What’s in the WP29 update on transfers to third countries?
The Article 29 Working Party has released an update to Chapter 1 of its working document on transfers of personal […]
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LIBE visits Tokyo ahead of adequacy decision
The European Commission is gearing up to propose a so-called adequacy decision with Japan to allow the free flow of […]
Article 29 Working Party Sets Deadline to Address Privacy Shield Concerns
Hot on the heels of the European Commission’s official review of the functioning of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework, the […]
Privacy Shield (begrudgingly) here to stay! For now…
The Commission gave it the official (if lukewarm) ok in October, following the first annual review. Last week it was […]
Working Party Releases Opinion on Joint Review of EU-U.S. Privacy Shield
As we previously reported, this October, the EU Commission released its report and accompanying working document on the first annual […]
What A29WP requires for Privacy Shield and when they want it?
At its 113th plenary meeting held on Nov. 28, 2017, in Brussels, the Article 29 Data Protection Working Party adopted […]
Commission conducting review of all foreign data transfer deals
The European Commission is reviewing the 12 data transfer agreements it has with countries outside the bloc, as part of […]
MEPs incredulous at Privacy Shield’s recent high marks
In a presentation to the EU Parliament’s LIBE Committee yesterday, Tiina Astola painted a pretty optimistic view of Privacy Shield’s […]
MEPs incredulous at Privacy Shield’s recent high marks
In a presentation to the EU Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs yesterday, Tiina Astola painted a […]
Brexit may invalidate 1 in 4 BCRs … what to do?
Brexit has the potential to invalidate U.K. lead-authorized BCRs. If you don’t know: BCRs are a set of European data […]
Who are these Privacy Shield arbitrators?
An essential component of the Privacy Shield framework, which allows companies to transfer data from the EU to the U.S., […]
Most organisations are unclear about data storage and transfer arrangements
Most privacy notices displayed on websites and mobile apps do not explain to consumers the country in which collected personal […]