“Convention 108+ (Convention 108 as amended by the protocol) is set to become the international standard on privacy and data protection in the digital age, and represents a viable tool
Continue Reading Council of Europe Suggests Convention 108+ as Schrems II Data Transfer Solution
Privacy Shield is gone but not forgotten.
Adam C. Schlosser, for the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), writes on why the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield is still a useful data
Continue Reading Is Privacy Shield Really Gone? Perhaps, but Its Principles Are Still Useful
EUobserver prints an op-ed on SchremsII:
“With this decision, Europe is sliding toward a system of data localisation in which European data must stay in Europe. Big companies can likely
Continue Reading Op-Ed: Schrems II Privacy Ruling Risks EU’s Ties to Digital World
The Data Protection Authority for the Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany suggests there is a need for legislation limiting the use of contact tracing data.
Anyone sitting in the beer garden should
Continue Reading Regional German Data Protection Authority Advocates for Contact Tracing Protections
In a letter to the country’s Social Security Administration, Iceland’s Data Protection Authority Personuvernd states that IP addresses are not a reliable way to determine a person’s true location.
The
Continue Reading Iceland: IP Addresses Not Reliable for Determining True Location
The European Data Protection Board has issued its much anticipated FAQs on what the Court of Justice of the European Union’s decision in Schrems II means for cross-border data transfers.
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The European Court of Justice’s ruling in Schrems II, invalidating the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework as a means of transmitting personal data from the EU to the U.S., has drawn swift reaction from data protection authorities and other entities across Europe. Here are a few of the responses:
“I know citizens and businesses are seeking reassurance today on both sides of the Atlantic. So let me be clear: we will continue our work to ensure the continuity of safe data flows.
We will do this:
” The Commission has already been working intensively to ensure that the toolbox [for cross border transfer tools] is fit for purpose, including the modernization of the Standard Contractual Clauses … We will now swiftly finalize it. Today’s ruling provides further valuable guidance for us and we will make sure that the updated tool will be fully in line with it.”Continue Reading Governments, Data Protection Authorities React to EU-US Privacy Shield Ruling
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), in its decision in the Schrems II case, has invalidated the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield method for cross-border transfer of personal data
Continue Reading EU Court of Justice Invalidates EU-US Privacy Shield, Now What?
Is winter coming to cross-border transfer of personal data from the European Union (EU)?
In anticipation of the Court of Justice of the European Union decision in the Schrems II
Continue Reading Companies Face Possible Data Transfer Turmoil in EU Court Ruling
Alessandra Pierucci, Chair of the Committee of Convention 108 and Jean-Philippe Walter, Data Protection Commissioner of the Council of Europe, issued a Joint Statement on Digital Contact Tracing.
Continue Reading Convention 108 and Council of Europe Issue Joint Contact Tracing Statement