Facebook appealing order by Ireland’s privacy regulator that could halt EU-US data transfers
Facebook is appealing a preliminary order from the Irish Data Protection Commission (IDPC) that the social media company says would […]
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Swiss Privacy Regulator Rules U.S.-Swiss Privacy Shield Not Adequate
On the heels of the Court of Justice of the European Union’s decision in Schrems II, Switzerland’s Federal Data Protection […]
EDPB Creates Taskforces on Complaints and Supplementary Measures for Data Transfers Following Schrems II Decision
On September 4, 2020, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) announced that it established two taskforces following the judgment of […]
European Parliament Held Meeting on Future of EU-U.S. Data Flows
On September 3, 2020, the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs of the European Parliament held a meeting […]
German DPA Publishes Schrems II Transfer Compliance Checklist and Suggested Modifications to SCCs
On August 24, 2020, the data protection authority of the German state of Baden-Württemberg published guidance on international transfers of […]
EU websites’ use of Google Analytics and Facebook Connect targeted by post-Schrems II privacy complaints
A month after Europe’s top court struck down a flagship data transfer arrangement between the EU and the US as […]
New Zealand Will Consider Schrems II Decision in Implementing Own Privacy Act
New Zealand’s Data Protection Authority has offered its take on the Schrems II ruling that invalidated EU-U.S. Privacy Shield. The […]
European Commission and U.S. Department of Commerce to Discuss Enhanced EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework
On August 10, 2020, U.S. Department of Commerce and the European Commission announced they have initiated discussions to evaluate the […]
The countdown is on for TikTok after Schrems II
Given the US’ threatened actions against TikTok and the outcome of Schrems II, it is clear that the spotlight is […]
No grace period after Schrems II Privacy Shield ruling, warn EU data watchdogs
European data watchdogs have issued updated guidance in the wake of last week’s landmark ruling striking down a flagship transatlantic […]
EDPB Adopts Information Note on BCRs in Preparation for Brexit
On July 22, 2020, the European Data Protection Board (the “EDPB”) adopted an information note (the “Note”) to assist organizations […]
EDPB clarifies Brexit obligations for holders of Binding Corporate Rules which have the UK ICO as their lead authority
On July 22, 2020, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) released an information note on Binding Corporate Rules (BCRs), which […]