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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CNIL Fines Google €50 Million for Alleged GDPR Violations
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On January 21, 2019, the CNIL imposed a fine of €50 million on Google LLC under the GDPR, its first fine under the GDPR and the highest fine imposed by a supervisory authority within the EU under the GDPR to date.…
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CIPL Submits Comments to EDPB’s Draft Guidelines on the Territorial Scope of the GDPR
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On January 18, 2019, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP submitted formal comments to the European Data Protection Board on its draft guidelines on the territorial scope of the GDPR.…
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UK House of Commons Rejects Draft Brexit Withdrawal Agreement
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On January 15, 2019, the UK House of Commons rejected the draft Brexit Withdrawal Agreement negotiated between the UK Prime Minister and the EU, and the UK ICO recently published guidance for businesses regarding the consequences of a UK exit without a deal remains relevant. This blog entry provides highlights on the guidance. …
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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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