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UK lays regulations before Parliament to establish the UK-US data bridge

The UK-US data bridge is the UK Government’s preferred terminology to describe its decision to permit the flow of personal data from the UK to the US, achieved through the UK Extension to the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. The...more

Pakistan – MITT releases final draft of the personal data protection bill

The Pakistan Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MITT) released a new draft of the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023 (the PDPB) on 19 May 2023. The PDPB aims to regulate the collection, processing,...more

Happy birthday, GDPR – five lessons from five years of EU data protection law

In the five years since the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation came into force, what have been the main learnings for business, and what will the future hold?...more

EU EDPB publishes 2022 activity report

The EDPB published its 2022 activity report “Streamlining Enforcement Through Cooperation” (the Activity Report) on 17 April 2023, which provides an overview of the work it carried out in 2022. The report reflects on, amongst...more

CJEU rules that national derogations on employees data protection must respect the conditions and limits of Article 88 GDPR

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) considered appropriate conditions that apply in respect of specific national legislation which EU member states may adopt under Article 88 GDPR to regulate the processing of...more

AG CJEU addresses data subject rights and automated decision-making by credit rating agencies

The Advocate General (AG) Pikamäe of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued his opinions in three cases concerning the credit rating agency SCHUFA Holding AG (SCHUFA) on 16 March 2023....more

EDPB publishes opinion on the draft adequacy decision for the EU-US Data Privacy Framework

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) issued its opinion on the draft adequacy decision of the European Commission (Draft Decision) regarding the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF) on 28 February 2023. The DPF is a...more

OECD countries adopt a declaration on government access to private sector data for national security and law enforcement purposes

The OECD countries adopted the first intergovernmental declaration setting out common approaches to providing privacy and data protection safeguards for governmental access to personal data held by private sector (on 14...more

A new US Executive Order - another step towards an EU-US Privacy Shield

On 7 October 2022, the President of the United States signed an Executive Order on Enhancing Safeguards for US Intelligence Activities. The Executive Order aims to implement the United States' commitments to protect EU-US...more

Germany – Schrems II: German court overturns presumption of international data transfer from EU-subsidiary to non-EU parent...

On 13 July 2022, the Public Procurement Chamber of the German state of Baden-Württemberg (the Public Procurement Chamber) issued a decision confirming that personal data processed by an EU subsidiary of a parent entity...more

EU – EDPB publishes Guidelines on certification as transfer tool

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has adopted, on 16 June 2022, the draft guidelines on certification as a tool for transfers of data to third countries without adequacy status (the Guidelines). The text of the...more

EU – Joint opinion of EDPB and EDPS raises concerns about alignment of the proposed EU Data Act with current data protection...

On 5 May 2022, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) issued a joint opinion (Opinion) addressing the legislative proposal of the European Commission for the EU Data Act,...more

EDPB launches coordinated enforcement action on use of the cloud in the public sector

On 15 February 2022, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) launched the first coordinated enforcement action under the coordinated enforcement framework (CEF) which was set up in October 2021....more

EDPB warns of potential negative impacts on privacy and data protection under the current proposals for DSA, DMA, and AI...

On 18 November 2021, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted a statement (the Statement) on the recent legislative proposals issued as part of the European Commission’s Digital Services Package and Data Strategy. ...more

EDPB adopts draft guidelines on the GDPR provisions on international transfers and the territorial scope

On 19 November 2021, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) published the much-awaited draft guidance on the interplay between the provisions of the GDPR on territorial scope (in Article 3) and on international data...more

Irish DPC issues a EUR 225 million fine against WhatsApp

The Irish supervisory authority (Irish DPC) published its final decision to impose a fine of EUR 225 million on WhatsApp Ireland Ltd (WhatsApp)(on 2 September 2021). This decision follows a cross-border investigation into...more

EDPB adopts final Guidelines on the concepts of Controller and Processor, the Guidelines on virtual voice assistants and new...

On 8 July 2021, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) announced the outcomes of its plenary session that took place on 7 July. ...more

Data Protection Post-Brexit - What to expect and how to prepare

The UK has left the European Union (EU), the transition period is over, the UK and EU have agreed a new Trade and Cooperation Agreement (the TCA), so what now for data protection? We look at the key consequences of Brexit for...more

Project planning for GDPR compliance: UK pension schemes

The General Data Protection Regulation takes effect from 25 May 2018, and will require significant planning and preparation by UK pension schemes. Although many of the basic concepts set out in the GDPR will be familiar,...more

What Can We Expect From The EU General Data Protection Regulation?

After over three years of discussions at many levels, it is now clear that the proposed EU data protection framework will be revised, and that it will be in the form of a Regulation – the General Data Protection Regulation....more

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