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EU Data Protection Authority seeks to rein in mobile apps

Steptoe & Johnson LLP
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European Union
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April 6 2013

Following in the footsteps of the United States and Canada, the European Union has formally warned mobile app developers to start paying closer

Microsoft joins transparency club

Steptoe & Johnson LLP
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European Union
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March 30 2013

Microsoft has become the latest Internet company to disclose its response to global law enforcement requests, following the example of, inter alia

Facebook keeping it real in Germany

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European Union, Germany
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March 2 2013

Facebook users in Germany will have to disclose their real names to register for and continue using the social network, after a German court ruled

Europe issues its own cybersecurity plan

Steptoe & Johnson LLP
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European Union
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February 21 2013

The European Commission has published a proposed Directive on network and information security (NIS) that aims to enhance the EU's policies and

Kiwis are in season in Europe

Steptoe & Johnson LLP
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European Union, New Zealand
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January 5 2013

The European Commission announced that New Zealand's private data protection regime provides an adequate level of protection to EU residents' personal

UK committee tells EU to “go back to the drawing board” on data protection

Steptoe & Johnson LLP
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European Union, United Kingdom
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November 10 2012

The UK Justice Select Committee has published its report on the draft EU data protection framework proposals

Uruguay data protection deemed "adequate" by European Commission

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European Union, Uruguay
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September 8 2012

Uruguay has become the second country in Latin America, after Argentina, to win an “adequacy” finding from the European Commission

UK seeks input on proposed changes to EU data protection laws

Steptoe & Johnson LLP
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European Union, United Kingdom
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August 4 2012

The British Parliament is seeking public comment on the European Commission’s proposed plans to overhaul the 16-year old data protection framework currently in place throughout the EU

European storm clouds threaten U.S. safe harbor

Steptoe & Johnson LLP
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European Union, USA
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August 4 2012

In its recently issued Opinion on Cloud Computing, Europe’s Article 29 Working Party has expressed doubt about the ability of the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Framework to provide sufficient security for European data

EU permits force-feeding of some cookies

Steptoe & Johnson LLP
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European Union
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June 23 2012

Nearly a year after releasing an opinion on the meaning of “consent,” the European Union’s Article 29 Working Party issued an opinion on exemptions to the EU’s prior consent requirement for cookies

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