Data Protection Commissioner v. Privacy Shield as a basis for transferring EU personal data to the United States because of the Court’s view that U.S.

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Security Affairs

MAY 9, 2023

Justice Department announced the seizure of 13 domains linked to DDoS-for-hire services as part of a coordinated international law enforcement effort known as Operation PowerOFF. ” states the press release published by Department of Justice. . ” states the press release published by Department of Justice.

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Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

The Committee of the Permanent Representatives of the Governments of Member States to the European Union (“COREPER”) and the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs of the European Parliament (“LIBE”) confirmed Wojciech Wiewiórowski for a 5-year mandate as European Data Protection Supervisor.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JUNE 23, 2021

On 21 June 2021, the European Data Protection Board (“ EDPB ”) published the final Recommendations 01/2020 on measures that supplement transfer tools to ensure compliance with the EU level of protection of personal data (“ Recommendations ”). Key takeaways.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JULY 11, 2023

Authors: Jim Sullivan , Rachel De Souza, Heidi Waem , John Magee and David Brazil On 10 July 2023, the European Commission adopted its long-awaited adequacy decision for the EU-US Data Privacy Framework ( DPF ). Implications In a manner comparable to its predecessors, Privacy Shield and the EU-U.S.

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