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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California Corporation Settles FTC Complaint Regarding EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Compliance Claim
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On July 2, 2018, the Federal Trade Commission announced that California company ReadyTech Corporation agreed to settle FTC allegations that ReadyTech misrepresented it was in the process of being certified as compliant with the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework for lawfully transferring consumer data from the European Union to the United States. …
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U.S. Department of Commerce Posts Update of Actions to Support the Privacy Shield Frameworks
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On March 26, 2018, the U.S. Department of Commerce posted an update on the actions it has taken between January 2017 and March 2018 to support the EU-U.S. and Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Frameworks.…
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Privacy and Information Security Law Blog’s Top 10 Posts of 2017
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As 2017 comes to a close, read our top 10 posts of the year.…
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Article 29 Working Party Meeting Sets Out State of Play on Privacy Initiatives
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Recently, the EU’s Article 29 Working Party held a plenary meeting to discuss, among other things, the implementation of the EU General Data Protection Regulation and the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield.…
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Working Party Releases Opinion on Joint Review of EU-U.S. Privacy Shield
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As we previously reported, this October, the EU Commission released its report and accompanying working document on the first annual review of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework. On November 28, 2017, the Article 29 Data Protection Working Party adopted an opinion on the review. …
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EU Commission Releases Report on First Annual Review of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework
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On October 18, 2017, the EU Commission released its report and accompanying working document on the first annual review of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework. The report states that the Privacy Shield framework continues to ensure an adequate level of protection for personal data that is transferred from the EU to the U.S.…
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Irish High Court Refers Standard Contractual Clauses Challenge to CJEU
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On October 3, 2017, the Irish High Court referred a legal challenge to the validity of the EU Standard Contractual Clauses to the Court of Justice of the European Union for resolution. …
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Lisa Sotto Selected as Arbitrator for the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield
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Hunton & Williams LLP is pleased to announce that Lisa Sotto has been selected as an arbitrator in connection with the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework Binding Arbitration Program.…
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Lisa Sotto Invited to Speak at Privacy Shield’s First Annual Joint Review
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On September 18, 2017, the European Commission and U.S. Department of Commerce kicked off their first annual joint review of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield. To aid in the review, the Department invited a few industry leaders, including Hunton & Williams’ partner Lisa Sotto to speak about their experiences during the first year of the Privacy Shield.…
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