Delaying surveillance reform could undermine the economy
As general counsel of Twilio, a mid-size cloud computing company, I follow Washington closely. You may be surprised to know […]
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UK is a 3rd country for data transfers from 30 March 2019
In a notice issued yesterday, the EU Commission makes clear that ‘in view of the considerable uncertainties, in particular concerning […]
New Year resolution: “I will collect details of transfers from the European Union into the UK and vice-versa”
Mrs May, at the last Prime Minister’s Questions before the Xmas recess, said in response to a question from a […]
Tech industry slams data watchdogs over damning privacy shield report
A major technology industry association has lashed out at national data protection regulators for a critical report on the EU’s […]
New AWS Paris region makes it easier for customers to follow France’s data privacy rules
Amazon Web Services launched a new region in Paris today to serve customers in the European Union. This is AWS’ […]
EU sees data transfer deal with Japan early next year
The European Union aims to conclude a deal allowing businesses to seamlessly transfer personal data between the bloc and Japan […]
Understanding Corporate Data Sharing Decisions
Data has become the currency of the modern economy. A recent study projects the global volume of data to grow […]
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 […]
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 […]