European Union

Subscribe to European Union

On September 10, 2021, the UK Government Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport launched a consultation on its proposed reforms to the UK data protection regime to reflect DCMS’s effort to deliver on Mission 2 of the National Data Strategy. The consultation will close on November 19, 2021, and CIPL will consult with members to prepare a formal response to the consultation.…
Continue Reading DCMS Consults on National Data Strategy

The Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth is celebrating 20 years of working with industry leaders, regulatory authorities and policymakers to develop global solutions and best practices for privacy and responsible data use. To mark this occasion, CIPL will publish a volume of short thought pieces later this year.…
Continue Reading CIPL Celebrates Two Decades of Data Policy Innovation

The Belgian Council of State recently confirmed a decision of the regional Flemish Authorities to contract with an EU branch of a U.S. company using Amazon Web Services, stating that the use of U.S. cloud services in itself does not infringe on the GDPR.…
Continue Reading Belgian Council of State Considers Encryption a Sufficient Measure for U.S. Data Transfers

On August 27, 2021, the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner announced that the new EU Standard Contractual Clauses may be relied on to legitimize transfers of personal data from Switzerland to countries without an adequate level of data protection, provided that the necessary amendments and adaptations are made for use under Swiss data protection law. …
Continue Reading Swiss DPA Recognizes the New EU Standard Contractual Clauses

On September 2, 2021, Ireland’s Data Protection Commission announced a fine of €225 million ($266 million) against WhatsApp Ireland Ltd for failure to meet the transparency requirements of Articles 12-14 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation.…
Continue Reading Irish Commissioner Fines WhatsApp €225 Million For GDPR Violations

On August 26, 2021, the UK Department of Culture, Media and Sport made news by publishing a document indicating its intent to begin making adequacy decisions for UK data transfers to foreign jurisdictions and by announcing its preferred candidate for the position of new UK Information Commissioner.…
Continue Reading UK DCMS Identifies Priority Jurisdictions for UK Adequacy Recognition and Proposes New UK Information Commissioner

On August 9, 2021, the UK First-Tier Tribunal (General Regulatory Chamber) (“FTT”) reduced a fine imposed by the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) against Doorstep Dispensaree Ltd (“DDL”) from £275,000 to £92,000, a reduction of approximately two thirds. DDL, which supplies medicines to customers and care homes, was fined in December 2019 for failure to comply with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). The ICO also issued an Enforcement Notice, requiring DDL to take certain actions to bring its processing into compliance.
…
Continue Reading UK First-Tier Tribunal Cuts ICO’s Doorstep Dispensaree Fine by Two Thirds

On August 11, 2021, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office launched a consultation on its draft international data transfer agreement and guidance for organizations on international transfers. Once finalized, the agreement will replace the existing EU Standard Contractual Clauses in the UK.…
Continue Reading ICO Consultation on International Data Transfer Agreement to Replace SCCs

On July 30, 2021, the UK High Court handed down its judgment in the case of Warren v DSG Retail Ltd [2021] EWHC 2168 (QB), determining that the claimant could not seek damages on the basis of misuse of personal information, breach of confidence or common law negligence following a data breach.…
Continue Reading UK High Court Dismisses Claims Following DSG Data Breach