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On November 15, 2022, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted draft recommendations (here) for data controllers when applying for approval of their binding corporate rules for international data transfers (Recommendations).
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Continue Reading New Draft Guidance on Binding Corporate Rules for ControllersOn September 20, 2022, an adviser to the EU’s top court opined that competition authorities may consider a company’s compliance with the EU’s data protection rules as part of an abuse of dominance investigation.
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Continue Reading EU Court Opinion: Competition Authorities May Consider Data Protection Breaches in Their InvestigationsOn February 2, 2022, the Belgian Data Protection Authority (DPA) found that the Interactive Advertising Bureau Europe (IAB) Transparency & Consent Framework (TCF), a tool used to record individuals’ online ad preferences, violates the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The DPA fined IAB Europe €250,000 (approx. USD 280,000), and required IAB Europe to present an action plan to bring the TCF into compliance within two months. To reach this conclusion, the DPA concluded that:
Continue Reading Belgian DPA Finds That IAB Europe’s Cookie Consent Framework Violates the GDPR
On December 6, 2021, the Belgian Data Protection Authority (Belgian DPA) issued its recommendation on biometric data processing (Recommendation).[1] The Recommendation provides guidance on how to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) when processing biometric data.
Continue Reading Belgian Data Protection Authority Clarifies Key Rules on Biometric Data Processing
On June 4, 2021, the European Commission published its long awaited new set of Standard Contractual Clauses for outsourced data processing (DPA SCCs). These DPA SCCs are a contract template that organizations can use to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation’s (GDPR) rules on outsourced data processing.
Continue Reading EU Commission Publishes Template Data Processing Agreement
On June 4, 2021, the European Commission (EC) published its long awaited new set of Standard Contractual Clauses (New SCCs). This new data transfer mechanism allows for the transfers of personal data outside of the European Economic Area (EEA) and replaces the current Standard Contractual Clauses (current SCCs). The New SCCs take into account the European Court of Justice’s (CJEU) Schrems II ruling, which invalidated the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield and requires that data exporters and importers take measures to ensure that the SCCs are effectively complied with.
Continue Reading A New Data Transfer Mechanism Is Available for EU Personal Data
