On November 19, 2021, the European Data Protection Board published its draft Guidelines 05/2021 on the interplay between the application of Article 3 of the GDPR, which sets forth the GDPR’s territorial scope, and the GDPR’s provisions on international data transfers.
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EDPB Releases Statement on the Digital Services Package and Data Strategy; Calls for Ban on Targeted Ads
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On November 18, 2021, the European Data Protection Board released a statement on the Digital Services Package and Data Strategy. The Digital Services Package and Data Strategy is composed of several legislative proposals that aim to facilitate the further use and sharing of personal data between more public and private parties; support the use of specific technologies, such as Big Data and artificial intelligence; and regulate online platforms and gatekeepers.
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European Parliament Adopts Draft Cybersecurity Directive
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On October 28, 2021, the European Parliament’s Committee on Industry, Research and Energy adopted a draft directive on cybersecurity, which will broaden the scope of the existing NIS Directive to apply to “important sectors.”…
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EDPB Adopts Guidelines on Restrictions on Data Subject Rights Under GDPR
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The European Data Protection Board recently adopted Guidelines 10/2020 on restrictions under Article 23 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation following public consultation. This blog entry provides highlights on the Guidelines. …
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CIPL Publishes Paper on the Draft ePrivacy Regulation to Inform Current Trilogue Discussions
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The Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth published a paper on the Draft ePrivacy Regulation, in the context of the Trilogue Discussions between the EU Commission, EU Council and EU Parliament. …
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Irish DPC Draft Decision Permits Facebook to Rely on Contractual Necessity for Behavioral Advertising
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The Irish Data Protection Commissioner has submitted a draft decision on Facebook Ireland Limited’s data protection compliance to other European regulators under the cooperation mechanism of the EU General Data Protection Regulation. The DPC proposed a fine for infringements of the transparency obligations under the GDPR, specifically with respect to the legal basis upon which Facebook relied. …
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CIPL Publishes White Paper on GDPR Enforcement Cooperation and the One-Stop-Shop
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On September 27, 2021, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth published a white paper on the “GDPR Enforcement Cooperation and the One-Stop-Shop – Learning from the First Three Years.” …
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Transition Period for Old Standard Contractual Clauses Ends
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On September 27, 2021, the transition period allowing companies to continue using the previous EU Standard Contractual Clauses for transfers from the EU ended. Companies entering into new transfer agreements incorporating SCCs must now use the new SCCs. …
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EDPB Creates Cookie Banner Taskforce
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On September 27, 2021, the European Data Protection Board announced that it established a taskforce to coordinate the response to complaints filed with several EU data protection authorities by the non-governmental organization None of Your Business in relation to cookie banners.
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EDPB Adopts Opinion on Draft South Korea Adequacy Decision
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On September 27, 2021, the European Data Protection Board announced that it had adopted an Opinion on the European Commission’s draft adequacy decision for the Republic of Korea. In the Opinion, the EDPB concluded that there are key areas of alignment between the EU and Korean data protection frameworks.
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