Safe Harbors On 27 July the EU accepted, by a Commission decision, that organisations in the US which adopt arrangements for the protection of personal data which conform to a set of agreed standards will be accepted as providing adequate protection for the purposes of personal data transfer from the EU. The concept (and spelling)…
The German Distance Selling Act (hereinafter: ‘DSA’) has finally been adopted by both chambers of the German parliament and most parts of the DSA came into effect on 30 June 2000. Clemens T. Steins of Baker &McKenzie’s Frankfurt Office explains all….
Alex Allan, the Government e-Envoy, knows that e-commerce has fast become a valuable tool for all sectors – business, government, voluntary, and media – and is indispensable in many areas
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Rico Calleja analyses the new Act and points out some of its defects and dangers….
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Richard Harrison looks at the legal liabilities which might arise under the new regime for cryptography in electronic communications….
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Alex Mitchell and Andrea Ruggieri of Baker & McKenzie emphasise the importance of having an effective source code escrow strategy….
Robert Waixel reports on the 13th Annual Privacy Laws & Business Conference held in early July….
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Gerald Newman is Deputy Director of Communications at the Law Society…
Penelope Christie is a partner at Bird & Bird….