Brand Protection, trademarks, UDRP, Domain Names
Brand Protection Today Article 6: Making the Most of the UDRP
By W. Scott Blackmer on March 10, 2021
EU, Privacy Shield, GDPR, Schrems, Standard Contract Clauses, Model Contracts, consent, transborder
Schrems II: Where Do We Go From Here?
By W. Scott Blackmer on July 16, 2020
Model Contracts and Privacy Shield: Why the AG Opinion in Schrems II Suggests that Belt and Braces Is a Good Strategy for Data Transfers from the EU
By W. Scott Blackmer on December 27, 2019
GDPR, General Data Protection Regulation, EU, European Union, liability, fines, penalties, consent, legitimate interests, privacy policy, Google, personalization, advertising
Google Fined $57 Million under GDPR
By W. Scott Blackmer on January 23, 2019
Canada, PIPEDA, Personal Information and Electronic Documents Act, Digital Privacy Act, consent, notice, breach notification, privacy policies, children, cross-border, transborder, extraterritorial jurisdiction
CANADA: Meaningful Consent, Inappropriate Data Practices, and Breach Notification
By W. Scott Blackmer on November 30, 2018
adtech, children, data protection officer, dpo, employees, ePrivacy Regulation, GDPR, general data protection regulation
GDPR: Kids and Other Quirks
By W. Scott Blackmer on March 20, 2018
EU General Data Protection Regulation, GDPR, jurisdiction, model contracts, privacy enforcement, Privacy Shield
The Long Reach of the GDPR
By W. Scott Blackmer on October 12, 2017
anthem, ashley madison, class actions, cyberattack, FTC, FTC Act section 5, liability, privacy, reasonable security
A Reasonable Security Blanket
By W. Scott Blackmer on July 21, 2017
Canada, Canadian Anti-Spam Law, Canadian Anti-Spam Legislation, CASL, consent, CRTC, data protection, direct marketing, email, implied consent, privacy, spam
Enforcing Canadian Anti-Spam Law
By W. Scott Blackmer on October 29, 2016
Brexit, Data Protection Act, EU General Data Protection Regulation, GDPR, model contracts, standard contract clauses, UK
Brexit: What It Means for Global Information Managers
By W. Scott Blackmer on June 24, 2016
EEA, EU Data Protection Directive, EU Directive, EU General Data Protection Regulation, European Commission, European Parliament, European Union, GDPR, Israel, privacy governance, security breach notice, Switzerland
GDPR: Getting Ready for the New EU General Data Protection Regulation
By W. Scott Blackmer on May 05, 2016
The New “EU-US Privacy Shield”
By W. Scott Blackmer on February 02, 2016
Safe Harbor
Will Spies Sink Transatlantic Commerce?
By W. Scott Blackmer on October 08, 2015
behavioral analytics, behavioral marketing, behavorial advertising, cookies, EU, European Union, Google, international, Privacy Policy
European Criticism for Google's New Privacy Policy
By W. Scott Blackmer on February 28, 2012
Google's new privacy policy (and its plans to create user profiles across multiple online services) has drawn fire from European data protection authorities. Online and mobile retailers and service providers should take account of a renewed emphasis on transparency and proportionality in collecting data about users.
data protection, EU, international, transborder data flows
Transborder Data Flows at Risk
By W. Scott Blackmer on February 20, 2012
The conditions for transborder data flows may become more uniform in the EU under the proposed Data Protection Regulation, but restrictions on foreign data transfers are now appearing in new data privacy laws and regulations in several regions of the world, posing global compliance challenges.
cookies, data protection law, e-commerce, ePrivacy Directive, EU Data Protection Directive, EU Directive, European Union, privacy, privacy enforcement, privacy enhancing technologies, privacy notice, UK ICO, website
Cookie-Cutter: UK Announces New Rules for Website Cookies
By W. Scott Blackmer on May 13, 2011
The UK Information Commissioner's Office announces new rules for website cookies, which will normally require explicit user consent.
domain name disputes, Domain Names, ICANN, sunrise period, trademark, trademark claims services, Trademark Clearinghouse, Uniform Rapid Suspension, URS, WIPO
Domain Name Extensions Extended Again
By W. Scott Blackmer on December 14, 2010
ICANN decided Friday to postpone approval of procedures for organizations to propose new generic top-level domains (gTLDs). Companies anticipating the need to protect trademarks in a potentially large number of new gTLDs will have at least a few more months to understand and weigh in on the proposals, and to brace themselves for successive rounds of sunrise filings and domain name disputes as new gTLDs are introduced.
Binding Corporate Rules, Canada, Cloud, data protection, EU Data Protection Directive, international, outsourcing, PCI DSS, privacy, privacy impact assessment, security measures
A Privacy Checklist for Global Enterprises
By W. Scott Blackmer on October 21, 2010
Scott Blackmer provides a "discovery" checklist for global enterprises handling personal data from multiple jurisdictions, as well as advice on a global approach to privacy compliance and risk management.
Cloud, cloud computing, EU, EU Data Protection Directive, EU Directive, European Union, Germany, international data transfers, Safe Harbor, transborder data flows
European Reservations?
By W. Scott Blackmer on August 25, 2010
German state data protection authorities have recently criticized both cloud computing and the EU-US Safe Harbor Framework. From some of the reactions, you would think that both are in imminent danger of a European crackdown. That's not likely, but the comments reflect some concerns with recent trends in outsourcing and transborder data flows that multinationals would be well advised to address in their planning and operations.
breach notice, Canada, data protection law, EU Data Protection Directive, Mexican, Mexico, PIPEDA, Security, transborder data flows
Mexico's New Data Protection Law
By W. Scott Blackmer on July 28, 2010
Mexico has joined the ranks of more than 50 countries that have enacted omnibus data privacy laws covering the private sector. The new Federal Law on the Protection of Personal Data Held by Private Parties (Ley federal de protección de datos personales en posesión de los particulares) (the "Law") was published on July 5, 2010 and took effect on July 6. IAPP has released an unofficial English translation. The Law will have an impact on the many US-based companies that operate or advertise in Mexico, as well as those that use Spanish-language call centers and other support services located in Mexico.
