On October 7, 2022, President Biden signed Executive Order on Enhancing Safeguards for United States Signals Intelligence Activities, which provides a new framework for legal data transfers between the European Union and the United States.
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Irish Data Protection Commission Moves to Block Meta Transfers
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Only July 7, 2022, the Irish Data Protection Commission sent a draft decision to other European Union data protection authorities, proposing to block Meta’s transfers of personal data from the EU to the United States. …
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EDPB Adopts Statement on the Announcement of an Enhanced EU-U.S. Privacy Shield
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On March 7, 2022, the European Data Protection Board released a statement on the announcement of a new Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework.
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European Commission and United States Announce Agreement in Principle on Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework
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On March 25, 2022, European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo issued a joint statement announcing that the negotiations on an enhanced EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework will intensify. In addition, in a speech given in Brussels, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyden, and U.S. President Biden indicated that they have found an agreement on data flows between the EU and U.S.
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Irish High Court Permits DPC Inquiry into Facebook Transfers to Proceed
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On May 14, 2021, the Irish High Court dismissed Facebook Ireland’s challenge to the Irish Data Protection Commissioner’s investigation into the company’s international transfers of personal data.
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Portuguese DPA Orders Suspension of U.S. Data Transfers by Agency That Relied on SCCs
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On April 27, 2021, the Portuguese Data Protection Authority ordered the National Institute of Statistics to suspend, within 12 hours, any international transfers of personal data to the U.S. or other third countries that have not been recognized as providing an adequate level of data protection.
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French Highest Court Rejects Suspension of Partnership with EU Service Provider Using AWS; Extends Application of the Schrems II Requirements
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France’s highest administrative court recently issued a summary judgment that rejected a request for the suspension of the partnership between the French Ministry of Health and Doctolib, a leading provider of online medical consultations in Europe, for the management of COVID-19 vaccination appointments. …
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EDPB and EDPS Adopt Joint Opinions on Draft SCCs
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On January 15, 2020, the European Data Protection Board and European Data Protection Supervisor adopted joint opinions on the draft Standard Contractual Clauses released by the European Commission in November 2020, both for international transfers and for controller-processor relationships within the EEA.
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FTC Settles with Fertility-Tracking App Developer Regarding Health Data Disclosures
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On January 13, 2021, the FTC announced that fertility-app developer Flo Health, Inc. (“Flo”) agreed to a settlement over allegations that the company shared app users’ health information with third-party data analytics providers despite representations that Flo would keep such information private.
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Hunton Privacy Team Contributes to 2021 Getting the Deal Through Guide on Data Protection and Privacy
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Lexology’s Getting the Deal Through releases its 2021 guide on Data Protection and Privacy. Hunton’s privacy and cybersecurity team members serve as contributing editors of the guide and have authored multiple chapters, including on Belgium, the UK and United States. This blog entry provides a link to download the guide. …
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