EDPB Adopts Information Note on BCRs in Preparation for Brexit
On July 22, 2020, the European Data Protection Board (the “EDPB”) adopted an information note (the “Note”) to assist organizations […]
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EU citizens raise concerns about online data misuse
More than one in two citizens of the European Union are concerned about the misuse of their online data by […]
EDPB clarifies Brexit obligations for holders of Binding Corporate Rules which have the UK ICO as their lead authority
On July 22, 2020, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) released an information note on Binding Corporate Rules (BCRs), which […]
The European Commission Considers Amending the General Data Protection Regulation to Make Digital Age of Consent Consistent
The European Commission published a Communication on its mandated two-year evaluation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on June […]
The European Commission’s GDPR review in short
Two years after the GDPR entered into force, the European Commission issued its first evaluation of the GDPR. According to […]
What Privacy Shield organizations should do in the wake of ‘Schrems II’
The Court of Justice of the European Union issued its decision in “Schrems II” Thursday, a landmark decision that invalidates […]
Legal clouds gather over US cloud services, after CJEU ruling
In the wake of landmark ruling by Europe’s top court Europe’s lead data protection regulator has fired its own warning […]
CJEU Invalidates EU-U.S. Privacy Shield but SCC Remain Valid
On July 16, 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the “CJEU”) issued its landmark judgment in the Schrems […]
Commission to ‘analyse necessity’ of GDPR infringement procedures
The European Commission will consider the necessity of introducing infringement procedures against member states that fail to comply with the […]
EC issues data advice as Brexit approaches
The European Commission (EC) is urging businesses and public bodies to take all necessary steps to ensure compliance of any […]
Commission conducting ‘preparatory work’ should ECJ invalidate privacy shield
The European Commission is preparing for the eventuality that the European Court of Justice (ECJ) may invalidate the EU-US data […]
Facial recognition developed by Clearview AI likely illegal in Europe
The European Data Protection Board warned that Clearview AI’s technology is likely to be illegal in Europe. Clearview AI’s software […]