On March 12, 2019, the European Data Protection Board adopted an opinion on the interplay between the EU Directive on Privacy and Electronic Communications and the General Data Protection Regulation.
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EDPB Releases Overview on the Implementation and Enforcement of the GDPR
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On February 26, 2019, the European Data Protection Board presented its first overview on the implementation of the GDPR and the roles and means of the national supervisory authorities to the European Parliament. This blog entry provides highlights from the report.…
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EDPB Issues Statement on U.S. Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act
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On February 25, 2019, the European Data Protection Board issued a statement regarding the transfer of personal data from Europe to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service for purposes of the U.S. Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act.…
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Belgian DPA Publishes Updated List of Processing Activities Requiring DPIA
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The Belgian Data Protection Authority recently published the updated and final list of the types of processing activities which require a data protection impact assessment.…
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CNIL Publishes FAQs to Prepare for a No-Deal Brexit
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On February 20, 2019, the French data protection authority published a set of questions and answers to specify the CNIL’s recommendations and steps that organizations should take to prepare for a no-deal Brexit.…
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EDPB Releases Two-Year Work Program
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On February 12, 2019, the European Data Protection Board released its work program for 2019 and 2020. This blog entry provides highlights on the work program’s topic areas. …
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EDPB Reiterates the Need to Address Post-Brexit Data Transfers, Including BCRs
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At its plenary meeting today in Brussels, the European Data Protection Board adopted an Information Note on Data Transfers under the GDPR in the Event of a No-Deal Brexit and an Information Note on BCRs for Companies Which Have ICO as BCR Lead Supervisory Authority.…
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EDPB Releases Opinion on Interplay Between the Clinical Trial Regulation and the GDPR
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On January 23, 2019, the European Data Protection Board released an opinion on the interplay between the European Clinical Trials Regulation and the GDPR.…
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European Data Protection Board Issues Privacy Shield Report
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On January 22, 2019, the European Data Protection Board issued a report on the Second Annual Review of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield. This blog entry provides highlights on the Report.…
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European Commission Adopts Japan Adequacy Decision
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On January 23, 2019, the European Commission announced that it has adopted its adequacy decision on Japan. According to the announcement, Japan has adopted an equivalent decision and the adequacy arrangement is applicable with immediate effect.…
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