2023 was an eventful year for privacy legislation, regulation and regulatory enforcement. The compliance landscape continues to develop and evolve rapidly, making it difficult for covered businesses to keep up with the myriad requirements. In this post, we discuss some of the year’s most interesting privacy compliance developments globally.Continue Reading 2023 Privacy Compliance Year in Review
Mr. Philippe Latombe, a French member of Parliament, beat privacy activist Max Schrems to the punch! Despite Mr. Schrems’ many statements against the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF), Mr. Latombe was the first to file a request in the EU’s General Court to seek the annulment of the DPF and, separately, an interim measure to suspend
We are pleased to announce that Alan Friel and Julia Jacobson will be speaking in an upcoming Strafford live video webinar, Consumer Data Transfers Under New Privacy Laws: Contracting Requirements; Due Diligence; Vendor Management, Best Practices for Drafting and Modifying Documents to Ensure Continued Compliance With Ever-Evolving Privacy Laws on Tuesday, October 10, 2023 from
The UK government has published its “adequacy decision” to allow transfers of personal data from the UK to U.S. businesses that have completed certification to the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF). The UK’s adequacy decision creates a “UK Extension” to the DPF that takes effect on October 12, 2023, a little more than three months after the EU’s adoption of DPF. (Please see our DPF FAQS for more information about DPA.)Continue Reading The UK Adequacy Decision for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework
Since our July 13 post about the European Commission’s formal adoption of the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (EU DPF), members of our Data Privacy, Cybersecurity & Digital Assets Practice have been hard at work helping clients prepare for and complete the certification process. We prepared for our readers answers to some of the most frequently asked questions we have received over the past few months.Continue Reading You have Questions, We have Answers: Data Privacy Framework FAQs
On July 10, the European Commission formally adopted the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF). The Commission’s adequacy decision (and the documentation package accompanying it, including the FAQ) brings welcome news: for certified DPF participants, personal data can flow between the European Economic Area (EEA) and the United States (U.S.