Tag Archives: Françoise Gilbert

The GDPR Deadline Looms: Is Your U.S. Website Ready?

By Alan N. Sutin, Dr. Viola Bensinger, Ed Chansky, Francoise Gilbert and Carsten Kociok on Posted in Data protection, Privacy and Data Security
Effective May 25, 2018, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) imposes sweeping new requirements for many website operators that collect and process information about individuals living in the European Economic Area (EEA). U.S. companies with e-commerce and other web activities reaching persons living in the EEA need to understand GDPR, since penalties for … Continue Reading

EU General Data Protection Regulation: What Impact for Businesses Established Outside the EU

By Francoise Gilbert on Posted in Data protection, Privacy and Data Security
The 261-page final draft of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which replaces Directive 95/46/EC (Directive), was formally approved by the EU Parliament on April 14, 2016. The document is expected to be published in the Official Journal of the European Union (EU) in June, and to enter into force 20 days thereafter. The … Continue Reading

WP29: Thumbs Down to Draft EU-US Privacy Shield

By Francoise Gilbert on Posted in Data protection, Privacy and Data Security
In a 58-page opinion published April 13, 2016, the influential European Union Article 29 Working Party (WP29), which includes representatives of the data protection authorities of the 28 EU Member States, expressed significant concerns with respect to the terms of the proposed EU-US Privacy Shield that is intended to replace the EU-US Safe Harbor. The … Continue Reading
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