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Opinion 032013 on purpose limitation published by Article 29 Data Protection Working Party

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • European Union
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  • April 30 2013

On 2 April 2013, the Article 29 Data Protection Working Party (WP29), an independent European advisory body on data protection and privacy, adopted

Is the second-hand sale of software licenses allowed in Europe?

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • European Union
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  • July 31 2012

The Court of Justice of the European Union has now ruled that software developers may no longer block the resale of online licensed software

Waking up a sleeping giant

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • European Union
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  • December 9 2011

There hasn’t been much comment or debate around the Transfer of Technology Block Exemption Regulation (TTBER) since it came into force in 2004

Article 29 working party opinion on the definition of consent: an unambiguous view of the future

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • European Union
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  • September 28 2011

On 13 July 2011, the Article 29 Working Party published Opinion 152011 on the definition of consent (WP 187) for the purposes of processing personal data in the European Union

Article 29 Working Party issues opinion on cloud computing

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • European Union
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  • August 8 2012

The Article 29 Working Party on 1 July 2012 adopted Opinion 052012 on cloud computing (WP 196) in which it reviewed the rights and obligations placed on various parties when processing personal data in the cloud

Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000: inadequate safeguards and sanctions

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • European Union, United Kingdom
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  • January 15 2010

On 29 October 2009, the European Commission announced that it has moved to the second phase of the infringement proceedings against the United Kingdom for failing to implement EU e-privacy and data protection rules relating to the privacy of online communications

An employer’s guide to implementing EU-compliant whistleblowing hotlines

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • European Union, USA
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  • August 23 2011

Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, companies listed on U.S. stock exchanges are required to establish a system, often called a “whistleblowing hotline,” for employees to internally report concerns over questionable auditing or accounting matters

Privacy, profiling and targeting

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • European Union
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  • June 1 2009

The collection and storage of user data by online service providers has become controversial

“Your data, your rights: safeguarding your privacy in a connected world”: the four pillars of data protection reform

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • European Union
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  • April 29 2011

In a speech entitled "Your data, your rights: Safeguarding your privacy in a connected world" delivered on 16 March 2010 to the EU Privacy Platform, Vice-President of the European Commission Viviane Reding outlined strict privacy rules for personal data held on the internet

Mcdermott releases an employer's guide to implementing EU-compliant whistleblowing hotlines

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • European Union
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  • August 25 2011

Companies listed on U.S. stock exchanges are required under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act to establish a system for employees to internally report concerns over questionable auditing or accounting matters