On September 18, 2020, Brazil’s President signed a bill from Brazil’s Congress bringing the new Brazilian data protection law into effect with a retroactive applicability date of August 16, 2020.
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EDPB Publishes Guidelines on the Concepts of Controller and Processor in the GDPR
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On September 7, 2020, the European Data Protection Board released draft Guidelines 07/2020 on the concepts of controller and processor in the EU General Data Protection Regulation. We provide a summary of the key takeaways from the guidelines. …
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Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield No Longer Considered Adequate by Swiss DPA
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On September 8, 2020, the Swiss Data Protection Authority announced in a position statement that it no longer considers the Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield adequate for the purposes of transfers of personal data from Switzerland to the United States.…
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EDPB Creates Taskforces on Complaints and Supplementary Measures for Data Transfers Following Schrems II Decision
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On September 4, 2020, the European Data Protection Board announced that it established two taskforces following the judgment of the CJEU in the Schrems II case. …
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European Parliament Meeting on Future of EU-U.S. Data Flows
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On September 3, 2020, the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs of the European Parliament held a meeting to discuss the future of EU-U.S. data flows following the Schrems II judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union.…
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German DPA Issues Guidance on Data Transfers Following Schrems II
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On August 24, 2020, the Data Protection Authority of the German federal state of Baden-Württemberg issued guidance on international data transfers following the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union in the Schrems II case.…
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Brazilian Presidency Publishes Decree Establishing the New Data Protection Authority
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On August 27, 2020, the Brazilian Presidency published Decree 10.474/2020 in the Official Journal, approving the regulatory structure of the new Brazilian data protection authority and establishing its roles.…
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BREAKING: Brazilian Data Protection Law Will Soon Come Into Effect
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On August 26, 2020, the Brazilian Senate unexpectedly rejected the President’s Provisional Measure that was previously passed by the House of Representatives and aimed to postpone the applicability of the new Brazilian data protection law. …
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Dutch “Data Pro Code” Approved
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On August 27, 2020, the Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, the “Dutch DPA”) announced it approved the “Data Pro Code,” a code of conduct drafted by industry association NLdigital (the “Code”). This Code is the first code of conduct approved by the Dutch DPA under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”). Adhering to the Code will help organizations active in the Information and Communications Technology sector comply with their obligations under the GDPR. The Code includes, among other things, a series of practical GDPR compliance tools, such as the “Data Pro Statement” that companies may use to inform potential customers of the data protection safeguards they have in place.
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Brazilian Minister Says Decree to Create Data Protection Authority is Ready for Publication
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On August 20, 2020, Secretary-General of the Presidency of the Republic, Jorge Antônio de Oliveira Francisco, announced that the administrative decree to create the new Brazilian data protection authority is ready and may be published at any time, after final technical adjustments are made. …
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