On May 23, 2023, the UK Information Commissioner, John Edwards, delivered the opening remarks at the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.
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Irish Regulator Fines Meta 1.2 Billion Euros and Orders it to Cease Data Transfers to the U.S.
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On May 22, 2023, the Irish Data Protection Commission announced a €1.2 billion fine against Meta Ireland for unlawfully transferring personal data to the U.S. …
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EDPB Adopts Guidelines on Facial Recognition in the Area of Law Enforcement
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On May 17, 2023, the European Data Protection Board adopted the final version of its Guidelines on facial recognition technologies in the area of law enforcement. …
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CNIL Publishes Action Plan on AI
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On May 16, 2023, the French Data Protection Authority announced its action plan on artificial intelligence. …
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European Parliament Adopts EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework Resolution
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On May 11, 2023, at a plenary session, the European Parliament voted to adopt a resolution on the adequacy of the protection afforded by the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework which calls on the European Commission to continue negotiations with its U.S. counterparts with the aim of creating a mechanism that would ensure equivalence and provide the adequate level of protection required by EU data protection law. …
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CJEU Determines that a Mere Infringement of the GDPR is not Sufficient to Require Compensation
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On May 4, 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union issued a judgment in the Österreichische Post case. …
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EDPB Initiates Procedure for Electing a New Chair
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On April 26, 2023, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) initiated the procedure for electing a new Chair and Deputy Chair to replace Andrea Jelinek and Ventsislav Karadjov, whose mandates will end on May 25, 2023.
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CNIL issues €125,000 Fine Against E-Scooter Rental Company
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On March 28, 2023, the French Data Protection Authority announced a €125,000 fine on the e-scooter rental company Cityscoot for breaching EU and French data protection rules, in particular in the context of geolocation and use of Google reCAPTCHA. …
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International Data Transfers: Time to Rethink Binding Corporate Rules
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This is an excerpt from CIPL President Bojana Bellamy’s recently published piece in the IAPP “Privacy Perspectives” blog. This piece discusses binding corporate rules as important transfer mechanism.
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UK Introduces Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill
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On March 8, 2023, the UK Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Michelle Donelan, introduced the Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill to UK Parliament.
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