Turkey’s new “Law on the Protection of Personal Data” has entered into effect following passage by the Turkish Parliament in late March and official publication last week. The Data Protection Law adopts a broadly European model for data protection … [Read more] about Turkey’s New Data Protection Law
GDPR Approved by Parliament, Set to Become EU Law
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 … [Read more] about GDPR Approved by Parliament, Set to Become EU Law
Art. 29 Working Party Issues Formal Opinion Opposing Privacy Shield
Several hours after holding a closely-watched press conference we reported on yesterday, the Article 29 Working Party (“Art. 29 WP”) released its highly anticipated formal opinion on the adequacy of Privacy Shield. Background The European … [Read more] about Art. 29 Working Party Issues Formal Opinion Opposing Privacy Shield
Art. 29 Working Party Announces it Will Not Support Privacy Shield at Press Conference
Early this afternoon, the Article 29 Working Party (“Art. 29 WP”) held a press conference at which it presented its forthcoming opinion on the adequacy of the US-EU Privacy Shield. As background, the European Commission has put forth a draft … [Read more] about Art. 29 Working Party Announces it Will Not Support Privacy Shield at Press Conference
EU Council Issues New Consolidated GDPR and Accelerates GDPR’s Legislative Timetable
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 … [Read more] about EU Council Issues New Consolidated GDPR and Accelerates GDPR’s Legislative Timetable