Data Protection Bill: Consultation to delay UK GDPR replacement
The Data Protection Bill, the UK’s post-Brexit replacement for EU GDPR data laws, faces further delays as a new consultation is planned.
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U.S. Department of Justice Announces U.S. – UK CLOUD Act Agreement
Agreement between the U.S. Government and the UK Government on Access to Electronic Data for the Purpose of Countering Serious Crime entered force
New US Executive Order unlikely to satisfy EU law
Biden’s new Executive Order seems to fail on requirements established by the European Court of Justice’s (CJEU).
US expected to publish Privacy Shield executive order next week
The order is designed to address European concerns over surveillance practices in the US.
Danish DPA Declares Use of Google Analytics Unlawful Without Supplementary Measures
Denmark’s data protection authority announced in its guidance that Google Analytics, Google’s audience measurement tool, is not compliant with the GDPR.
G-7 Privacy Regulators Aim To Ease Turbulent International Data Flows
The goal of the meetings is to gradually align the regulators’ approaches to privacy and better understand domestic rules in each jurisdiction.
USA offers foreign states access to 1.1 billion biometric “encounters” in return for reciprocal database access
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is touting ‘Enhanced Border Security Agreements’, offering access to its vast biometric databanks in exchange for other states reciprocating.
Danish DPA bans Google Workspace and US transfers
The Danish data protection authority banned a municipality’s use of Google Workspace for Education and suspended all US transfers.
European Commission sued for violating EU’s data protection rules
The EU Commission is faces a lawsuit over allegations it is violating GDPR rules when transferring citizens’ personal data from one of its websites to the US.
TikTok ‘pauses’ privacy policy switch in Europe after regulatory scrutiny
Privacy experts had also questioned the appropriateness of TikTok using a legitimate interest ground to run behavioral advertising.
Irish DPC files draft order to halt Meta’s data transfers to US
The Irish DPC informed its EU DPA counterparts of its draft decision to halt Meta’s data flows from the EU to the U.S.
E.U. justice chief ‘confident’ data deal with U.S. will survive legal challenge
“I’m quite confident in the fact that we have a robust solution,” Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders said in an interview.