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On 13 April 2021, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB“) adopted two opinions  (“Opinions“) concerning draft UK adequacy decisions published by the European Commission which would permit the free flow of personal data from the European Economic Area (“EEA“) to the UK in the post-Brexit world. The Opinions largely support the draft UK adequacy decisions and represent a positive step towards adoption of formal UK adequacy decisions. Nonetheless, organisations which transfer personal data from the EEA to the UK should continue to monitor the developments and keep planning for the possibility that the adequacy decisions, if adopted, could…
Continue Reading European Data Protection Board Issues Opinions on European Commission’s Draft UK Adequacy Decisions

A decision issued on 15 March 2021 by the Bavarian Data Protection Authority (“BayLDA”, publication pending) is the first German enforcement action in connection with last year’s decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”, “CJEU’s Decision”) on the validity of the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses (“SCCs”) and the EU-US Privacy Shield (C-311/18, more information available in our client alert). In the CJEU Decision, the court held that a transfer of personal data from the EU to third countries outside the European Economic Area (“EEA”) under the EU Standard Contractual Clauses will be permissible …
Continue Reading German Data Protection Authority Decides on Supplementary Measures for International Data Transfers

On 21 November 2018, the data protection authority of Baden-Württemberg, Germany (the “authority”) imposed a fine of EUR 20,000 against a German social media provider (the “company”) for failing to encrypt user passwords. The authority’s decision marks the first time that a fine was imposed on a company for violating the European General Data Protection Regulation …
Continue Reading Data Protection Authority Imposes First GDPR Non-Compliance Fine in Germany