According to Italian Data Protection Authority Garante Per La Protezione Dei Dati Personale, The COVID-19 emergency does not automatically, and in itself, represent a sufficient legal basis for particularly invasive data...more
The Swedish Data Protection Authority Datainspektionen has issued guidance on surveillance in public transportation.
Key Takeaways:
•In order for the camera surveillance to be considered permitted, the need to monitor...more
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross and European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders issued a joint statement on Privacy Shield III:
“The U.S. Department of Commerce and the European Commission have initiated...more
Leaders of key U.S. Senate and House committees wrote to the U.S. Secretary of Commerce and the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission asking that they work closely and expeditiously with their European counterparts to...more
The Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) issued a statement on Schrems II: Many small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are affected by the Court of Justice of the European Union decision and need guidance and a...more
The U.S. Department of Commerce (DoC)has updated its Frequently Asked Questions piece on the Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield to address questions raised by the the Schrems II decision regarding the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield...more
•The Bailiwick of Guernsey’s Office of Data Protection Authority has stated its position on #SchremsII: You must invest resources into ensuring appropriate safeguards are in place.
•Identify if you have been relying on the...more
Cookies and trackers sat on a wall.
Cookies and trackers had a great fall.
…and all the regulators and all DPAs couldn’t put cookies together again.
The Spanish Agencia Española de Protección de Datos AEPD has issued a...more
Germany’s Datenschutzkonferenz (DSK) issues its guidance on Shrems II:
•The transfer of personal data to the United States based on Privacy Shield is not permitted and must be discontinued immediately...
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The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has issued its much anticipated FAQs on the Court of Justice of the European Union's (CJEU) Schrems II decision. This document does not yet contain the "supplementary measures" that...more
“The United States shares the values of rule of law and protection of our democracies with our partners in the European Union (EU). Therefore, we are deeply disappointed that the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ)...more
“The EU-U.S. and Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Frameworks were designed by the U.S. Department of Commerce, and the European Commission and Swiss Administration, respectively, to provide companies on both sides of the Atlantic...more
After a number of data protection authorities issued statements demonstrating differing approaches to cross-border transfers to the U.S. in the wake of the Court of Justice of the European Union’s decision in Schrems II (e.g....more
In a landmark decision in what is popularly known as the "Schrems II" case, the Court of Justice of the European Union invalidated the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, the framework that facilitated the transfers of personal data from...more
7/21/2020
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The European Court of Justice’s ruling in Schrems II, invalidating the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework as a means of transmitting personal data from the EU to the U.S., has drawn swift reaction from data protection...more
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), in its decision in the Schrems II case, has invalidated the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield method for cross-border transfer of personal data from the European Union to the United...more
As lockdown restrictions ease and businesses begin to reopen, the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has set out the key steps organizations need to consider around the use of personal information. They are:...more
The European Data Protection Board has issued a statement on the adoption by the Hungarian government of derogations from certain data protection and access to information provisions of the European Union's General Data...more
The European Data Protection Supervisor weighs the impact of the COVID-19 on future data protection strategy and fundamental rights.
“Covid-19 is a game changer. Thinking about the EDPS’ strategy for the next five years, we...more
Coronavirus and Data Protection guidance from the Catalan Data Protection Authority:
•Under Articles 6.1.(e) and 9.2.(i) GDPR, health authorities may share health data when this is needed for reasons of public interest in...more
After many data protection authorities (in the European Union and beyond) provided guidance and FAQ's on the relationship between COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and data protection laws (e.g. GDPR), the European Data Protection Board...more
The European Data Protection Board has published draft guidelines for public comment on the data protection aspects of connected vehicles.
Key takeaways:
The Relevant Players-
Non exhaustive list of stakeholders: vehicle...more
2/12/2020
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Cybersecurity ,
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Data Protection ,
Draft Guidance ,
Driverless Cars ,
EU ,
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General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
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The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has issued a letter on the appropriateness of the GDPR as a legal framework to protect citizens from unfair algorithms....more
“Perhaps the more urgent need is to share ideas, instead of rushing to share people’s data,” writes European Data Protection Supervisor Wojciech Wiewiórowski.
“More than ever, there is a need to illuminate new paths for...more
The International Association of Privacy Professionals is holding its 2019 Europe Data Protection Conference in Brussels. Partner Odia Kagan, who is in attendance, shares some takeaways from day two of the event....more