On December 19, 2018, the European Commission issued a press release regarding the publication of the Commission’s second annual review of the functioning of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield.
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Agreement on Proposal for Cybersecurity Act
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The European Commission, the European Parliament have reached a proposed agreement with the Council of the European Union regarding changes to the EU’s Cybersecurity Act.…
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EU Commission Responds to NTIA Request for Comment on Developing the Administration’s Approach to Consumer Privacy
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On November 9, 2018, the European Commission submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration in response to its request for public comments on developing the administration’s approach to consumer privacy.…
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EU and U.S. Regulators Issue Joint Statement on the Status of the Second Annual EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Review
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On October 19, 2018, European Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality Věra Jourová and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross issued a joint statement regarding the second annual review of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework, taking place in Brussels beginning October 18.…
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EU Begins Formal Approval for Japan Adequacy Decision
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On September 5, 2018, the European Commission announced in a press release the launch of the procedure to formally adopt the Commission’s adequacy decision with respect to Japan.…
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Department of Commerce Updates Privacy Shield FAQs
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Recently, the Department of Commerce updated its FAQs on the EU-U.S. and Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Frameworks to provide additional clarification on a wide range of topics.…
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CIPL Submits Comments to EDPB’s Draft Guidelines on Certification and Identifying Certification Criteria in Accordance with Articles 42 and 43 GDPR
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On July 10, 2018, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP submitted formal comments to the European Data Protection Board on its draft guidelines on certification and identifying certification criteria in accordance with Articles 42 and 43 of the GDPR. The Guidelines were adopted by the EDPB on May 25, 2018, for public consultation.…
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Brexit White Paper Addresses Data Protection-Related Issues
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On July 12, 2018, British Prime Minister Theresa May presented her Brexit White Paper, “The Future Relationship Between the United Kingdom and the European Union,” to Parliament. The White Paper outlines the UK’s desired future relationship with the EU post-Brexit, and includes within its scope important data protection-related issues, including digital trade, data flows, cooperation for the development of Artificial Intelligence, and the role of the Information Commissioner’s Office.…
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EU and Japan Agree on Reciprocal Adequacy
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On July 17, 2018, the European Union and Japan successfully concluded negotiations on a reciprocal finding of an adequate level of data protection, thereby agreeing to recognize each other’s data protection systems as “equivalent.” This will allow personal data to flow safely between the EU and Japan, without being subject to any further safeguards or authorizations. …
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European Parliament Calls for Suspension of EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Unless U.S. Can “Fully Comply”
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On July 5, 2018, the European Parliament issued a nonbinding Resolution that calls on the European Commission to suspend the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield unless U.S. authorities can fully comply with the framework by September 1, 2018. The Resolution states that the data transfer mechanism does not provide the adequate level of protection of personal data as required by EU data protection law.…
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