Only July 7, 2022, the Irish Data Protection Commission sent a draft decision to other European Union data protection authorities, proposing to block Meta’s transfers of personal data from the EU to the United States.
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Italian Garante Bans Google Analytics
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On June 23, 2022, Italy’s data protection authority determined that a website’s use of the audience measurement tool Google Analytics is not compliant with the EU General Data Protection Regulation, as the tool transfers personal data to the United States, which does not offer an adequate level of data protection. …
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EDPB Publishes Guidelines on the Calculation of Administrative Fines Under the GDPR
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The European Data Protection Board recently adopted Guidelines 04/2022 on the calculation of administrative fines under the GDPR. This blog entry provides a summary of the Guidelines. …
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CNIL Unveils 2021 Annual Activity Report
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The French Data Protection Authority recently published its Annual Activity Report for 2021.
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UK Announces Data Reform Bill
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On May 10, 2022, as part of the Queen’s Speech, the UK government announced its intention to introduce a Data Reform Bill.
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European Union Reaches Political Agreement on Digital Services Act
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On April 23, 2022, the European Commission announced that the European Parliament and EU Member States had reached consensus on the Digital Services Act, which establishes accountability standards for online platforms regarding illegal and harmful content. …
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EDPB Adopts Statement on the Announcement of an Enhanced EU-U.S. Privacy Shield
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On March 7, 2022, the European Data Protection Board released a statement on the announcement of a new Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework.
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Dubai Issues Its First Crypto Law Regulating Virtual Assets
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On February 28, 2022, the Emirate of Dubai enacted Law No. 4 of 2022 on the Regulation of Virtual Assets, and established the Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority. …
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European Union Reached a Political Agreement on the Digital Markets Act
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On March 24, 2022, the European Union unveiled the final text of the Digital Markets Act that was reached following trilogue negotiations between the European Commission, European Parliament and EU Member States. …
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European Commission and United States Announce Agreement in Principle on Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework
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On March 25, 2022, European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo issued a joint statement announcing that the negotiations on an enhanced EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework will intensify. In addition, in a speech given in Brussels, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyden, and U.S. President Biden indicated that they have found an agreement on data flows between the EU and U.S.
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