Is Your Cyber-Insurance Ready for GDPR?
By now, the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has gone into effect. This update is not intended to provide a “deep dive” into the regulatory regime instituted by GDPR. For our purposes, it is sufficient to note that GDPR bestows protections that expand beyond the privacy breach notice requirements familiar to companies in the […]
UK Privacy Law Not Adequate After Brexit EU Commission Notice
On January 9th, 2018, the EU Commission (EUC) issued a UK data protection Stakeholder Notice. The EUC Notice states that at this time there are “considerable uncertainties” regarding whether UK Data Protection Laws will be adequate after Brexit to permit international transfers of personal data from EU/EEA member countries to the UK. This is because […]
Windows 10 Violates Dutch Data Protection Laws
On October 13th, the Dutch Data Protection Authority (Dutch DPA) announced that it had completed its investigation of Microsoft Windows 10 and determined that Windows 10’s default user privacy and consent settings violate Dutch data protection laws. This case is a prime example of why companies with employees, customers, prospective customers and/or operations located in […]
Robert Kiggins Moderates International Tax Panel
On March 8, 2016 Robert Kiggins moderated a panel discussion in New York City sponsored by The International Business Structuring Association based in London, England. The panel discussion focused on “How the Global Tax Environment is Changing the Way Companies Do Business.” The program included: Recent developments in the OECD BEPS (base erosion and profit shifting) implementation, […]