In our recent webcast, Life After Privacy Shield: The Present and Future of Cross-Border Data Transfer, Chris O’Connor, Director of eDiscovery Strategy at CDS, interviewed Jonathan Armstrong, Partner at Cordery. Here’s Part 3 of the recap of their discussion on the geopolitical implications of the EU’s revamped data privacy standards.
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Life After Privacy Shield Part 2: Next Best Steps Companies Can Take to Maintain GDPR Compliance
Here’s Part 2 of the recap of the discussion had during our recent webinar, Life After Privacy Shield: The Present and Future of Cross-Border Data Transfer. Chris O’Connor, Director of eDiscovery Strategy at CDS, interviewed Jonathan Armstrong, Partner at Cordery. They outlined some concrete steps you can take immediately to comply with the EU’s revamped data privacy regulations.
Life After Privacy Shield Part 1: The EU-US Privacy Shield Agreement was struck down. Now What?
We’ve been monitoring how to interpret the judgment by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in the far reaching Schrems II case which revamped the rules for global data privacy. Here’s Part 1 of the recap of their discussion of how data privacy enforcement has since played out.
How eDiscovery Technology Can Improve Compliance with Data Subject Access Requests
If your organisation is the recipient of a data subject access request, eDiscovery technology can help you comply in an efficient and accurate fashion per GDPR requirements.
Useful Relativity Features You May Have Never Heard Of: Part Two – Review and Beyond
In part one of this series, we discussed some of the features in Relativity that can be used to investigate document sets before the processing and review stage of discovery.
Are You Ready for the GDPR? News on the Upcoming Regulation
As the deadline to comply with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) approaches, many companies in the US still don’t fully understand how the regulation will affect them.
What the CLOUD Act Means for eDiscovery
As previously discussed, courts are dealing with increasing demands for data that resides abroad. The Microsoft warrant case awaiting Supreme Court action was anticipated to yield important guidance on issues of international cross-border electronic evidence transfers.
Companies Beware: Privacy and Cross-Border Data Issues Hit the US Supreme Court
Many U.S. companies store data outside the country, which increasingly is causing problems in legal cases. One issue is about to be heard in the US Supreme Court and it has potentially broad implications especially since the European Union will be changing its data privacy laws next year. How should companies deal with the changes?
Data Processing Under the GDPR: Consent as the Primary Legal Basis
Set to take effect on May 25th, 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is the European Commission’s latest attempt to strengthen the protections afforded the personal data of EU natural persons in connection with third-party processing activities…As a global provider of eDiscovery services, CDS is taking the necessary steps to comply with these enhanced requirements.
Preparing for EU GDPR Enforcement
The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was approved in April 2016 as part of the effort to bring consistency and clarity to laws surrounding personal data. This regulation concerns both the proactive security measures that must be taken to safeguard this data as well as the appropriate handling of data as it is exported from the EU to other jurisdictions. Businesses that regularly handle electronically stored information (ESI) should take the time to familiarize themselves with the regulation and understand the impact it will have on their processes before enforcement begins.
Product Spotlight: Navigating Cross Border eDiscovery with CDS Digital Customs
The process of eDiscovery sounds simple when defined in legal terminology: it is the process in a Civil Litigation by which relevant electronically stored information (ESI) is sought, acquired, processed, and presented to parties. Things start to get complicated as...
What to Expect When Conducting eDiscovery in Asia-Pacific Region
The growth of communications technology continues to enable the proliferation of international trade and expansion of multi-national corporations. As a corollary, businesses and law firms are increasingly involved with regulatory investigations or civil litigation...