US surveillance and the eye of the beholder
Is a country’s privacy regime adequate? To people who are not privacy professionals, this question may seem odd. What does […]
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The Spanish DPA confirms compliance of Google Cloud commitments for international data flows
Google is pleased to announce that the Spanish Data Protection Agency (“Agencia Española de Protección de Datos” or “AEPD”) has […]
EU officials visit US to begin first review of the Privacy Shield
EU and US officials will carry out a joint review this week of the Privacy Shield, a framework designed to […]
Ahead of First Joint Review of Privacy Shield, Europeans Remain Skeptical as FTC Announces Enforcement Actions
On September 8, 2017, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced enforcement actions against three companies alleged to have falsely claimed […]
Companies to Settle FTC Charges They Falsely Claimed Participation in Privacy Shield
Three U.S. companies have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they misled consumers about their participation in the […]
MEPs discuss next steps for EU-Canada PNR agreement
At a meeting Thursday of the European Parliament’s Civil Liberties Committee, MEPs discussed the current status of the agreement between […]
APEC data privacy group and European Commission meet to discuss global data flows
On August 22, 2017, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, the APEC Electronic-Commerce Steering Group’s Data Privacy Subgroup (DPS) held […]
UK seeks early ‘adequacy decision’ from the EU over post-Brexit data transfers
The UK government has called on the EU to recognise the UK’s data protection framework as aligned with its own […]
Brexit: UK seeks data transfer pact with EU
The government’s latest Brexit paper discusses how data transfers will be affected by leaving the EU. Source: Brexit: UK seeks […]
UK outlines proposals for shared approach on data protection
The document outlines how the UK is considering an ambitious model for the protection and exchange of personal data with […]
Colombia Designates U.S. as “Adequate” Data Transfer Nation
On August 14, 2017, the Colombian Superintendence of Industry and Commerce (“SIC”) announced that it was adding the United States […]
Russian Privacy Regulator Adds Countries to List of Nations with Sufficient Privacy Protections
As reported in BNA Privacy & Security Law Report , on August 9, 2017, the Russian privacy regulator, Roskomnadzor, expanded […]