APEC Data Privacy Pathfinder (Sept 2007): “established by APEC Ministers to achieve accountable cross-border flow of personal information within the APEC region. This goal is to be achieved by developing and implementing a Cross-Border Privacy Rules (CBPR) system, consistent with the APEC Privacy Framework which was endorsed by APEC Ministers in 2004″. APEC Privacy Framework (published […]
From the Opinion: “38. The Community legislature also wished that the protective regime thus established should not be impaired when personal data leave Community territory. It became apparent that the international dimension of information flows would render legislation that was effective only in that territory inadequate if not useless. The Community legislature therefore opted for a […]
Los Angeles County Bar Association From the Article “The California Constitution declares that we all have a right to privacy. Even with this constitutional protection, privacy as a practical matter is getting harder to maintain in the modern world. Every time you use a credit/debit card, drive your OnStar-equipped car, use a cell phone, […]
Standing Committee on Legal Ethics An inquiring attorney presented a factual scenario of clients preferring and sometimes requiring the attorney to send documents to the client in electronic format. The Committee was asked whether or not an attorney (1) must maintain a paper copy of the client’s file during the representation, (2) may destroy paper […]
Board of Governors Topic: Contact with Represented Persons through Web Site and Internet The full text is available at: http://www.osbar…
Arizona State Bar Association Committee on the Rules of Professional Conduct Topic: Electronic storage; Confidentiality From the Opinion: “ER’s 1.6 and 1.1 require that an attorney act competently to safeguard client information and confidences. It is not unethical to store such electronic information on computer systems whether or not those same systems are used to connect […]
From the Working Document: “This checklist is designed to assist a group of companies when it applies for approval of its binding corporate rules and in particular to help demonstrate how the group complies with WP74.” Relevant Law: Directive 95/46/EC, Article 26(2); Documents WP 74 The full text available at http://ec.europa.eu… Open pdf
[Approved by the Massachusetts Bar Association’s House of Delegates on March 3, 2005] Summary of the Committee: “A law firm may provide a third-party software vendor with access to confidential client information stored on the firm’s computer system for the purpose of allowing the vendor to support and maintain a computer software application utilized […]
From the Decision: “This decision amends Commission Decision 2001/497/EC of 15 June 2001 on standard contractual clauses for the transfer of personal data to third countries under Directive 95/46/EC for the purpose of laying down an effective model set of standard contractual clauses which ensures adequate safeguards for the transfer of data to third countries.” […]
Commission Staff Working Paper, The implementation of Commission Decision 520/2000/EC of 26 July 2000 pursuant to Directive 95/46 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the adequate protection of personal data provided by the Safe Harbour Privacy Principles and related Frequently Asked Questions issued by the US Department of Commerce From the […]