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Dechert Cyber Bits - Issue 19

CJEU: Special Category Data Just Got More Complicated - On August 1, 2022, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) delivered a preliminary ruling on the legal interpretation of special categories of personal...more

EU Data and Digital Drive: an Overview of Forthcoming Legislation

This OnPoint summarises and draws together the proposals forming part of the EU’s strategies for data, digital and artificial intelligence. This is the first in a series of Dechert OnPoints that will cover these proposals in...more

Dechert Cyber Bits - Issue 17

California Privacy Protection Agency Proposes CPRA Regulations as the ADPPA Continues to Advance in Congress - On July 8, 2022, the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) filed a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking...more

Dechert Cyber Bits - Issue 14

Clearview AI Settles Biometric Data Privacy Suit with ACLU - On May 9, 2022, Clearview AI, Inc. (“Clearview”) and the American Civil Liberties Union (“ACLU”) announced an agreement to settle a lawsuit involving Clearview...more

Belgian DPA Fines IAB: Rough Waters Ahead for Ad Industry

On February 2, 2022, the Belgian Data Protection Authority (“DPA”) issued a decision finding that the Interactive Advertising Bureau ("IAB”) Europe’s Transparency and Consent Framework (“TCF”) violates key provisions of the...more

UK Court of Appeal considers territorial scope of GDPR

A recent UK Court of Appeal decision highlights ongoing uncertainty regarding the jurisdictional reach of the GDPR and invites intervention from the Information Commissioner’s Office. ...more

A Transfer By Any Other Name? EDPB Issues Draft Guidelines to Clarify GDPR Data Transfer Ambiguities

On November 19 the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) published draft guidelines on the interplay between Article 3 of the GDPR (which establishes the GDPR’s territorial scope), and the GDPR’s international transfer...more

Dechert Cyber Bits - Issue 3

We are delighted by the positive feedback we have received on our first two issues of Dechert Cyber Bits. Thank you for taking the time to send us your comments. In this issue of Cyber Bits, we discuss key developments from...more

European Commission’s Proposed Regulation on Artificial Intelligence: Conducting a Conformity Assessment in the Context of AI. Say...

Introduction - The European Commission (EC) on April 21, 2021, proposed a regulation establishing a framework and rules (Proposed Regulation) for “trustworthy” Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems. ...more

UK Life Sciences and Healthcare Newsletter - June 2021: Medicinal Cannabis in the UK: Fund Structuring, Investment and Listing...

The value of the global medicinal cannabis market is projected to reach US$62.7 billion by 2024, with over US$22 billion of that market generated by Europe and an estimated excess of £2 billion likely to be generated in the...more

UK Life Sciences and Healthcare Newsletter - June 2021: A New Era for International Data Transfers: European Commission Adopts New...

The European Commission has issued new Standard Contractual Clauses designed to facilitate international transfers of personal data in compliance with the GDPR. The new provisions better reflect the variety of global data...more

European Commission’s Proposed Regulation on Artificial Intelligence: Requirements for High-Risk AI Systems

Introduction - The European Commission’s (EC) proposed regulation (Proposed Regulation) for “trustworthy” Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems establishes rules for the development, placement on the EU market, and use of AI....more

A New Era for International Data Transfers: European Commission Adopts New Standard Contractual Clauses

The European Commission has issued new Standard Contractual Clauses designed to facilitate international transfers of personal data in compliance with the GDPR. The new provisions better reflect the variety of global data...more

Privacy Updates: Positive Signs for UK Adequacy and New SCCs

The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement provided breathing room for businesses engaging in data transfers from the EU to the UK in the form of a ‘bridging period’ of up to six months where such transfers can continue...more

A Change is Coming: European Commission Releases Draft SCCS For Data Transfers

On November 12, 2020, the European Commission (EC) published a long anticipated draft of new Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) for the transfer of personal data from the European Economic Area (EEA) to third countries whose...more

Schrems II: European Data Protection Board Data Transfers Guidance

More than three months after the landmark Schrems II decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”), the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) has issued its recommendations on “supplemental measures” to...more

Schrems II fall-out: Irish DPC reportedly to order suspension of Facebook data transfers to the U.S.

In a statement from Facebook’s VP of Global Affairs and Communications, Nick Clegg, the social media giant confirmed that the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has commenced an inquiry into data transfers from the EU to...more

COVID-19 Coronavirus Business Impact: ICO Confirms Approach to Data Protection Enforcement

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK’s data protection supervisory authority, has recently issued guidance outlining its approach to the enforcement of data protection obligations during the COVID-19 pandemic....more

COVID-19 Coronavirus Business Impact: Cybersecurity and Remote Working

Many workers and employers are adjusting to remote working as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. That shift has created a unique opportunity for cyber-attackers and criminals – the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity has...more

Brexit Manoeuvres: the UK’s Path to Data Protection Adequacy

The United Kingdom (“UK”) left the European Union (“EU”) on 31 January 2020 and entered into a transition period that is due to end on 31 December of this year. During this period, the UK remains subject to EU laws and rules,...more

COVID-19 Coronavirus: Protecting Employee Personal Data

Employers’ primary concern at this time will be the health and safety of their employees in the wake of what has been declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization. However, employers should still have regard to...more

Adtech and real time bidding: ICO prepared to take action

In a recently published blog, the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) provided an update on its review of the adtech sector and noted that, whilst two key organisations are starting to make changes and many have engaged...more

Brexit Manoeuvres: Brexit and Data Protection

With a “no-deal” scenario looking increasingly more likely, what steps should businesses be taking in relation to their data protection compliance regimes to prepare for 31 October this year?...more

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