On December 8, 2023, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) will hold a board meeting seeking public comment on various privacy regulations. The meeting, which will take place on Zoom, will cover several topics listed in its published agenda. The New CPRA Rules Subcommittee will provide an update and present on the Draft Regulations on […]
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U.S. Department of Commerce Releases White Paper to Assist Organizations in Conducting Schrems II Assessments
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 […]
European Parliament Committee Meeting Provides Insight into the Future of EU-US Personal Data Flows
On September 3, 2020, The EU Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (the LIBE Committee), met to discuss the future of future of EU-US personal data flows following the Schrems II decision. In particular, the session was attended by Max Schrems, EU Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders, and Andrea Jelinek (head of […]
German DPA Publishes Schrems II Transfer Compliance Checklist and Suggested Modifications to SCCs
On August 24, 2020, the data protection authority of the German state of Baden-Württemberg (the “DPA”) published guidance (the “Guidance”) on international transfers of personal data following the Schrems II judgment (which we have previously covered here). This represents the first comprehensive guidance by a European privacy supervisor indicating how it intends to enforce the […]
After Schrems II: A Proposal to Meet the Individual Redress Challenge
On July 16, 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) invalidated the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield in the Schrems II case. In an article written by Georgia Tech professor and Alston & Bird Senior Counsel Peter Swire with co-author Kenneth Propp, entitled ‘After Schrems II: A Proposal to Meet the Individual Redress Challenge’, […]