Dan Cooper

Dan Cooper

Daniel Cooper heads up the firm’s growing Data Privacy and Cybersecurity practice in London, and counsels clients in the information technology, pharmaceutical research, sports and financial services industries, among others, on European and UK data protection, data retention and freedom of information laws, as well as associated information technology and e-commerce laws and regulations. Mr. Cooper also regularly counsels clients with respect to Internet-related liabilities under European and US laws. Mr. Cooper sits on the advisory boards of a number of privacy NGOs, privacy think tanks, and related bodies.

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The GDPR and Blockchain

By Bruce Bennett, Sophie Bertin, Dan Cooper, Charlotte Hill, Carlo Kostka, Gemma Nash, Mike Nonaka and Kristof Van Quathem on Posted in Data Privacy, European Union, Financial Institutions, Financial Privacy
Blockchain technology has the potential to revolutionise many industries; it has been said that “blockchain will do to the financial system what the internet did to media”.  Its most famous use is its role as the architecture of the cryptocurrency Bitcoin, however it has many other potential uses in the financial sector, for instance in … Continue Reading

GDPR Applies From Today

By Dan Cooper on Posted in European Union
The much discussed and long-awaited General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) applies from today, May 25, 2018.  It will update and harmonize data protection laws across the EU, and sets out comprehensive rules in relation to personal data handling, as well as the rights of individuals over their personal data. It is unclear how aggressively the … Continue Reading

CJEU Rejects Consumer Privacy Class Action

By Dan Cooper and Joseph Jones on Posted in European Union, International
By Dan Cooper, Joseph Jones, and Ruth Scoles Mitchell On January 25, 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) handed down a ruling permitting consumer privacy actions to be brought in the consumer’s home jurisdiction — as opposed to the jurisdiction in which the defendant data controller has its main establishment — … Continue Reading

EU Article 29 Working Party Releases Extensive GDPR Guidance on Data Processing at Work

By Dan Cooper on Posted in European Union
By Dan Cooper and Rosie Klement The EU’s Article 29 Working Party (“WP29”) has issued new guidance on data processing in the employment context.  Adopted on June 8, 2017, the guidance primarily takes account of the existing data protection framework under the EU Data Protection Directive (Directive 95/46/EC), but also considers the developments coming into force … Continue Reading

UK Information Commissioner’s Office Publishes Draft Guidance on Consent under the GDPR

By Dan Cooper on Posted in European Union, United Kingdom
By Dan Cooper and Rosie Klement On March 2, 2017, the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) released draft guidance for UK organizations on how the notion of consent will be interpreted and applied when the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) comes into force in May 2018. The ICO is currently engaging in a public consultation on … Continue Reading

European Commission Unveils Data Economy Package: International Data Transfers

By Dan Cooper, Ezra Steinhardt and Joseph Jones on Posted in Cross-Border Transfers, European Union, International
On January 10, 2017, the European Commission unveiled the “last major Digital Single Market initiatives” addressing Europe’s digital future.  These initiatives comprise the following: A proposal for a Regulation on Privacy and Electronic Communications (E-Privacy Regulation) (see our post here); A Communication on “Building a European Data Economy” (see our post here); and A Communication … Continue Reading

European Commission Unveils Data Economy Package: “Building a European Data Economy”

By Dan Cooper, Ezra Steinhardt and Joseph Jones on Posted in European Union, International
On January 10, 2017, the European Commission unveiled the “last major Digital Single Market initiatives” addressing Europe’s digital future.  These initiatives comprise the following: A proposal for a Regulation on Privacy and Electronic Communications (E-Privacy Regulation) (see our post here); A Communication on “Building a European Data Economy”; and A Communication on exchanging and protecting … Continue Reading

European Commission Unveils Data Economy Package: E-Privacy Regulation

By Dan Cooper, Ezra Steinhardt and Joseph Jones on Posted in European Union, International
On January 10, 2017, the European Commission unveiled the “last major Digital Single Market initiatives” addressing Europe’s digital future.  These initiatives comprise the following: A proposal for a Regulation on Privacy and Electronic Communications (E-Privacy Regulation) ; A Communication on “Building a European Data Economy” (see our post here); and A Communication on exchanging and … Continue Reading

CJEU Confirms Dynamic IP Addresses To Be Personal Data

By Dan Cooper, Mark Young and Joseph Jones on Posted in European Union, International
On Wednesday October 19, 2016 the Court of Justice of European Union (“CJEU”) issued its judgment in Case C-582/14, Patrick Breyer v Germany.  The CJEU held that a “dynamic” IP address constitutes personal data (agreeing with the Opinion of the Advocate General from May this year).  Dynamic IP addresses qualify as personal data, even if … Continue Reading

Agreement Reached on New EU-U.S. Safe Harbor: the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield

By Dan Cooper, Phil Bradley-Schmieg and Joseph Jones on Posted in Department of Commerce, European Union, Federal Trade Commission, International, United States
By Dan Cooper, Phil Bradley-Schmieg and Joseph Jones Today (February 2nd, 2016), the European Commission and U.S. Government reached political agreement on the new framework for transatlantic data flows.  The new framework – the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield – succeeds the EU-U.S. Safe Harbor framework (for more on the Court of Justice of the European Union … Continue Reading

EU’s Highest Court Invalidates Safe Harbor with Immediate Effect

By Jetty Tielemans, Dan Cooper, Mark Young and Kristof Van Quathem on Posted in European Union, International
Today, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the “CJEU”) invalidated the European Commission’s Decision on the EU-U.S. Safe Harbor arrangement (Commission Decision 2000/520 – see here). The Court responded to pre-judicial questions put forward by the Irish High Court in the so-called Schrems case. More specifically, the High Court had enquired, in particular, … Continue Reading

Highlights of the Canada Digital Privacy Act 2015

By Dan Cooper on Posted in Canada
On June 18, 2015, the Canadian Parliament passed the Digital Privacy Act (DPA), Senate Bill S-4, into law.  The DPA amends Canada’s federal data protection statute, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) in important respects, including introducing a new data breach notification requirement (which is not yet in force) and making other … Continue Reading

CJEU Hears Oral Arguments in Pivotal EU-U.S. Safe Harbor Case

By Dan Cooper on Posted in European Union, International
By Dan Cooper and Phil Bradley-Schmieg On March 24, 2015, the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) heard arguments in Case C-362/14 (Schrems).  The High Court of Ireland has asked the CJEU whether Ireland’s data protection authority (DPA) — and by extension other EU DPAs — is bound by the Commission’s adequacy decision (Decision 520/2000/EC) … Continue Reading

Top 10 International Privacy Developments of 2014

By Dan Cooper on Posted in European Union, International
  The CJEU “Right to be Forgotten” Ruling.  In May 2014, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered an important judgement in a referral from Spain’s National High Court involving Google, a Spanish national, and the Spanish data protection authority (Case C-131/12).  The CJEU’s decision re-interpreted European data protection law to include … Continue Reading

EU Justice Ministers Reach A Common Position on Aspects of the Draft EDPR

By Dan Cooper on Posted in European Union
On June 6, 2014, the Justice and Home Affairs Council of the European Union (the “Council”), representing individual EU Member States, reached a common position on certain important aspects of the draft European Data Protection Regulation (the “Regulation”).  Specifically, the Council reached an agreement on rules governing transfers of personal data outside the EU, set … Continue Reading

Google, the CJEU, and the Long Arm of European Data Protection Law

By Dan Cooper on Posted in European Union, Online
By Dan Cooper, Mark Young and Kristof van Quathem On May 13, the European Court of Justice (the “Court”) handed down an important judgement in a referral from Spain’s National High Court involving Google, a Spanish national, and the Spanish data protection authority (Case C-131/12).  The decision has wide-ranging consequences regarding the application of EU … Continue Reading

European Regulators Set Out Data Anonymization Standards

By Dan Cooper on Posted in Data Security, European Union
By Kristof van Quathem and Dan Cooper On April 10, 2014, the Article 29 Working Party adopted an Opinion on anonymization techniques.  The Working Party accepts that anonymization techniques can help individuals and society reap the benefits of “open data” initiatives – initiatives intended to make various types of data more freely available – while … Continue Reading

European Regulators and the Eternal Cookie Debate

By Dan Cooper on Posted in Advertising & Marketing, European Union, International, Online, Privacy Policies, United Kingdom
By Dan Cooper and Mark Young This week, the Article 29 Working Party (the “WP29”) released an opinion paper on what constitutes “consent” for purposes of complying with the EU’s “cookie” rules — rules that were revised to include a consent requirement nearly four years ago.  The paper will be relevant to website providers that … Continue Reading

Irish Data Protection Commissioner and FTC sign Memorandum of Understanding

By Dan Cooper on Posted in Federal Trade Commission, International
The Data Protection Commissioner Billy Hawkes has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Chairwoman of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Edith Ramirez.  The MOU is a statement of cooperation between the two agencies in their efforts to protect consumer privacy.  It includes provisions calling for cooperation in relation to enforcement of relevant … Continue Reading
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