On June 19, 2025, the UK Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 was enacted, marking the culmination of a lengthy legislative process aimed at reshaping aspects of the country’s data protection regime. First proposed in 2021 as part...more
7/3/2025
/ Automated Decision Systems (ADS) ,
Cookies ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Controller ,
Data Protection ,
International Data Transfers ,
New Legislation ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Reform ,
UK ,
UK GDPR
On September 21, 2023, the UK Government announced the establishment of the “UK-US data bridge” (the Bridge), also known as the UK Extension to the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (the DPF). The announcement promises to...more
On July 10, 2023, the European Commission (EC) adopted an adequacy decision in relation to the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF). This paves the way for organizations to certify to the DPF, reducing friction for transfers...more
On February 24, 2023, the European Commission (EC) opened a public consultation on its initiative (Initiative) to revise procedural rules relating to the enforcement of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The EC...more
On December 15, 2020, the European Commission (EC) unveiled a set of proposals to regulate digital platforms. The draft laws include antitrust-related requirements, addressed by the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and more general...more
On Monday September 7, 2020, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) issued draft Guidelines 8/2020 on the targeting of social media users (the "Draft Guidelines"). The Draft Guidelines have far-reaching implications for...more
On December 19, 2019, in the Facebook Ireland and Schrems (Schrems 2.0) case, the Advocate General (AG) to the European Court of Justice (ECJ)—European Union's highest court—opined that the EU Standard Contractual Clauses...more
12/23/2019
/ Binding Corporate Rules ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Commission ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) ,
Facebook ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Right to Be Forgotten ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
Standard Contractual Clauses ,
Surveillance ,
US-EU Safe Harbor Framework
On July 9, 2019, the European Court of Justice (ECJ)—the highest court of the European Union—will hear oral arguments in the Schrems 2.0 case relating to the validity of two key data transfer mechanisms: the Standard...more
7/26/2019
/ Binding Corporate Rules ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Authority ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Safe Harbors ,
Standard Contractual Clauses