The Court of Justice of the EU has declared that the European Commission's adequacy decision in respect of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield is invalid. The Court's ruling effectively removes a key mechanism that had been widely...more
7/19/2020
/ Binding Corporate Rules ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Data Protection Authority ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Commission ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Standard Contractual Clauses
Q1/ Applicable legislation -
(a) Have the requirements of the GDPR been addressed by introducing a new law, or by updating existing legislation?
New legislation has been passed.
Brexit Note: The GDPR will apply in...more
1/6/2020
/ Compliance ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) ,
Data Protection Officers (DPOs) ,
Data Subjects Rights ,
Decedent Protection ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
Exemptions ,
Fines ,
Freedom of Expression ,
Freedom of Information ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
International Harmonization ,
Joint Control ,
Minor Children ,
National Identification Numbers ,
Nonprofits ,
Penalties ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Prior Authorization ,
Prior Express Consent ,
Public Interest ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Sanctions ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
The Court of Justice of the EU ("CJEU") is currently hearing a challenge against the validity of two key mechanisms that businesses use to transfer personal data internationally. In a move that will come as a relief to...more
12/24/2019
/ Advocate General ,
Binding Corporate Rules ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Prohibited Transactions ,
Safe Harbors ,
Standard Contractual Clauses
As businesses continue to digitise their assets and operations, the need to continually assess IT infrastructure and the technical measures in place to safeguard key information assets and data becomes ever more important....more
5/3/2019
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Compliance ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Security ,
Digital Service Providers ,
Encryption ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Internal Data Controls ,
IT-Departments ,
NCSC ,
NIS Regulations ,
Operators of Essential Services ,
Passwords ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Sanctions ,
Security Audits ,
Security Risk Assessments ,
Software ,
UK ,
UK ICO