Companies face greater risk as GDPR class actions emerge
In the past month three of the world’s largest tech firms have been hit with legal actions that could lead […]
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New mechanism for EU data transfers ‘may be ready by Christmas’
A revised mechanism for transferring EU data outside of the EU may be ready by Christmas, according to the EU’s […]
EU takes legal action against UK over planned Brexit bill
If bill becomes law, UK has power to disregard part of withdrawal treaty dealing with Northern Ireland trade. The European […]
UK intelligence data ‘would be deleted’ in event of no-deal Brexit
British intelligence about terrorists and other serious criminals would have to be deleted from EU systems if the Brexit trade […]
What to expect on revised standard contractual clauses
In wake of the “Schrems II” decision, this is what companies should think about when the European Commission releases revised […]
U.S. Department of Commerce Releases White Paper to Assist Organizations in Conducting Schrems II Assessments
The U.S. Department of Commerce published a white paper to assist organizations in conducting independent analyses of data transfers in […]
Tech giants are ignoring questions over the legality of their EU-US data transfers
A survey of responses from more than 30 companies to questions about how they’re approaching EU-U.S. data transfers in the […]
Dominic Cummings’ data law shake-up a danger to trade
A radical “pro-tech” plan championed by Dominic Cummings to rewrite Britain’s data protection laws is endangering future cooperation with the […]
MEPs raise concerns on EU plans for police facial recognition database
MEPs on the European Parliament’s Civil Liberties Committee have questioned EU plans to establish a bloc-wide facial recognition database for […]
EU Commission fears UK data protection regime ‘may change in the future’
The European Commission has concerns that certain aspects of the UK’s data protection regime may change in the future and […]
Facebook denies it will pull service in Europe over data transfer ban
Facebook’s head of global policy has denied the tech giant could close its service to Europeans if local regulators order […]
Facebook Threatens to Leave Europe Due to Proposed New Data-Sharing Regulations
Facebook has hit back at a proposed new regulation which would limit the sharing of European user data with the […]