Norway’s Datatilsynet does not mince words in its Brexit guidance:
“On 31 December 2020, the Brexit transition period will end. This means, among other things, that anyone who transfers personal data to the United Kingdom after this date must follow the rules on the transfer of personal data to third countries.”
“If the European Commission
The European Data Protection Board has issued guidance on its Coordinated Enforcement Framework (CEF). The CEF provides a structure for coordinating recurring annual activities by EDPB Supervisory Authorities. The annual coordinated action focuses on a pre-defined topic which participating SAs may pursue using a pre-defined methodology
The European Parliament issued a detailed study on the impact of smart mobility applications on the future of transport and addressed some data protection issues.
The European Commission has issued long-awaited draft Standard Contractual Clauses and they have something for everyone…
Brace yourselves, the post-Schrems II supplemental measures are coming!
The European Data Protection Board adopted recommendations on measures that supplement transfer tools to ensure compliance with the European Union level of protection of personal data, as well as recommendations on the European Essential Guarantees for surveillance measures.
“The implications of the Schrems II judgment extend to all transfers to third countries. Therefore, there are no quick fixes, nor a one-size-fits-all solution for all transfers, as this would be ignoring the wide diversity of situations data exporters face. Data exporters will need to evaluate their data processing operations and transfers and take effective measures bearing in mind the legal order of the third countries to which they transfer or intend to transfer data,” said EDPB chair Andrea Jelinek
The European Essential Guarantees recommendations provide data exporters with elements to determine if the legal framework governing public authorities’ access to data for surveillance purposes in third countries can be regarded as a justifiable interference with privacy rights.
Details in this EDPB Press Release.
Continue Reading EDPB Adopts Measures on Post-Schrems II Supplemental Data Transfer Tools
Denmark’s Data Protection Authority Datatilsynet has published an article emphasizing the importance of providing encrypted means for communicating personal information:
The Gibraltar Regulatory Authority has issued helpful guidance on data protection considerations for the use of video conferencing applications (VCAs).
When it comes to entering into new agreements with non-EU providers that involve the processing of EU personal data, if in doubt – don’t, says Norway DPA Datatilsynet.
“One must be prepared for the fact that new agreements involving the illegal transfer of personal data to third countries may be considered more severely than existing
“I worry that we are caught in a DPA (Data Protection Authority) beauty contest of who issues the bigger fine,” said Ireland Data Protection Commissioner Helen Dixon in her keynote for Daniel Solove’s Privacy+Security Academy Fall Forum Keynote.
Due to the importance of data protection law for employee monitoring practices, a careful and considered approach must be taken when potentially highly intrusive methods, such as tracking employee vehicles, are used. Employees must be informed of the existence of tracking and how it operates, as well as being clearly informed of all the purposes