An article published by Law360 last week quoted Jeremy Mittman, co-Chair of Proskauer’s International Privacy Group and a member of the firm’s International Labor Group, on the data protection reform legislation recently passed by European Parliament and the difficulties multinational companies face to comply with both EU and U.S.
November 2013
Where do we stand on the territorial scope of EU data protection law following the recent European Parliament vote?
The determination of the territorial scope of the current EU Directive n° 95/46 is still under dispute both before national Courts and the European Court of Justice (ECJ). This issue may soon become moot with the adoption of future data protection regulation, which may modify and expand the territorial scope of EU data privacy law, especially following the results of the recent vote of the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. The following is meant to help determine the current state of affairs regarding the issue of the territorial (and extraterritorial) scope of the future EU law following this vote of the European Parliament.
Article 29 Working Party Provides Guidance on Obtaining Valid Cookie Consent in the EU
This past month, the European Union’s Article 29 Data Protection Working Party (the “Working Party”) issued the Working Document 02/2013 providing new guidance on obtaining consent for cookies (“Working Document”). The Working Document sets forth various mechanisms which can be utilized by websites to obtain consent…