Alston & Bird Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Blog

European Privacy & Cybersecurity

EU Institutions Weigh In on Commission’s EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Proposal

By

Last week has seen two important developments in relation to the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield (“Privacy Shield”) for transfers of personal information from Europe to the United States. A draft adequacy decision and related documentation for the Privacy Shield were released by the EU Commission on February 29, 2016, and are now being reviewed by the […]

UK Regulator Elaborates Plans for Extensive Guidance on GDPR Compliance

By

The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) has provided details on its plans to provide guidance to organizations on compliance with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), which will apply EU-wide as from 25 May 2018. The ICO’s work plan involves three overlapping “phases.” Over the next six months, priority outputs will include ICO […]

GDPR Published Today, Commencing Two-Year Countdown to Application

By

One of the most important EU legislative initiatives in recent years, and a landmark in privacy regulation worldwide, the GDPR is set to replace the Data Protection Directive (95/46/EC) of 1995.  After the Council of Ministers accelerated the voting timetable for GDPR passage and the Parliament approved the GDPR in an up-or-down vote, all eyes were on the […]

GDPR Approved by Parliament, Set to Become EU Law

By

Last week, we reported that the Council of Ministers accelerated the timetable for passage of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).  The European Parliament followed suit and approved the GDPR this morning. As a result, the GDPR is now officially adopted and will become the law of the land in the EU.  The GDPR will be […]

EU Council Issues New Consolidated GDPR and Accelerates GDPR’s Legislative Timetable

By

Yesterday evening, the Council of Ministers issued a new consolidated version of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).  This is the first “clean” version of the GDPR that (a) incorporates all revisions agreed upon from the time of the Commission’s original 2012 proposal to the December 2015 trilogue compromise text; and (b) numbers individual provisions […]