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Swire Challenges Factual Basis of Schrems Decision

October 5, 2015 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

In an article published today, Senior Counsel Peter Swire challenges the factual basis for the Advocate General’s recent opinion in the so-called “Schrems case” against the E.U.-U.S. Safe Harbor framework. Thousands of U.S. businesses rely on the Safe Harbor framework in order to support the transfer of data from the European Union. As previously discussed […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, Data Security, Enforcement, Financial Privacy, Health Privacy, International, Mobile Privacy, Online Privacy, Privacy, Privacy Litigation, Privacy Policy, Regulation, Uncategorized Tagged With: European Court of Justice, European Union (EU), Max Schrems Decision

Safe Harbor Framework in Jeopardy after Advocate General Decision

September 23, 2015 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

Today, Advocate General Yves Bot advised the European Court of Justice that the US-EU Safe Harbor framework for the protection of trans-Atlantic transfers of personal data is invalid. The long awaited Opinion of the Advocate General in the so-called “Schrems case” (Case C-362/14 Maximilian Schrems v. Data Protection Commissioner) has now been published. The case […]

Filed Under: International, Online Privacy, Privacy, Privacy Litigation, Privacy Policy, Regulation Tagged With: European Court of Justice, European Union (EU), Irish DPA, Max Schrems Decision, Safe Harbor

FCC Corrects July 10, 2015 TCPA Order

July 31, 2015 By David Carpenter

This week, the FCC issued the following correction of its July 10, 2015 Order on the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”): In Paragraph 100, the fourth sentence is corrected to read as follows: “It follows that the rule applies per call and that telemarketers should not rely on a consumer’s written consent obtained before the […]

Filed Under: Privacy, Privacy Litigation, Privacy Policy Tagged With: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)

FCC TCPA Order has Harsh Impact on Businesses

July 11, 2015 By David Carpenter

On July 10, 2015, the FCC entered its long awaited Order on 21 petitions seeking clarification on a number of issues related to the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”).  A copy of the complete Order is available here https://www.fcc.gov/document/tcpa-omnibus-declaratory-ruling-and-order.  The Order is consistent with comments that the FCC made during its open hearing on […]

Filed Under: Privacy, Privacy Litigation, Privacy Policy Tagged With: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)

FCC’s TCPA Ruling Delivers Blow To Businesses

June 18, 2015 By Kelley Barnaby and David Carpenter

The FCC today approved a Declaratory Ruling and Order resolving approximately 20 pending petitions seeking clarification of a variety of items relating to the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The Commission’s Order expands consumer rights and protections at the expense of legitimate businesses that use modern technologies responsibly to reach consumers. At today’s Open […]

Filed Under: Privacy, Privacy Litigation, Privacy Policy Tagged With: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)

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