Schrems gets a judicial review of the Irish DPC’s procedure
European privacy campaigner Max Schrems has been granted a judicial review of the Irish regulator’s handling of his complaint. He’s […]
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UK government under pressure to prove data adequacy to EU
The UK government is coming under increasing pressure to convince Brussels regulators that the country’s data protection landscape is fit […]
France’s Health Data Hub to move to European cloud infrastructure to avoid EU-US data transfers
France’s data regulator CNIL has issued some recommendations for French services that handle health data, as Mediapart first reported. Those […]
CJEU ruling puts in danger EU-UK adequacy talks
This week, the CJEU issued a ruling that could spring a leak and potentially sink adequacy negotiations between the U.K. […]
New mechanism for EU data transfers ‘may be ready by Christmas’
A revised mechanism for transferring EU data outside of the EU may be ready by Christmas, according to the EU’s […]
What to expect on revised standard contractual clauses
In wake of the “Schrems II” decision, this is what companies should think about when the European Commission releases revised […]
U.S. Department of Commerce Releases White Paper to Assist Organizations in Conducting Schrems II Assessments
The U.S. Department of Commerce published a white paper to assist organizations in conducting independent analyses of data transfers in […]
Tech giants are ignoring questions over the legality of their EU-US data transfers
A survey of responses from more than 30 companies to questions about how they’re approaching EU-U.S. data transfers in the […]
EU Commission fears UK data protection regime ‘may change in the future’
The European Commission has concerns that certain aspects of the UK’s data protection regime may change in the future and […]
Facebook denies it will pull service in Europe over data transfer ban
Facebook’s head of global policy has denied the tech giant could close its service to Europeans if local regulators order […]
Cloud Industry Unites to Create Global Standard for Transfer of Personal Data following ‘Schrems II’ ruling
The creators of the data protection market standard for cloud, the EU Cloud Code of Conduct, announced work is underway […]
Council of Europe Suggests Convention 108+ as Schrems II Data Transfer Solution
“Convention 108+ (Convention 108 as amended by the protocol) is set to become the international standard on privacy and data […]