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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

EDPB Issues New Guidance for Assessing Personal Data Breaches under the EU GDPR

January 10, 2022 By Paul Greaves and Wim Nauwelaerts

On Monday, 3 January 2022, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) published the finalized version of its regulatory guidance entitled “Examples regarding Personal Data Breach Notification” (the “Guidelines”), following a public consultation on a draft set of guidelines in 2021. The finalized Guidelines are a practice-oriented, and case-based set of examples that leverage the experiences […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Data Protection, Data Security, Enforcement, Privacy Tagged With: Data Breach Notification, Data Protection, EU Data Protection, EU Privacy, EU Regulation, European Union (EU), Regulatory Enforcement

EDPB publishes Guidelines on the Concepts of Controller and Processor in the GDPR

July 21, 2021 By Yung Shin Van Der Sype, Paul Greaves and Wim Nauwelaerts

On July 7th, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) adopted its finalized guidelines on the concepts of controller and processor in the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). While the EDPB’s predecessor – the Article 29 Working Party – had issued guidance on the concepts of controller/processor (Opinion 1/2010, WP169) back in 2010, many practical concerns […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, Privacy, Regulation Tagged With: EU Data Protection, EU Privacy, EU Regulation, European Union (EU)

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)

U.S. Department of Commerce Releases White Paper to Assist Organizations in Conducting Schrems II Assessments

September 28, 2020 By James Harvey

In a letter from Deputy Assistant Secretary James Sullivan, the U.S. Department of Commerce introduced a white paper, “Information on U.S. Privacy Safeguards Relevant to SCCs and Other EU Legal Bases for EU-U.S. Data Transfers after Schrems II,” to assist organizations in conducting independent analyses of data transfers in light of the July 16, 2020 […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, GDPR, International Tagged With: Cross-border, EU Data Protection, EU Privacy, European Court of Justice, International Data Transfers

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