What’s in the WP29 update on transfers to third countries?
The Article 29 Working Party has released an update to Chapter 1 of its working document on transfers of personal […]
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Article 29 Working Party Meeting Sets Out State of Play on Privacy Initiatives
Recently, the EU’s Article 29 Working Party (”Working Party”) held a plenary meeting to discuss, among other things, the implementation […]
Working Party Releases Opinion on Joint Review of EU-U.S. Privacy Shield
As we previously reported, this October, the EU Commission released its report and accompanying working document on the first annual […]
What A29WP requires for Privacy Shield and when they want it?
At its 113th plenary meeting held on Nov. 28, 2017, in Brussels, the Article 29 Data Protection Working Party adopted […]
Did the WP29 misinterpret the GDPR on automated decision-making?
When the European Union’s data protection authorities last month released their draft guidelines interpreting the General Data Protection Regulation’s sections […]
ICO issues more GDPR guidance and confirms that BCRs will continue
The guidance, issued on 21 November, puts together information about guidance previously issued by the ICO, and links to guidance […]
EU privacy regulators set up task force to liaise on Uber hack probes
European Union privacy regulators said on Wednesday they had set up a task force to coordinate national investigations into ride-hailing […]
Irish DPA issues a statement on Art 29 Working Party letter to WhatsApp
The Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) notes the publication of the Article 29 Working Party’s most recent letter to WhatsApp on […]
Lessons learned from WP29’s letter to WhatsApp
The Article 29 Working Party, a collection of EU-based data protection authorities, has written a public letter to WhatsApp CEO […]
WhatsApp faces EU taskforce over sharing user data with Facebook
Article 29 Working Party steps up action over user consent and privacy following Facebook’s failure to address breaches of EU […]
WP29 releases guidelines on administrative fines under the GDPR
The EU’s Article 29 Working Party on Friday published the final guidelines on the application and setting of administrative fines under […]
WP29 releases draft breach notification guidelines
The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation imposes stricter obligations on data controllers and processors to ensure the security of personal […]