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The EU's cloud computing initiative

  • Loeb & Loeb LLP
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  • European Union
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  • December 17 2012

The European Commission, in its communication titled "Unleashing the Potential of Cloud Computing in Europe," recently announced a new strategy for cloud computing in the EU

Cloud computing in the EU: ICO releases Guidance on Personal Data and Cloud Computing

  • Loeb & Loeb LLP
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  • European Union
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  • December 13 2012

The United Kingdom's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) recently issued Guidance on Personal Data and Cloud Computing, offering best practices for companies that are using - or contemplating using - cloud computing services to store or process personal data and information regarding how to conform to the UK's Data Protection Act (DPA

FTC requires alcoholic beverage advertisers to provide data and information related to internetdigital marketing and data collection practices; European alcohol advertisers unveil new self-regulatory program

  • Loeb & Loeb LLP
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  • European Union, USA
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  • May 8 2012

As part of its latest study on the effectiveness of industry self-regulation in preventing advertising and marketing of alcoholic beverages to underage audiences, on April 12, the Federal Trade Commission issued orders to provide information, also known as compulsory process orders, to 14 major alcoholic beverage advertisers

EU proposes overhaul of data protection laws

  • Loeb & Loeb LLP
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  • European Union
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  • January 26 2012

The EU has unveiled its plans for sweeping changes to its dated data protection laws, which would have significant implications for companies both inside and outside the EU that handle data of EU citizens; and may subject them to severe fines of up to 2 of global annual turnover for violations of the new rules

Important privacy-related developments on the horizon

  • Loeb & Loeb LLP
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  • European Union, USA
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  • January 19 2012

Early 2012 will likely see the publication of at least two important privacy-related documents: the final versions of the preliminary privacy Reports issued by the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Commerce

Changes to EU Data Protection Directive will likely impact U.S.-based companies

  • Loeb & Loeb LLP
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  • European Union, USA
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  • December 8 2011

Planned changes to the European Union's Data Protection Directive (EU Directive), some of which are directed at non-EU companies, may significantly impact how U.S.-based entities that interact with EU consumers can collect, store and use consumer data

German privacy agency seeks to ban Facebook "like" feature on business sites

  • Loeb & Loeb LLP
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  • European Union, Germany, USA
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  • September 8 2011

The data protection authority for the German state of Schleswig-Holstein has ordered businesses within that region to "shut down their fan pages on Facebook and remove social plug-ins such as the 'like'-button from their websites"

EC commissioner says data security needs to be built into the cloud

  • Loeb & Loeb LLP
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  • European Union
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  • January 21 2011

Speaking at a conference in Paris, Neelie Kroes, the European Commissioner for the Digital Agenda, said she supports the growth of the cloud computing industry but the protection of personal data must be "well-integrated in the design of cloud computing products and services, from the very beginning of the business processes."

International privacy and data security developments

  • Loeb & Loeb LLP
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  • European Union, USA
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  • November 16 2009

In the last few months, there have been several important developments relating to international privacy and data security laws