This is an excerpt from CIPL President Bojana Bellamy’s recently published piece in the IAPP “Privacy Perspectives” blog. This piece discusses binding corporate rules as important transfer mechanism.
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UK Introduces Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill
On March 8, 2023, the UK Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Michelle Donelan, introduced the Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill to UK Parliament.
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Irish Data Protection Commission Publishes Annual Report for 2022
On March 7, 2023, the Irish Data Protection Commission published its Annual Report for 2022. …
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EDPB Adopts Three Sets of Guidelines in Final Form
On February 24, 2023, following public consultation, the European Data Protection Board published the following three sets of adopted guidelines. …
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UK Tribunal Rules on Direct Marketing ICO Case Against Experian
On February 20, 2023, in the case of Experian Limited v The Information Commissioner, the First-Tier Tribunal in the UK ruled on the ICO’s action to require Experian to change how it processes personal data for direct marketing purposes.
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CJEU Clarifies Rules on Conflict of Interest in Relation to DPO Role
On February 9, 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union issued a judgment in the X-FAB Dresden case. …
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EDPB Publishes Report of Outcome of the Cookie Banner Taskforce
On January 18, 2023, the European Data Protection Board published its Report on the work undertaken by the Cookie Banner Taskforce. …
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Meta Fined €390 Million by Irish DPC for Alleged Breaches of GDPR, Including in Behavioral Advertising Context
On January 4, 2023, the Irish Data Protection Commission announced the conclusion of two inquiries into the data processing practices of Meta Platforms, Inc. on the Instagram and Facebook platforms. …
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CIPL Responds to EDPB’s Calls for Public Comments on Recommendations for Controller Binding Corporate Rules
On January 10, 2023, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth responded to a call for public comments from the European Data Protection Board regarding their Recommendations 1/2022 on the Application for Approval and on the elements and principles to be found in Controller Binding Corporate Rules (Art. 47 GDPR). …
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Belgian DPA Approves IAB Europe’s Action Plan For Consent Framework
On January 11, 2023, the Belgian Data Protection Authority announced that it has approved the Interactive Advertising Bureau Europe’s action plan with respect to its Transparency and Consent Framework. …
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