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It shouldn’t come as a surprise that the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), through Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC), issued another fine against a large US technology company. What may come as a surprise is the...more
On May 22, Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced that it had imposed a €1.2 billion fine on Meta Platforms for violating the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in its use of standard...more
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
During the last 20 years, the state of the law regarding personal data transfers between the U.S. and Europe has undergone many changes and evolutions. Initially, the European Commission and the U.S. Government worked...more
On December 13, 2022, the European Commission published its draft adequacy decision recognizing the essential equivalence of U.S. data protection standards, laying the foundations for finalization of the European Union...more
The EU released its draft adequacy decision for the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, but all is not smooth sailing. As we wrote in October, the US developed the proposed new framework in response to the declared inadequacy of...more
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
US and EU Life Sciences Law firms Fieldfisher & Gardner Law recently held a CLE event in Silicon Valley covering Healthcare Compliance, Data Privacy and Regulatory hot topics for MedTech and Pharma companies. Discussion...more
On 25 March 2022, President Biden and the President of the European Commission (“EC”) von der Leyen announced that the U.S. and EU reached an agreement in principle on a new Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy framework for...more
United Kingdom New Standard Contractual Clauses Submitted to Parliament - The United Kingdom has finalized its new International Data Transfer Agreement and Addendum to the new EU standard contractual clauses. Subject to...more
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
Since 2018, a consistent stream of newly adopted privacy laws and other regulatory developments (such as GDPR, CCPA, Schrems II, and the new EU Standard Contractual Clauses) has required companies to make regular updates to...more
EDPB Issues Draft Guidance on International Data Transfers - On November 18, 2021, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) published draft guidance on the interaction between the GDPR’s transfer provisions set out in...more
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has provided further guidance on data transfers. Specifically, this most recent guidance clarifies what constitutes a “transfer.” While the concept of a transfer may seem...more
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB), the body which represents EU data protection authorities, has adopted guidelines (Guidelines) confirming when transfers need to be “safeguarded” in accordance with the GDPR (and...more
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
On November 18, 2021, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted its new draft guidance on the interplay between Article 3 of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Chapter V of the same...more
On 19 November 2021, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) published the much-awaited draft guidance on the interplay between the provisions of the GDPR on territorial scope (in Article 3) and on international data...more
On November 19, 2021, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) issued draft guidance on the interplay between Article 3 of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) and the provisions on international transfers...more
Keypoint: The EDPB takes the position that geographical boundaries – and not GDPR’s jurisdictional reach – govern the restricted transfer determination. On November 19, 2021, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB)...more
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) recently published Minutes of its last plenary meeting held in September, which sheds light on how the EDPB plans to address the biggest open issue of the new Standard Contractual...more
On September 27, 2021, all new contracts that involve cross-border personal data transfers must incorporate the updated standard contractual clauses (“New SCCs”) for controllers and processors. On June 4, 2021, the European...more
The dust has settled on the new EU standard contractual clauses for cross-border data transfers (“New SCCs”), but confusion still reins on how the New SCCs cover data transfers and what companies need to do to take advantage...more
On July 7th, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) adopted its finalized guidelines on the concepts of controller and processor in the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). While the EDPB’s predecessor – the...more
Welcome to the latest edition of Updata - the international update from Eversheds Sutherland’s dedicated Privacy and Cybersecurity team. Updata provides you with a compilation of privacy and cybersecurity regulatory and...more