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.
Data transfers
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.
Campaigners warn over Privacy Shield enhancements
Schrems III on the cards unless negotiators protect better oversight of US data access requests.
The Era of Borderless Data Is Ending
Nations are accelerating efforts to control data produced within their perimeters, disrupting the flow of what has become a kind of digital currency.
US Supreme Court just made a US-EU Privacy Shield agreement even harder
The justices gave the U.S. government more latitude to invoke “state secrets” in surveillance cases.
Privacy Shield 2.0 is ‘high priority’ but ‘not easy’, warns EU’s Vestager
Agreeing a new agreement with the US is a “high priority” for the EU, but a replacement for the defunct EU-US Privacy Shield is by no means a done deal.
Facebook’s Meta facing order from Irish regulator to suspend data transfers to US
Wide-ranging privacy case has already led to threats from social media giant.
What Does It Actually Mean When a Company Says, “We Do Not Sell Your Data”?
Experts say the privacy promise—ubiquitous in online services and apps—obscures the truth about how companies use personal data
Latest bits on privacy and cybersecurity #9
Latest collection of articles and documents on privacy and cyber-security that have caught my eye recently.
EU will start adequacy talks with Japan and Korea
In its communication published yesterday, January 10, 2017, the European Commission announced it will proactively engage in discussions on reaching […]
Italy recognises adequacy of the Privacy Shield
Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante per la protezione dei dati personali) has authorized the transfer of personal data to the […]
MEPs back EU-US Umbrella Agreement on data exchanges for law enforcement purposes
EU Parliament on December 1, 2016 voted to back the EU-US Umbrella Agreement on data protection in exchanges for law enforcement purposes.