On January 25, 2019, the European Commission issued an infographic on compliance with and enforcement and awareness of the GDPR since it took force on May 25, 2018.
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Hunton Briefing Reflects on GDPR Implementation and Future Challenges
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On January 16, 2019, Hunton Andrews Kurth hosted a breakfast seminar in London, entitled “GDPR: Post Implementation Review.” This blog entry provides highlights on the key discussion points from the seminar. …
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Advocate General Finds Search Engine Operators May Limit the Scope of Right to Be Forgotten to the EU
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On January 10, 2019, Advocate General Szpunar of the Court of Justice of the European Union issued an Opinion in the case of Google v. CNIL, which is currently pending before the CJEU. In its Opinion, the Advocate General provided his views concerning the territorial scope of the right to be forgotten under the EU Data Protection Directive.…
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CNIL Fines Uber for Data Security Failure Related to 2016 Data Breach
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On December 20, 2018, the CNIL announced that it imposed a fine of €400,000 on Uber France SAS for failure to implement some basic security measures which resulted in the 2016 Uber data breach.…
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Agreement on Proposal for Cybersecurity Act
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The European Commission, the European Parliament have reached a proposed agreement with the Council of the European Union regarding changes to the EU’s Cybersecurity Act.…
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EDPB Publishes Guidelines on Extraterritorial Application of the GDPR
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On November 23, 2018, the European Data Protection Board published its long-awaited draft guidelines on the extraterritorial application of the GDPR. This blog entry provides highlights on the Guidelines.…
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EU Begins Formal Approval for Japan Adequacy Decision
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On September 5, 2018, the European Commission announced in a press release the launch of the procedure to formally adopt the Commission’s adequacy decision with respect to Japan.…
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Brexit White Paper Addresses Data Protection-Related Issues
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On July 12, 2018, British Prime Minister Theresa May presented her Brexit White Paper, “The Future Relationship Between the United Kingdom and the European Union,” to Parliament. The White Paper outlines the UK’s desired future relationship with the EU post-Brexit, and includes within its scope important data protection-related issues, including digital trade, data flows, cooperation for the development of Artificial Intelligence, and the role of the Information Commissioner’s Office.…
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EU and Japan Agree on Reciprocal Adequacy
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On July 17, 2018, the European Union and Japan successfully concluded negotiations on a reciprocal finding of an adequate level of data protection, thereby agreeing to recognize each other’s data protection systems as “equivalent.” This will allow personal data to flow safely between the EU and Japan, without being subject to any further safeguards or authorizations. …
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Bulgarian Presidency Presents Progress Report and Points for Debate on ePrivacy
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On June 8, 2018, the Council of the European Union’s Bulgarian Presidency presented a progress report on the draft ePR to the Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council. …
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