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 particular, the session was attended by Max Schrems, EU Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders, and Andrea Jelinek (head of […]
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German DPA Publishes Schrems II Transfer Compliance Checklist and Suggested Modifications to SCCs
On August 24, 2020, the data protection authority of the German state of Baden-Württemberg (the “DPA”) published guidance (the “Guidance”) on international transfers of personal data following the Schrems II judgment (which we have previously covered here). This represents the first comprehensive guidance by a European privacy supervisor indicating how it intends to enforce the […]
Massachusetts AG Announces Division Focused on Data Privacy and Security
On August 13, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced the creation of a Data Privacy and Security Division with the AG’s office, and named Sara Cable as Chief of the new division. The new division is intended to protect Massachusetts consumers from increased threats to the privacy and security of their data.
After Schrems II: A Proposal to Meet the Individual Redress Challenge
On July 16, 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) invalidated the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield in the Schrems II case. In an article written by Georgia Tech professor and Alston & Bird Senior Counsel Peter Swire with co-author Kenneth Propp, entitled ‘After Schrems II: A Proposal to Meet the Individual Redress Challenge’, […]
EDPB Guidance on the Schrems II Ruling: An Early Response to the Cry for Clarity
(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 […]