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On January 25, 2016, the US government responded to EPIC (Electronic Privacy Information Center) ’s FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) request and released in full the European Union-United States data protection “Umbrella Agreement”. The European Commission had already made the file publicly available on its website (see here) starting on September 2015. The US Government highlighted […]

  On September 8, 2015, the EU-US data protection “Umbrella agreement” negotiations were finalized. The “Umbrella Agreement” establishes a comprehensive data protection framework for EU-US law enforcement cooperation. The agreement covers all personal data (for example names, addresses, criminal records) exchanged between the EU and the U.S. for the purpose of prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution […]

Introduction Developments following the European Court’s 6 October 2015 Schrems ruling that declared data transfers under Safe Harbor invalid continue apace with the publication of an official 16-page Communication from the European Commission of 6 November. Please refer to our main alert for the background and our comments (including 3 videos) on the Schrems judgment and its consequences along with […]

Introduction Developments following the European Court’s 6 October 2015 Schrems ruling that declared data transfers under Safe Harbor invalid continue apace with the publication of an official 16-page Communication from the European Commission of 6 November. Please refer to our main alert for the background and our comments (including 3 videos) on the Schrems judgment and its consequences along with […]

  On November 16, 2015, EU Commissioner Věra Jourová spoke in Washington about transatlantic data flow. After highlighting the importance of safeguarding, at the same time, the fundamental right to privacy, security, and economic opportunities and business growth, she remembered the latest developments in this area: (a) negotiation on an “umbrella” agreement on privacy and […]