The “right of access” recognized by art.15 GDPR is one of the most fervently exercised rights by individuals. Nowadays, where companies tend to amass considerable amounts of information and carry out data processing...more
Spain has transposed the EU Copyright Directive and has included several amendments to the Spanish Copyright Act. Among the most notable highlights of the new act that sparked debate both at EU and national levels, we now...more
Following the coming into effect of the GDPR three years ago and in light of last year’s Schrems II decision, the European Commission has adopted a new set of Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) aimed at enabling lawful...more
6/4/2021
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Controller ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
EDPS ,
EU ,
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
Standard Contractual Clauses
Cars today are able to keep us permanently plugged-in, while collecting and generating increasing amounts of information as a result of their interaction with the driver, passengers, pedestrians, other vehicles, road...more
3/24/2021
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Automation Systems ,
Automotive Industry ,
Biometric Information ,
Connected Cars ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Driverless Cars ,
EU ,
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Innovative Technology ,
Motor Vehicles ,
Personal Data ,
Regulatory Standards
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) weigh in on the new Standard Contractual Clauses proposed by the European Commission (EC) for transfers to third countries (new...more
2/5/2021
/ Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
EDPS ,
EU ,
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
Standard Contractual Clauses
Right on the heels of the practical guidance issued by the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) on supplemental safeguards for international data transfers and European Essential Guarantees for surveillance measures, on...more
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has issued its long-awaited practical guidance following the Court of Justice of the European Union’s (CJEU) landmark Schrems II decision....more
The table below sets out the guidance provided by data protection authorities (DPA) in response to the European Court of Justice’s landmark judgment in Case C-311/18 Data Protection Commissioner v. Facebook Ireland and...more
7/23/2020
/ Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Ireland ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
Standard Contractual Clauses
The Court of Justice of the European Union today invalidated the EU-US Privacy Shield and called into question the extent to which EU data exporters could rely on the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses for...more
The European Court of Justice (CJEU) recently published plans to issue its much awaited decision in CJEU case C-311/18 (also referred to as “Schrems II”) on July 16. ...more