The big news this November was the European Data Protection Board (the “EDPB”) issuing its highly anticipated post-Schrems II data transfer guidance, followed just a day later by the European…
The European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) recently published new guidance on how companies can validly transfer EU personal data to the many countries that have not been deemed by the…
October was a particularly busy month, with headline-grabbing stories such as the long-awaited finalisation of the fines against British Airways and Marriott, which may well be the last penalties the…
On October 1, 2020, the French data protection authority, the CNIL (“Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés”) issued guidelines on the use of cookies and trackers (the “Guidelines”). These…
Throughout September, companies, regulators and policymakers have continued to respond to the fallout from Schrems II. Since our last update we have also seen the second largest fine to date…
August proved to be another busy month for data protection developments in Europe, fuelled in part by the aftermath of the Court of Justice of the European Union’s (“CJEU”) decision…
We’ve noticed that people seemed more determined than usual this year to really unplug during their vacations. That was no doubt a healthy reaction to months of pandemic-related stress. For…
July was a busy month for data protection in the EU and UK. While the long-awaited Schrems II decision captured the most headlines, data protection authorities (“DPAs”) and Member State…
As covered in our previous blog post, the CJEU has invalidated the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield for cross-border transfers of personal data from the EU to the U.S. (the “Schrems II”…
Today the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), the EU’s highest court, invalidated the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield for cross-border transfers of personal data. The CJEU’s decision also cast…