On June 21, 2021, the European Data Protection Board published the final version of its recommendations on supplementary measures in the context of international transfer safeguards, such as Standard Contractual Clauses.
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China Issues Data Security Law
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After two rounds of public comments, the Data Security Law of the People’s Republic of China was formally issued on June 10, 2021, and will become effective on September 1, 2021. This blog entry provides highlights of the new law.…
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CJEU Issues Ruling on Jurisdictional Aspects of the GDPR’s One-Stop-Shop
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On June 15, 2021, the Court of Justice of the European Union released its judgment in case C-645/19 of Facebook Ireland Limited, Facebook Inc., Facebook Belgium BVBA v. the Belgian Data Protection Authority. We provide highlights of the case in this blog entry.…
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European Court of Human Rights Says Bulk Interception Is Not a Violation of Human Rights
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On May 25, 2021, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights handed down its judgement in the case of Big Brother Watch and Others v. the United Kingdom, determining that the former surveillance regime in the UK violated Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (i.e., the right to respect for private and family life).…
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CIPL Submits Comments on China’s Updated Draft Personal Information Protection Law
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The Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP has submitted its response to the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China on the updated version of the Draft Personal Information Protection Law.…
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EDPS Opens Investigations Following Schrems II Judgment
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On May 27, 2021, the European Data Protection Supervisor announced that it has opened two investigations regarding (1) the use of cloud services by European Union institutions, bodies and agencies; and (2) the use of Microsoft Office 365 by the European Commission.…
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Belgian DPA Approves First EU Data Protection Code of Conduct for Cloud Service Providers
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On May 20, 2021, the Belgian Data Protection Authority announced that it had approved the EU Data Protection Code of Conduct for Cloud Service Providers, the first transnational EU code of conduct since the entry into force of the EU General Data Protection Regulation.…
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Irish High Court Permits DPC Inquiry into Facebook Transfers to Proceed
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On May 14, 2021, the Irish High Court dismissed Facebook Ireland’s challenge to the Irish Data Protection Commissioner’s investigation into the company’s international transfers of personal data.…
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MEPs Urge European Commission to Amend Draft UK Adequacy Decision
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On May 11, 2021, the European Parliament issued a press release requesting that the European Commission amend its draft decisions on UK adequacy to more closely align with EU court rulings and the opinion of the European Data Protection Board. The request came after the Parliament’s Civil Liberties Committee passed a resolution evaluating the Commission’s approach regarding the adequacy of the UK’s data protection regime.…
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China Issues Second Version of the Draft Personal Information Protection Law for Public Comments
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On April 29, 2021, China issued a second version of the draft Personal Information Protection Law. The draft will be open for public comments until May 28, 2021. …
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