In a landmark decision issued on October 6, 2015, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) declared the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor for the transfer of personal data to be invalid.
Data breaches continue to make headline news.
The new FTC report “Data Brokers: A Call for Transparency and Accountability” proposes specific legislation as well as best practices.
Online businesses that interact with the EU need to carefully examine their practice to be sure that they are either not triggering EU Data Protection requirements or are in compliance therewith.
The FTC and the Information Commissioner’s Office of the United Kingdom (UK) entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) intended to promote increased cooperation and communication between the two agencies to protect consumer privacy.
In the wake of OfficeMax’s and Bank of America’s recent mishandling of consumer data, Law360 published an article about the pitfalls of big data.
On November 27th, 2013, the European Commission announced that it would not suspend the safe harbor agreement between the EU and the United States that has allowed cross-border personal data transfers between the two jurisdictions since 2000.