Irish Government Challenges Adequacy Level of Data Protection in Israel
On July 6, 2010, the Irish government formally objected to the adequacy procedure initiated by the European Commission that would have allowed the free flow of European personal data to Israel, over...
View ArticleRegulating Privacy Across Borders in the Digital Age
On November 10, 2010, the American Bar Association’s Section of Antitrust Law’s International Committee and Corporate Counseling Committee hosted a webinar on “Regulating Privacy Across Borders in the...
View ArticleJerusalem Declaration Calls for International Agreement on Data Protection...
The 32nd International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners held in Jerusalem this October continued the trend from past conferences by enacting a resolution, this time with respect...
View ArticleEuropean Network and Information Security Agency Publishes Report on Data...
On January 14, 2011, the European Network and Information Security Agency (“ENISA”), which was created to enhance information security within the European Union, published a report entitled “Data...
View ArticleMexico Hosts 33rd International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy...
On November 2-3, 2011, Mexico’s Federal Institute for Access to Information and Data Protection (“IFAI”) will host the 33rd International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners in...
View ArticleUK ICO Outlines the Year Ahead
On December 28, 2011, UK Information Commissioner Christopher Graham outlined the ICO’s agenda for 2012 in a post on the ICO blog, highlighting the European Commission’s proposals for reviewing the EU...
View Article2012 IAPP Global Privacy Summit
Join us at the International Association of Privacy Professionals (“IAPP”) Global Privacy Summit in Washington, D.C., March 7-9, 2012. Hunton & Williams privacy professionals will be featured...
View ArticleHunton & Williams Privacy Professionals to Speak at the 2012 IAPP Europe Data...
Join Hunton & Williams at the 2012 Europe Data Protection Intensive, now hosted by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (“IAPP”) in London, April 25-26, 2012. Hunton &...
View ArticleCommissioner Reding Proposes Solutions to Data Protection Law Reform Proposals
On October 26, 2012, following the Justice Council’s meeting, Viviane Reding, Vice-President of the European Commission and Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship, delivered a...
View ArticleCentre Releases Accountability Self-Assessment Tool to Help Organizations...
On December 12, 2012, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton & Williams LLP (the “Centre”) released an accountability self-assessment tool designed to help organizations evaluate...
View ArticleIrish Data Protection Commissioner Commences Enforcement of New Cookie Law
On December 19, 2012, the Irish Data Protection Commissioner (“DPC”) wrote to 80 website operators requesting details regarding how they are complying with recent changes to Irish law governing the use...
View ArticleIrish Presidency Reports on Progress of the Proposed EU Regulation
On March 1, 2013, the Irish Presidency published a note to the European Council of Ministers regarding its progress on the European Commission’s proposed General Data Protection Regulation (“Proposed...
View ArticleGerman Court Rejects DPA’s Appeal, Finds Irish Law Applicable to Facebook in...
On April 22, 2013, the higher administrative court of Schleswig issued two decisions rejecting an appeal by the data protection authority of Schleswig-Holstein (“Schleswig DPA”) that sought to...
View ArticleIrish ODPC Publishes 2012 Annual Report
On May 20, 2013, the Irish Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (“ODPC”) published its annual report for 2012 (the “Report”). The Report summarizes the activities of the ODPC during 2012,...
View ArticleCouncil of the European Union Releases Draft Compromise Text on the Proposed...
On May 31, 2013, the Council of the European Union’s Justice and Home Affairs released a draft compromise text in response to the European Commission’s proposed General Data Protection Regulation (the...
View ArticleIreland DPA Will Not Investigate Facebook or Apple over Involvement in the...
As reported by Bloomberg BNA, the Irish Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (“ODPC”) has stated that it will not investigate complaints relating to the alleged involvement of Facebook Ireland...
View ArticleLuxembourg DPA Will Not Investigate Microsoft or Skype over Involvement in...
The Luxembourg data protection authority (Commission nationale pour la protection des donées, “CNPD”) has stated that it will not investigate complaints relating to the alleged involvement of Microsoft...
View ArticleEU Data Retention Directive Invalidated
On April 8, 2014, the European Court of Justice ruled that the EU Data Retention Directive is invalid because it disproportionally interferes with the European citizens’ rights to private life and...
View ArticleU.S. Court Rules Microsoft Must Release User Data Stored Overseas
On April 25, 2014, a judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled that Microsoft must release user data to U.S. law enforcement when issued a search warrant, even if the...
View ArticleNew Irish Data Protection Commissioner Appointed
On September 10, 2014, Helen Dixon was announced as the new Data Protection Commissioner for Ireland. Dixon currently is registrar of the Companies Registration Office and has experience in both the...
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