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EDPB Issues Draft Guidelines on the Calculation of Administrative Fines

May 19, 2022 By Yung Shin Van Der Sype and Paul Greaves

On May 16, 2022, the European Data Protection Board (‘EDPB’) published draft regulatory guidelines (‘draft guidance’) on the calculation of administrative fines for infringements of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (‘GDPR’). In the draft guidance, the EDPB sets out its methodology, consisting of five steps, for calculating administrative fines. The EDPB adopted these guidelines […]

Filed Under: Data Breach Litigation, Data Protection, GDPR, Privacy, Privacy Litigation, Security Breach Tagged With: Cross-border, Data Breach Notification, EU Data Protection, GDPR, Privacy, Regulatory Enforcement

EU and U.S. Reach Agreement In Principle on a Replacement for the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield

March 25, 2022 By Paul Greaves and Wim Nauwelaerts

On March 25, 2022, the European Commission and the United States announced that they have reached an “agreement in principle” on a replacement for the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, which was invalidated by the Court of Justice of the European Union in 2020. The new framework will be designed to allow personal data to flow freely […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, Enforcement, GDPR, International, Regulation Tagged With: Cross-border, EU Data Protection, EU Privacy, EU Regulation, European Union (EU), International Data Transfers

Russia Arrests Suspected Members of REvil Ransomware Gang

January 19, 2022 By Kellen Dwyer and Kim Peretti

Russia’s Federal Security Service (“FSB”) issued a press release on January 14, 2022 claiming that it dismantled the REvil ransomware gang by arresting 14 suspected members and seizing computer equipment, luxury vehicles, bitcoin, and fiat currency valued at over $1 million. REvil is a notorious cybercriminal organization that claimed responsibility for a ransomware attack last […]

Filed Under: Cybercrime, Enforcement, International, Russia Tagged With: Cross-border, enforcement, ransomware, Russia

Swiss Data Protection Regulator Is Latest to Outline Framework for Transferring Data to the SEC

August 17, 2021 By Daniel Felz, Kate Hanniford and Wim Nauwelaerts

Entities registered with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) must maintain certain books and records and can be subject to the SEC’s examination, inspection, and enforcement authority. Responding to SEC requests can require cross-border transfers of personal data, and this has historically risked non-compliance under foreign data protection law. The SEC has been proactive […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, Financial Privacy, International, Privacy, Regulation Tagged With: Cross-border, EU Data Protection, International Data Transfers, Regulatory Enforcement, Securities and Exchange Commission

Brexit Trade Agreement Provides a Temporary Solution for Companies Transferring Personal Data from the EEA to the UK

January 6, 2021 By Paul Greaves and Wim Nauwelaerts

On December 24, 2020, the EU and the UK reached an agreement on the terms of their future cooperation following the end of the Brexit Transition Period (i.e., following 31 December 2020). The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (the ‘Agreement’) contains a temporary solution for companies transferring personal data from the EEA to the UK, […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, GDPR, Privacy Tagged With: Adequacy, Brexit, Cross-border, EU Data Protection, EU Privacy, European Union (EU)

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