„Do they even have Data Protection rules in Russia” is a question that – in variations – we often encounter during our professional routine. The answer is always the same, as Russian law does protect Personal Data. The changes made to the Federal Law No. 152-FZ on Personal Data 2006 (Personal Data Protection Act) (in […]
Holger Schlüter LL.M.
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Microsoft triumphs over the U.S. Government in their ‘Warrant Case’
From a data protection perspective, over the past twelve months some very important developments in data protection law have taken place. On July 14, 2016 another milestone emerged. In 2013 a New York magistrate judge issued a warrant in a drug trafficking investigation, directing Microsoft to seize and produce certain e-mails by granting the F.B.I. […]
EU-US Privacy Shield and the Article 29 Working Party – „Saving the Day“ or „Business as Usual“?
Had you asked any privacy lawyer after the ECJ’s abolishment of Safe Harbor on October 6th 2015, if there was any valid alternative for transferring personal data into the United States, you would have ended up with a variety of answers and thus more confused than before. As the European Commission announced on Tuesday, a […]