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European Commission Moves to Extend Free Flows of Personal Data to the UK

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On March 18, 2025, the European Commission proposed to extend its adequacy decision in favor of the United Kingdom (‘UK’) for an additional six-month period. This would allow free flows of personal data from the EU to the UK...more

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EU Privacy Regulators Confirm That Legitimate Interest Is a Valid Legal Basis for AI Model Training and Deployment

On December 18, 2024, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) published its much-anticipated Opinion on the processing of personal data in the context of AI models in light of the EU General Data Protection Regulation...more

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EDPB calls for alignment between GDPR and EU digital legislation; adopts draft Guidelines on data transfers to third country...

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On December 2 – 3 2024, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) met for its 99th plenary session. It subsequently issued several documents, one of which calls for the need for greater alignment between the GDPR and EU...more

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European Commission publishes first report on adequacy decision of the EU-US DPF

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On October 9, 2024, the European Commission (the Commission) published a report on the first periodic review of the adequacy decision of July 10, 2023. This decision determined that the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (the...more

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EU and UK Data Protection Regulatory Trends so far in 2024: a focus on consent, adtech and tracking technologies

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This series of blogs rounds up some of the key data protection regulatory trends we have seen during 2024, focused on the EU and UK. 2024 has seen behavioural advertising and cookies continue to dominate the agenda of data...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

EU Agencies to Develop Guidance on the Interplay Between the DMA and GDPR

On September 10, 2024, the European Commission (EC) offices in charge of the enforcement of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and the European Data Protection Board (EDPB)—the European body composed of all EU data protection...more

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The EU’s AI Act: Obligations of AI Users and GDPR Article 35

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In December 2023, European Union (EU) lawmakers reached an agreement on the EU AI Act. In our article titled An Introduction to the EU AI Act, we focused on applicability, thresholds, timing, and penalties related to the EU...more

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Surprising Plot Twist: The European Data Protection Supervisor Reprimands the European Union for its use of Microsoft 365

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The European Union (EU)’s government organizations are just like any another entity trying to function in a world where global companies and even government entities are reliant on digital platforms for messaging and...more

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Global Cross Border Privacy Rules and the new initiatives to support data free flow with trust

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ust over a year ago, on 21 April 2022, the seven economies (Canada, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, and the USA) participating in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Cross-Border...more

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EU - New EU Regulation to complement GDPR by clarifying cross-border enforcement procedures unveiled

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The European Commission published its Proposal for a Regulation (on 4 July 2023) laying down additional procedural rules relating to the enforcement of GDPR (the Proposal), which aims to complement the GDPR by specifying the...more

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Meta Receives Record 1.2 Billion EUR Fine and Is Ordered to Suspend Its EU-U.S. Data Transfers

On May 22, 2023, Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) published its long-awaited decision in the Meta EU-U.S. data transfer case (Decision). In its landmark Decision, the DPC imposed a record 1.2 billion EUR fine and...more

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Irish Data Protection Commission Orders Meta Ireland to Suspend Facebook Data Transfers to the US and Imposes Record GDPR Fine of...

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The final decision of the Irish Data Protection Commission (IDPC) in relation to the transfers of EU/EEA Facebook user data by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (Meta Ireland) to its processor, Meta Platforms, Inc., in the US...more

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Data Privacy Laws and Blocking Statutes: Five Practical Strategies for Counsel

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Background Note: Data privacy has become a critical issue in the digital era, with laws and regulations constantly evolving. As a result, it’s important for cybersecurity, information governance, and legal discovery...more

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European Commission Begins Process for Adoption of US Adequacy Decision

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Since Schrems II invalidated the US/EU Privacy Shield, the flow of personal data from the European Union to the United States has been subject to intense regulatory scrutiny. Companies transferring personal data to the United...more

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New EU-US Data Privacy Framework

The European Commission has published its long-awaited draft of the new EU-US Data Privacy Framework, available here. The Data Privacy Framework will replace the Privacy Shield decision that was invalidated in July 2020 by...more

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EU Initiates Long-Awaited Adoption of U.S. Data-Flows Pact

On Tuesday, December 13, the European Commission initiated its long-awaited process towards the adoption of an adequacy decision for the European Union (EU)-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (EU-U.S. DPF), which aims to address the...more

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European Commission criticizes Dutch DPA's interpretation of legitimate interest

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The European Commission (EC) has proactively reached out to the Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) to criticize its interpretation of legitimate interest under the GDPR. The criticism is in response to enforcement actions...more

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New Privacy Shield Agreement Announced

Last week the Biden administration and the European Commission jointly announced a new trans-Atlantic data flow agreement. While no specifics have yet been made public, a recent press release gives the high-level facts of...more

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2021 Data Privacy Overview: New Regulations and Guidance

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While everyone hoped that 2021 would be less tumultuous than 2020, it certainly did not turn out that way in the end. The same was true in the world of data privacy – with sweeping new data protection regulations and guidance...more

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EU Regulators Define Data Transfers

They State That Direct Collection of Personal Data by Non-EU Companies Is Not a "Data Transfer" Under the GDPR On November 18, 2021, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) issued guidelines (Guidelines) that—for the first...more

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Transcending Transference? EDPB Offers Guidance on International Data Transfers

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On November 18, 2021, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) issued guidelines on the interplay between provisions in the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) governing scope and applicability and those governing...more

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Hogan Lovells responds to the European Commission’s consultation

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On 6 August, Hogan Lovells submitted its response to the European Commission’s public consultation on its proposed AI Regulation (Draft Regulation). Our view is that the Draft Regulation is an ambitious and comprehensive...more

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Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - June 2021

In this month’s edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine the European Commission’s new Standard Contractual Clauses and the European Data Protection Board’s new recommendations on international data flows. We...more

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Practical Steps for Organizations to Use the New Standard Contractual Clauses

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The European Commission adopted new versions of the Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) on June 4, 2021. The new SCCs finally replace the original SCCs adopted under the 1998 European Data Protection Directive (DPD) and did...more

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Post Schrems II World: EDPB Adopts Recommendations on Supplementary Measures for International Data Transfers

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Post Schrems II World: EDPB Adopts Recommendations on Supplementary Measures for International Data Transfers - On June 18, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) formally adopted Version 2 of its Recommendations on...more

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