EU may not be able to grant UK GDPR adequacy according to EU Parliament
We’ve previously documented the Brexit and GDPR issues facing the UK once the transition period is out of the way by the end of 2020. … Read more
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Model clauses for EU-US transfers provide sufficient protections says non-binding decision
If you’ve followed the challenges of EU data protection legislation by privacy activist Max Schrems, you’ll have heard about his most recent challenge that the … Read more
German data protection regulator issues €9.5m fine for security failings
The German Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (BfDI) has issued 1&1 Telecom with a €9,550,000 fine for security failings (English translation) in … Read more
ePrivacy Update: 29th November 2019
The ePrivacy Regulation (that sets the rules on digital marketing and the use of cookies) could be dead after all! A couple of weeks ago … Read more
Did you think the ePrivacy Regulation was dead? Think again
Back in the months leading upto GDPRmaggedon there was talk of a new ePrivacy Regulation that would replace PECR in the UK and streamline cookie … Read more
EU Court declares website is data controller for Facebook “like” button
The Advocate General has issued an opinion in Case C-40/17 relating to the use of a Facebook “like” button placed on the website of Fashion ID. … Read more
EU and Japan agree data protection adequacy
This week the EU and Japan have agreed to recognise each others data protection regulations as “adequate” meaning that once the formalities are completed … Read more