Department of Commerce Updates Privacy Shield FAQs to Clarify Applicability to UK Personal Data
On December 20, 2018, the Department of Commerce updated its frequently asked questions on the EU-U.S. and Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield […]
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The four scenarios of Data Protection and a no deal Brexit
With Brexit talks still up in the air, Data Protection People look at the several scenarios that could play out […]
Parliament fails to approve the EU Withdrawal Agreement: Data protection implications
On 25 November 2018 the UK Government and the EU agreed a draft withdrawal agreement which set out the terms […]
Irish Data Protection Advisory Releases Guidance on Data Consequences following ‘No Deal Brexit’
Guidance on what should happen with transfers of personal data to and from the United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland, following […]
The UK will have to renegotiate data protection relationships with EEA countries
UK government says that at the end of the transitional period, the EEA agreement will no longer be applicable and […]
CNIL Publishes Guidance on Data Sharing with Business Partners or Data Brokers
On December 28, 2018, the French Data Protection Authority (the “CNIL”) published guidance regarding the conditions to be met by […]
Government issues draft data protection legislation to deal with Brexit
The draft legislation, The data protection, privacy and electronic communications (amendments etc) (EU exit) regulations 2019, have been prepared to ensure […]
New FPF Study Documents More Than 150 European Companies Participating in the EU-US Data Transfer Mechanism
Week ago the European Commission published its second annual review of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, finding that “the U.S. continues […]
US told to appoint a damn Privacy Shield ombudsperson already or EU will take action
The European Commission’s second annual review of the Privacy Shield agreement made similar noises to last year’s, concluding the deal […]
Brexit: EU reveals no-deal plans
The European Commission says it has started to implement its preparations for a no-deal Brexit – in case the UK […]
EU-US Privacy Shield passes second annual review
Despite the lack of a permanent ombudsperson, the European Commission confirmed on Wednesday that the Privacy Shield had passed its second […]
UK-to-UK data transfers impacted by ‘no deal’ Brexit
UK businesses that outsource the processing of personal data to UK supplier or which send data to other UK-based businesses […]