The EU-U.S. Privacy Shield has been adopted by the European Commission. On July 12, 2016, following a positive vote from the member states (the Article 31 Committee) on July 8, the EU College of Commissioners formally adopted the Privacy Shield. The Privacy Shield enters into force immediately in the EU. In the U.S., the Privacy … Continue Reading
For global pharmaceutical and medical device companies handling personal data in the European Union (EU) or engaged in transatlantic data transfers, some of the many questions created by the Brexit vote include what its impact will be on the United Kingdom’s (UK) data protection laws. These questions also arise in the context of the EU’s … Continue Reading
The European Commission has published its draft adequacy decision on the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, the proposed data transfer framework that would replace the defunct Safe Harbor program. The draft adequacy decision formally supports the view that the proposed EU-U.S. Privacy Shield will ensure an adequate level of protection for the transfer of personal data from … Continue Reading
President Obama signed the U.S. Judicial Redress Act (JRA) into law on 24 February 2016, giving European citizens the same right as U.S. citizens to bring actions against the U.S. government if their personal data are misused. While the JRA is not a formal prerequisite to finalizing the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield transatlantic data-sharing framework, it’s … Continue Reading
European Union and United States authorities have announced the “EU-U.S. Privacy Shield,” a new transatlantic data transfer framework to replace Safe Harbor, which was invalidated by the European Court of Justice in October in Maximillian Schrems v. Data Protection Commissioner (C-362-14). Since this issue has clear implications for our pharmaceutical and medical device clients, we’ve … Continue Reading
Last year, the European Court of Justice issued a judgment invalidating the safe harbor framework for US-EU data sharing, creating uncertainty and a number of questions about what is, and is not, permissible when sharing data involving personal information across borders. The Safe Harbor decision has clear implications for our pharmaceutical and medical device clients, … Continue Reading
Russia announced its plan to increase data localization audits in 2016 pledging to conduct around 1,000 data localization compliance audits and 2,000 monitoring procedures, under Russia’s data protection authority, the Roskomnadzor. This stems from Russia’s data localization law which came into effect September 1, 2015, requiring that all companies that collect or process personal data … Continue Reading
The Reed Smith Life Sciences Health Industry Group (LSHI) recently released their “Winter 2015/2016 Webinar Course Offerings,” which once again features timely webinars and in-person programs on a wide variety of topics. Upcoming events include: January 19, 2016 – Webinar: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: The Best and Worst Prescription Drug/Medical Device January 24, … Continue Reading
Exactly one month after the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) released its judgment in Maximillian Schrems v Data Protection Commissioner (C-362-14), the European Union released a Communication discussing the implications of their decision on data sharing involving personal information. This topic is no stranger to the blog, as we’ve posted about it … Continue Reading
Data privacy issues in the European Union seem to be a reoccurring theme here on the blog, following Court of Justice of the European Union’s judgment in Maximillian Schrems v Data Protection Commissioner (C-362-14) on October 6. We’ve posted about it here and also had a recent Reed Smith Client Alert here. Last week, European … Continue Reading
The Reed Smith Life Sciences Health Industry (LSHI) Group will be hosting an upcoming webinar “Cross-Border E-Discovery & New Ruling Regarding the US-EU Safe Harbor Framework” on November 24, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. PT, 12:00 p.m. ET, 5:00 p.m. GMT until 10:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. ET, 6:00 p.m. GMT. Reed Smith presenters including London based … Continue Reading
As you know, data privacy issues in the European Union are still fresh in the news, given the recent changes outlined in the Safe Harbor decision; we’ve written about it here, here and here. A recent Reed Smith Client Alert outlines frequently asked questions on what businesses need to know now in lieu of the … Continue Reading
As previously discussed here and here the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) handed down its judgment in Maximillian Schrems v Data Protection Commissioner (Case C-362/14) that the Safe Harbor Decision no longer provides adequate protection for data transferred between the EU and the U.S. In light of this ruling, Reed Smith will be … Continue Reading
In a decision with significant potential ramifications for flows of personal data from the European Union to the United States, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) handed down its judgment in Maximillian Schrems v Data Protection Commissioner (Case C-362/14) that the Safe Harbor Decision no longer provides adequate protection for data transferred between … Continue Reading