The Data Protection Authority (“DPA”) of the German state Hamburg is one of the first European DPA to publish an optimistic assessment on the U.S. Executive Order on “Enhancing Safeguards for United States Signals...more
12/5/2022
/ Adequacy Requirement ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Data Collection ,
Data Protection Authority ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Executive Orders ,
Germany ,
Government Investigations ,
Intelligence Services ,
International Data Transfers ,
Judicial Review ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Framework ,
Proportionality ,
Schrems I & Schrems II
On 25 May 2022, the European Commission released long-awaited guidance for the Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) adopted in June 2021. The Commission has developed Questions and Answers (Q&As) as a dynamic source of...more
At the beginning of the year, the German data protection authorities (DPAs) announced that they would take joint action to enforce the decision of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in the "Schrems II" case. On June 1,...more
6/17/2021
/ Audits ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Authority ,
EU ,
Germany ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
Standard Contractual Clauses ,
Web Tracking
Following the coming into effect of the GDPR three years ago and in light of last year’s Schrems II decision, the European Commission has adopted a new set of Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) aimed at enabling lawful...more
6/4/2021
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Controller ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
EDPS ,
EU ,
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
Standard Contractual Clauses
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) weigh in on the new Standard Contractual Clauses proposed by the European Commission (EC) for transfers to third countries (new...more
2/5/2021
/ Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
EDPS ,
EU ,
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
Standard Contractual Clauses
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has issued its long-awaited practical guidance following the Court of Justice of the European Union’s (CJEU) landmark Schrems II decision....more