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Big Shifts in EU Data Privacy Law: New privacy regulations abroad will have major consequences for U.S. companies
The European Parliament made international headlines in April when it enacted the General Data Protection Regulation, a revolutionary data privacy law that permits regulators to fine corporations in excess of €20 million for noncompliance. What’s more, companies without a physical...
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Secrets and Lies: Corporate data security lessons from the Ashley Madison hack
Many people followed the news about the AshleyMadison.com data breach with a mix of prurient interest, schadenfreude, and – for some – fear of personal exposure. My colleagues at DiscoverReady and I followed the news to understand the data security failures that allowed a breach...
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A “Safer” Safe Harbor: U.S. companies face the impact of the ECJ’s Schrems ruling
On October 6, 2015, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued a ruling in Schrems v. Data Protection Commissioner that invalidated the European Commission’s decision that the data privacy principles of the U.S.-EU “safe harbor” – pursuant to which U.S. companies transfer...
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