The Five Most Common Questions Clients Asked Us About Privacy Compliance In 2015

As we wrap up 2015, we thought it might be helpful to talk about some of the most common questions we received this year with respect to privacy compliance. Here is a random sampling of the questions topping the charts this year.

1. My company is self-certified under the Safe Harbor Framework. Now that the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has invalidated that framework in the October 2015 Schrems decision, how can I legally transfer data from the European Union to the United States?

Don't panic. Let's enjoy a nice German beer while we talk through this one. Although the practical implications of the CJEU's judgment were (and still are) uncertain for companies that previously had availed themselves of the Safe Harbor Framework to transfer personal data from the EU, in the weeks following the decision a number of European data protection authorities (DPAs) and other regulators issued opinions and guidance. Of particular note, on October 16, 2015, the