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On July 12, 2016, the European Commission officially approved the Privacy Shield, issuing the decision of adequacy (“Decision”). The Privacy Shield is supposed to provide a safe mechanism to transfer personal data from the EU to the US for those organizations that comply with the framework.  Compared to the Safe Harbor (which the Privacy Shield […]

  On April 2016, the Information Commissioner’s Officer (ICO) issued the Annual Track 2016, a research that assesses the level of awareness of UK population of its information/privacy rights. According to the document, the most important social issue for UK citizens is health care. Only 15% is concerned with protection of personal information. And the younger generations seem […]

On June 24, 2016, the British Information Commissioner Officer (ICO), issued a press release in consideration of the recent referendum results. “The Data Protection Act remains the law of the land irrespective of the referendum result. If the UK is not part of the EU, then upcoming EU reforms to data protection law would not […]

On June 16, 2016, the French data protection agency (CNIL) opened a consultation on the EU Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The consultation aims at helping the Article 29 Working Party with the guidelines that it is preparing on Data Protection Officers, data portability, Privacy Impact Assessment, and certification. The purpose is to collect concrete questions, […]

In this insurance case, Defendant State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, objected to the Special Master’s discovery order compelling the answer to a set of interrogatories on ground of burdensomeness. The Western District of Missouri denied the motion to vacate. Labrier v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co ., 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 61246 (W.D. […]

In New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady’s sanction case (“deflategate”), the Second Circuit upheld the decision of the Commissioner imposing sanctions on Brady for his involvement in a scheme to deflate footballs in the 2015 AFC. A significant issue in front of the court was whether it was proper for the Commissioner to derive the […]

The report consists of three papers and one executive summary. The Report spells our the “the legal impacts of withdrawal” in the Executive summary and in paper I. The Report also discusses the consequences of Brexit on data protection: We consider, were the UK to remain in the EU, that the new General Data Protection […]

  On May 30, 2016, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) – whose mission is to advise the EU institutions on the data protection implications of their policies — published Opinion 4/2016 on the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield draft adequacy decision. According to the press release the Privacy Shield as it stands is not robust enough to withstand future […]

Interesting article discussing international data transfer between Europe and the U.S. Abstract:  “In Schrems v. Data Protection Commissioner, the Court of Justice of the European Union invalidated the EU-US Safe Harbour arrangement allowing personal data to be transferred to the US. The judgment affirms the fundamental right to data protection, defines an adequate level of […]

On May 25, 2016, the EU Commission proposed new legislation to “allow consumers and companies to buy and sell products and services online more easily and confidently across the EU”. As a way to implement a Digital Single Market, the EU Commission plans to boost e-commerce by: “Tackling geoblocking” –  The proposed legislation shall ensure that consumers seeking […]