Today, 21 June 2021, the European Data Protection Board (the “EDPB”) has published its final Recommendations 01/2020 on supplementary measures to ensure compliance with data protection laws when transferring personal data from Europe (the “Recommendations”).
The adoption of these Recommendations is the latest in a series of developments which demonstrate that it is
As the European Union finalizes new tools that raise the requirements to transfer personal data across borders, and as the trend toward localization and restricting cross-border movement of data continues to develop in Asia, organizations must reassess the rules that restrict sharing data internationally and revise their approach in response to this increasingly restrictive, complex
Today, 4 June 2021, the European Commission has formally adopted new standard contractual clauses for international personal data transfers from the European Union to third countries (“New EU SCCs”).
The 34-page New EU SCCs, which have been adopted to reflect the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) and the
An overview of the agreed position by EU Members States for revised rules on the privacy and confidentiality of electronic communications.
Codes of conduct are documents prepared by associations and other bodies that demonstrate how the General Data Protection Regulation(“GDPR”) applies and can be complied with by participants in particular industries and sectors under Article 40 of the GDPR. Businesses may voluntarily adhere to codes of conduct to demonstrate their ability to comply with
On 13 April 2021, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB“) adopted two opinions (“Opinions“) concerning draft UK adequacy decisions published by the European Commission which would permit the free flow of personal data from the European Economic Area (“EEA“) to the UK in the post-Brexit world.
The Opinions largely
On 10 February 2021, the EU Member States agreed on a position for revised rules on the privacy and confidentiality of electronic communications, which allows the Council presidency to start discussions with the European Parliament on the final text of the planned ePrivacy regulation.
On 24 December 2020 it was announced that the United Kingdom (“UK“) and European Union (“EU“) had reached an agreement, in principle, outlining the basis for the ongoing relationship between the UK and EU once the Brexit transition period ends on 23:00 (GMT) 31 December 2020 (“Brexit Transition Period“).
Whilst the UK left the European Union (“EU”) on 31 January 2020 (“Exit Day”) it remained within the EU’s legal framework during the Brexit Transition Period (“Transition Period”). When the Transition Period ends at 11:00 p.m. GMT on 31 December 2020 (“Completion Day”), EU law that was
On 20 November 2020, the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (“ENISA”) published a report on the connected and automated mobility (“CAM”) cybersecurity ecosystem (“Report”).
The Report aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the CAM cybersecurity ecosystem, to map the key stakeholders in the European Union, and to provide