What range of issues does a data protection / privacy lawyer typically cover in private practice?
JH: Today, a data protection practice covers a whole range of issues such as international data transfers, outsourcing, behavioral targeting, cloud computing, online shopping, or whistleblowing hotlines. For example, comprehensive data protection advice at the national and European level is required when companies want to transfer customer or HR data from different entities located in Europe to third countries such as the US in order to centralize their databases globally. Similarly, companies that consider outsourcing certain functions or services to providers within or outside Europe regularly seek advice on data protection issues. Other examples are projects regarding behavioral targeting from a marketing perspective, or very specific questions that arise in the context of cloud computing and IT management. Implementing a whistleblowing hotline system across Europe also raises data protection issues that call for careful advice. The advice usually includes the development of a compl
