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 […]
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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 […]
Tiktok to transfer data control to UK arm ahead of Brexit
Tiktok has said it will be moving ownership of its users’ data in Europe to local subsidiaries, in a boost […]
Microsoft’s Free Rein Over EU Staff Data Sparks Privacy Warning
Microsoft Corp.’s licensing agreements with European Union authorities gave the U.S. tech giant free rein to oversee data processing activities […]
EDPS Investigation into EU institutions’ use of Microsoft products and services
EDPS issued a Public Paper detailing its findings and recommendations on the use of Microsoft products and services by EU […]
Why Trump’s administration is going after Europe’s privacy rules
US officials are ramping up criticism of flagship GDPR law, which they say protects cybercriminals. At the heart of the […]