Introduction The UK’s data protection regulator the ICO has now finalised and published materials for international data transfers including with regard to Standard Contractual Clauses. This article looks at this latest development in brief. What’s this all about? By way of quick background, under EU GDPR, international data transfers can only be made in certain Read more »
New EU Standard Contractual Clauses
In this film Cordery’s Jonathan Armstrong & André Bywater talk through the issues with data transfer after the changes to the EU Standard Contractual Clauses (also called EU Model Terms). They look at the reasons behind these changes, EDPB guidance and give practical tips on compliance. The film builds on Cordery’s guidance here https://www.corderycompliance.com/edpd-guidance-international-data-transfers/ & Read more »
European Data Protection Board Issues Guidance about International Data Transfers
Introduction The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) recently finalised and published its guidance on international data transfers entitled “Recommendations 01/2020 on measures that supplement transfer tools to ensure compliance with the EU level of protection of personal data” (“Recommendations”). This article looks at this development in brief. What’s this all about? Under General Data Protection Read more »
Client Alert: EU Data Protection Adequacy Decisions Approved
Introduction On 28 June 2021, as we predicted in our earlier alerts, the European Commission adopted two adequacy decisions for the UK, one under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the other for the Law Enforcement Directive (LED). The decisions are similar to earlier drafts and include a so-called “Sunset Clause” which means that Read more »
Life With GDPR – Episode 58 – Happy Birthday GDPR, Part 2
In this episode Jonathan Armstrong and Tom Fox are back to discuss issues relating to data privacy, data protection and GDPR. Today they conclude their special two-part ‘Happy Birthday GDPR’ episode in honour of the 3rd anniversary of the go-live of GDPR. They review five key developments in GDPR review, regulation and enforcement over the past Read more »
Client Alert: German DPAs start data transfer enforcement
Introduction Yesterday a number of German Data Protection Authorities joined together to launch a new initiative to gather data as the prelude to possible enforcement activity on data transfer after last year’s Schrems ruling which set limits on Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs). The questionnaire is detailed and requires answers a number of questions on how Read more »
Client Alert: Cookie Enforcement on the Rise & Mass NOYB Complaints
Introduction Yesterday’s announcement from Max Schrems’ pressure group NOYB has put the spotlight back on cookies enforcement across Europe. It comes at a time when many more DPAs are concentrating on cookies enforcement with fines on the rise. In the NOYB action alone more than 10,000 complaints to DPAs are threatened. There are some abbreviations Read more »
Life With GDPR – Episode 57 – Happy Birthday GDPR, Part 1
In this episode Jonathan Armstrong and Tom Fox are back to discuss issues relating to data privacy, data protection and GDPR. Today they begin a special two-part ‘Happy Birthday GDPR’ episode in honour of the 3rd anniversary of the go-live of GDPR. They review five key developments in GDPR review, regulation and enforcement over the past Read more »
GDPR Anniversary – 5 key trends from the first 3 years of GDPR enforcement
In this film Cordery’s Jonathan Armstrong celebrates the birthday of GDPR and 5 key trends from the first 3 years of GDPR enforcement. Jonathan uses some GDPR technical terms in this note which are explained at www.bit.ly/gdprwords. He talks about trends in EU GDPR & UK GDPR. You can find an explanation of how GDPR Read more »
Client Alert: Portuguese Data Protection Agency enforces Schrems III Ruling
Introduction We’ve written before about the Schrems III case and the difficulties of cross-border data transfer after last year’s ECJ ruling. You can find out more about that here www.bit.ly/pshielddead. Last week Portugal’s data protection authority (the Comissão Nacional de Proteção de Dados or CNPD) ordered the country’s statistical office (INE) to stop using US-based Read more »
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