On April 21, 2020, the European Data Protection Board adopted Guidelines on the processing of health data for scientific purposes in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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EDPB Adopts Letter to European Commission on Apps Used to Fight COVID-19
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On April 14, 2020, the European Data Protection Board adopted a letter concerning the European Commission’s draft Guidance on apps supporting the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.…
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EU Commission Recommends a Common Approach to Using Mobile Apps and Location Data to Combat and Exit COVID-19
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On April 8, 2020, the European Commission adopted a recommendation to develop a common European approach for the use of mobile applications and mobile location data in response to the coronavirus pandemic. …
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EDPB Assigns Mandates to Develop Guidance on Data Processing and COVID-19
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On April 7th, the European Data Protection Board announced that it had assigned mandates to its expert subgroups to develop guidance on several aspects of data processing amidst the COVID-19 crisis. …
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New EDPB Statement on Data Protection During the COVID-19 Outbreak
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On March 19, 2020, the European Data Protection Board published a new statement regarding processing personal data in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak.…
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EDPB Publishes Contribution to the Evaluation and Review of the GDPR
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On February 24, 2020, the European Data Protection Board published general policy messages and a synthesis of the contributions and replies by its members – national data protection authorities – to the Questionnaire on the Evaluation of the EU General Data Protection Regulation sent by the European Commission. …
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European Commission Publishes Plans for Regulation of AI
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On February 19, 2020, the European Commission published a White Paper on artificial intelligence alongside its data and digital strategies for Europe, and a report on the safety and liability implications of AI, the Internet of Things and robotics. …
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European Commission Releases White Paper on Regulation of AI and Communications on Digital and Data Strategies for Europe
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On February 19, 2020, the European Commission released a suite of documents including its White Paper on Artificial Intelligence and two communications—it’s European strategy for data and a Digital Strategy document. …
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EU Council’s Draft Position on the Application of the GDPR
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On December 19, 2019, the members of the Permanent Representations of EU Member States to the Council of the European Union published a draft position on the application of the General Data Protection Regulation. …
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CIPL Issues White Paper on New Standard Contractual Clauses for International Transfers under the GDPR
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On August 7, 2019, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP issued a white paper on “Key Issues Relating to Standard Contractual Clauses for International Transfers and the Way Forward for New Standard Contractual Clauses under the GDPR.” The White Paper was submitted to the European Commission as part of its ongoing work to update EU Standard Contractual Clauses for international transfers.…
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