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European Commission publishes second report on application of GDPR

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On 25 July 2024, the EU Commission published its second report on the application of the GDPR (the ‘Second Report’), following its first report published in 2020....more

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EDPB Provides Guidance On Determining A 'Main Establishment' And The 'One-Stop-Shop' Mechanism

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The opinion was issued in response to a request by the French Data Protection Authority and provides guidance on the conditions for determining a controller's main establishment where that controller has establishments in...more

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European Parliament Adopts Position on Artificial Intelligence Act

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The European Parliament voted on June 14, 2023 to adopt its position on the draft EU Artificial Intelligence Act (EU AI Act) that would impose a comprehensive regulatory regime on AI. More rules are expected to follow for...more

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Irish Data Protection Commission Orders Meta Ireland to Suspend Facebook Data Transfers to the US and Imposes Record GDPR Fine of...

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The final decision of the Irish Data Protection Commission (IDPC) in relation to the transfers of EU/EEA Facebook user data by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (Meta Ireland) to its processor, Meta Platforms, Inc., in the US...more

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European Data Protection Board Focuses Coordinated Enforcement on Data Protection Officers

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Organisations should expect increased scrutiny and enforcement activity around the role of data protection officers in the coming year. The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has announced that its coordinated...more

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German DPA comments on Executive Order for EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework

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Ever since the White House issued its Executive Order to pave a path for the new EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, stakeholders have provided both praise and criticism about whether the Executive Order sufficiently addresses...more

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What next for Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs)? The direction of travel

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Data subject access requests (DSARs) are a cornerstone of the data protection regime, being fundamental in helping individuals to exercise their rights. If individuals do not know what information an organisation has about...more

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European Commission criticizes Dutch DPA's interpretation of legitimate interest

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The European Commission (EC) has proactively reached out to the Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) to criticize its interpretation of legitimate interest under the GDPR. The criticism is in response to enforcement actions...more

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EDPB Adopts Guidelines on Calculation of GDPR Fines and on Facial Recognition Technology in Law Enforcement

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On May 16, 2022, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), the independent body of data protection supervisors that promotes consistent data protection rules and application thereof throughout the European Union (EU),...more

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Neue Leitlinien zur Bußgeldberechnung für DSGVO-Verstöße: Welche Risiken drohen (vor allem größeren) Unternehmen in der Praxis?

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Der Europäische Datenschutzausschuss (EDSA) hat am 12. Mai 2022 Leitlinien zur Berechnung von Bußgeldern wegen möglicher DSGVO-Verstöße veröffentlicht (Leitlinien). Die Leitlinien sollen das Bußgeldrecht in den einzelnen...more

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EU – EDPB announces commitment to enhanced enforcement cooperation between DPAs

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On 29 April 2022, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) announced that data protection supervisory authorities in the EU (DPAs) had reiterated their commitment to cross-border cooperation and agreed to take specific steps...more

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New EU Guidance Clarifies When Data Transfers Need to be “Safeguarded”

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The European Data Protection Board (EDPB), the body which represents EU data protection authorities, has adopted guidelines (Guidelines) confirming when transfers need to be “safeguarded” in accordance with the GDPR (and...more

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CNIL Publishes White Paper on Digital Payments and Data Privacy

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The French Data Protection Authority’s white paper discusses how companies can comply with data privacy and security obligations. The use of card, contactless, and innovative digital payment solutions has significantly...more

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Updata: Your quarterly privacy & cybersecurity update - April to June 2021

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Welcome to the latest edition of Updata - the international update from Eversheds Sutherland’s dedicated Privacy and Cybersecurity team. Updata provides you with a compilation of privacy and cybersecurity regulatory and...more

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11 Months After Schrems II - How Are Organizations Addressing Risk?

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Organizations are closely tracking which of their vendors previously relied on Privacy Shield. Separately, they are preparing Transfer Impact Assessments (“TIAs”) to evaluate and address risks associated with personal data...more

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Portugal Puts Halt on Data Transfers Between INE and Cloudflare

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The Portuguese data protection authority issued a recent resolution ordering the Portuguese National Institute of Statistics (or INE) to stop sending personal census information to any countries outside of the EU that do not...more

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Navigating EU Data Transfers: Effects of Schrems II Start to Bite

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Risks of non-compliance with the GDPR keep increasing with data protection authorities (DPAs) now ordering suspension of transfers of personal data to the U.S. In March, the Bavarian DPA found there was an unlawful transfer...more

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International Data Protection Update – First Quarter 2021

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This quarterly update highlights some of the international data protection issues that have caught our attention, and the attention of our clients, in the past three months....more

Jones Day

Jones Day Global Privacy & Cybersecurity Update | Vol. 27

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United States - Regulatory—Policy, Best Practices, and Standard - NIST Unveils Draft Guidance to Protect Critical Infrastructure - On October 22, 2020, the National Institute of Standards and Technology ("NIST")...more

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EDPB Announces Recommendations On Schrems II Supplementary Measures

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Keypoint: The EDPB’s much-anticipated recommendations will help companies identify the supplementary measures they need to put into place to comply with the CJEU’s Schrems II decision. Today, the European Data Protection...more

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The EU-US Privacy Shield is Invalid: Facebook May Be Only the First Casualty

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News sources reported this month that the Irish data protection authority (DPA) had sent Facebook a preliminary order that would prohibit the transfer of information about European Union (EU) residents to US Facebook users....more

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Are you a controller, a processor or a joint controller? Should you care? New EDPB guidelines on this perennial data protection...

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On 2 September 2020, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) published draft guidelines on the concepts of controller, joint controllers and processor, which – as explained below - play a crucial role within GDPR...more

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European Data Protection Board Forms Two New Taskforces to Address Schrems II Aftermath

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On Friday September 4, 2020, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), a body consisting of representatives of all the Data Protection Authorities (DPAs) in the European Economic Area, announced that it had formed two new...more

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European Parliament Committee Meeting Provides Insight into the Future of EU-US Personal Data Flows

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On September 3, 2020, The EU Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (the LIBE Committee), met to discuss the future of future of EU-US personal data flows following the Schrems II decision. In...more

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EU Data Exports After Schrems II – Guidance by data protection authorities

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The table below sets out the guidance provided by data protection authorities (DPA) in response to the European Court of Justice’s landmark judgment in Case C-311/18 Data Protection Commissioner v. Facebook Ireland and...more

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