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European Commission Moves to Extend Free Flows of Personal Data to the UK

March 24, 2025 By Paul Greaves and Kelly Hagedorn

On March 18, 2025, the European Commission proposed to extend its adequacy decision in favor of the United Kingdom (‘UK’) for an additional six-month period. This would allow free flows of personal data from the EU to the UK to continue until December 2025. The existing adequacy decision – which was adopted in 2021 in […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, International, Privacy, Regulation Tagged With: Cross-border, EU Data Protection, EU Privacy, EU Regulation, GDPR

EDPB Adopts Opinion on the Use of Processors and Sub-processors

October 11, 2024 By Kelly Hagedorn

On October 7, 2024, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) adopted an opinion on obligations following from the use of processors and sub-processors (the “Opinion”). The EDPB is the body that seeks to ensure harmonised application of the EU GDPR across the European Economic Area (“EEA”) and is comprised of the heads of the data […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, Data Protection, International, Privacy Tagged With: Data Protection, EU Data Protection, EU Privacy, European Union (EU), GDPR

Dutch Data Protection Authority Warns that Using AI Chatbots Can Lead to Personal Data Breaches

August 9, 2024 By Wim Nauwelaerts

On August 6th, the Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) issued guidance cautioning companies about the potential data protection risks associated with the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered chatbots. In its guidance, the DPA reports that it has recently received several notifications of personal data breaches caused by employees sharing personal data with a chatbot that […]

Filed Under: AI, Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Data Protection, Data Security, Enforcement, International, Legislation Tagged With: Cybersecurity, EU Data Protection, EU Regulation, European Union (EU), GDPR Implementation, Regulatory Enforcement

International Data Transfers: Lessons from the EDPB’s “101 Task Force”

April 24, 2023 By Wim Nauwelaerts

In August 2020, privacy activist organization NOYB – European Center for Digital Rights filed 101 complaints with the EU Supervisory Authorities (‘SAs’) in connection with the transfer of personal data from Europe to the U.S., by companies that had implemented “Google Analytics” and “Facebook Business Tools” on their websites. Following these complaints, the European Data […]

Filed Under: Data Breach, Data Security, EDPB Tagged With: EU Data Protection

European Commission Takes Significant Step Towards New Solution for Transatlantic Transfers of Personal Data

December 13, 2022 By Paul Greaves and Wim Nauwelaerts

What Happened? On December 13, 2022, the European Commission (the “Commission”) took a significant step towards the adoption of the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (“DPF”). The DPF is a new framework designed to replace the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield (“Privacy Shield”), which was struck down by Court of Justice of the European Union in the Schrems […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, Data Security, International Tagged With: Cross-border, EU Data Protection, EU Privacy, EU Regulation, International Data Transfers

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