Seek new data deal with EU immediately, MPs tell May
The UK government should immediately open talks to secure a Data Adequacy Decision from the European Commission, MPs said in […]
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EU approaching adequacy deals with Japan and Korea
The EU is currently finalising a trade agreement with Japan – a process that began in March 2015. Since then, […]
LIBE votes for Privacy Shield’s suspension: What does it mean?
On June 11 EU Parliament’s Civil Liberties Committee (LIBE) voted on the current international data-transfer agreement between the EU and U.S. […]
Data-processing agreements from 30,000 feet
Any organization that processes the personal data of data subjects in the European Union should be concerned about having updated […]
EU Commission rejects UK’s approach for personal data transfers
The UK Government’s Brexit policy assumes that the Data Protection Act 2018 is good enough to obtain an adequacy determination […]
EDPB outlines how businesses should approach data transfers
New European Data Protection Board (EDPB) published new guidance intended to help businesses comply with the General Data Protection Regulation […]
UK calls for special EU deal on data-sharing laws after Brexit
UK negotiators in Brussels have warned of significant economic and security dangers for Europe should the EU not grant a […]
Jourova to press for EU-US data sharing deal
EU justice chief Vera Jourova will push for a new data access agreement with the United States when she meets […]
Irish court rejects Facebook bid to delay EU data privacy case
Ireland’s High Court has refused a request by Facebook to delay referral to Europe’s top court of a landmark privacy […]
Significant developments on adequacy findings between Japan and Europe
On 25 April 2018, Japan’s data protection authority published draft guidelines relating to adequacy findings for international personal data transfers […]
Facebook bids to keep data privacy case from EU’s top court
Facebook bid on Monday to block referral of a landmark privacy case to Europe’s top court by requesting a last-ditch […]
European Commission rolls out its proposal for a so-called eEvidence law
After many months of discussion and a public consultation, the European Commission presented its proposal for a “Regulation on cross-border […]