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EDPB Guidance on the Schrems II Ruling: An Early Response to the Cry for Clarity

August 5, 2020 By Wim Nauwelaerts, Yung Shin Van Der Sype and Paul Greaves

(This blog post summarizes Wim Nauwelaerts’ (Alston & Bird), Early EDPB Guidance in the Wake of Schrems II – Where E.U.-U.S. Data Transfers Are Headed, Cybersecurity Law Report, Aug. 5, 2020) On July 23, 2020, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted its first set of guidelines on the Schrems II judgment of the Court […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, International, Legislation, Regulation

EDPB clarifies Brexit obligations for holders of Binding Corporate Rules which have the UK ICO as their lead authority

July 23, 2020 By Yung Shin Van Der Sype, Paul Greaves and Wim Nauwelaerts

On July 22, 2020, the European Data Protection Board (‘EDPB’) released an information note on Binding Corporate Rules (‘BCRs’), which provides guidance for groups of undertakings/enterprises which have the UK ICO as their competent supervisory authority (‘BCR Lead SA’) [1]. Binding Corporate Rules are a means of legitimizing transfers of personal data outside of the […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, International, Privacy

European Data Protection Board Statement Provides Preliminary Insight into Use of Standard Contractual Clauses Following Schrems II Judgment

July 20, 2020 By Wim Nauwelaerts and Paul Greaves

On July 17, 2020, the European Data Protection Board (‘EDPB’) published a statement on the outcome of the Schrems II judgment, passed by the Court of Justice of the European Union (‘CJEU’) the day before. The judgment invalidated the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, and issued a number of clarifications and caveats on the use of Standard […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, GDPR, Privacy, Regulation Tagged With: EU Data Protection, EU Privacy, EU Regulation, European Court of Justice, European Union (EU), GDPR, Max Schrems decision, Safe Harbor 2.0

Schrems 2.0: CJEU invalidates EU-US Privacy Shield and emphasizes exporter obligations when using Standard Contractual Clauses

July 16, 2020 By Paul Greaves and Wim Nauwelaerts

Executive Summary Today, the Court of Justice of the European Union (‘CJEU’) handed down its long-awaited judgment in the ‘Schrems 2.0’ case (Facebook Ireland and Schrems (Case C-311/18)), about the validity of two means of legitimizing transfers of personal data outside the EEA under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (‘GDPR’)[1]. In somewhat of a […]

Filed Under: China, Data Protection, Data Security, FTC, International, Legislation, National Security, Online Privacy, Privacy, Privacy Shield Tagged With: EU Data Protection, EU Regulation, European Court of Justice, European Union (EU), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), GDPR, International Data Transfers, Max Schrems decision, Regulatory Enforcement

UK ICO publishes the final version of its Age Appropriate Design Code

February 6, 2020 By Paul Greaves and Wim Nauwelaerts

On January 21, 2020, the UK ICO published the final version of its Age Appropriate Design Code (the “Design Code”), which sets out 15 standards that online services should meet to protect children’s privacy. The Design Code is not only applicable to online services squarely aimed at children, but also covers online services likely to […]

Filed Under: Behavioral Advertising, Children's Privacy, Data Protection, ePrivacy, GDPR, Online Privacy Tagged With: Behavioral Tracking, Big Data, Children, EU Data Protection, EU Privacy, GDPR, ICO, Social Media, UK

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