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January 20, 2021

EUR 272.5m in fines imposed by European regulators under GDPR

EUR 272.5 million of fines have been imposed for a wide range of infringements of Europe’s tough data protection laws

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January 17, 2021

EDPB & EDPS adopt joint opinions on new sets of SCCs

The EDPB and EDPS have adopted joint opinions on two sets of contractual clauses (SCCs). One opinion on the SCCs for contracts between controllers and processors and one on the SCCs for the transfer of personal data to third countries.

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January 15, 2021

Court says all EU states can take data cases against Facebook

Social media giant had insisted only Ireland’s regulator could take action over infringements.

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January 12, 2021

Council of the EU Released a New Draft of the ePrivacy Regulation

On January 5, 2021, the Council of the European Union released a new, draft version of the ePrivacy Regulation.

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December 29, 2020

Irish murderer appeals conviction on grounds of EU data law breach

Phone data helped clinch murder conviction for Graham Dwyer in 2015 but he may go free.

December 23, 2020

Italian Privacy Watchdog Initiates Proceedings Against TikTok

The investigations the Italian DPA highlight data processing activities that are not compliant with GDPR.

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December 22, 2020

UK ICO Publishes New Data Sharing Code

The Code focuses mainly on data sharing among data controllers who are subject to the GDPR and the UK Data Protection Act 2018.

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December 22, 2020

EDPB Publishes Its 2021-2023 Strategy

the European Data Protection Board released its 2021-2023 Strategy. read this article to learn more.

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December 22, 2020

Senate Commerce Committee Holds Hearing on the Invalidation of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield and the Future of Transatlantic Data Flows

The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation held a hearing on the Invalidation of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield and the Future of Transatlantic Data Flows.

December 17, 2020

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