In a landmark ruling (‘Data Protection Commissioner v Facebook Ireland and Maximilian Schrems’)[1], the CJEU invalidated the Privacy Shield Decision[2], whereby the Commission had determined that the United States ensured an adequate level of protection for p [...]
Whether or not the United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union (EU) can agree on an exit deal, the UK will be leaving the EU come March 30, 2019. Although the UK plans to incorporate the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) into national law there [...]
According to the 12 June 2018 European Parliament press release, the Civil Liberties Committee (LIBE Committee) has called on the European Commission to suspend the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield on the grounds that it fails to provide sufficient data protection [...]
On July 26, 2016, following the adoption of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield decision on July 12, the Article 29 Working Party (WP29) held a press conference[1] with a view to express its opinion regarding the adoption of the Commission’s decision regarding t [...]
After pointing out that the Privacy Shield Draft Adequacy Decision constitutes a step forward compared to the Safe Harbor Decision, in his Opinion from May 30th 2016, Giovanni Buttarelli, European Data Protection Supervisor, noted that such progress is not, in itself, sufficient. [...]
In a press conference held yesterday, April 13th at 1.00 PM, Article 29 Working Group presented their opinion on the EU-US Privacy Shield. You can find the press release here. In a rather impeccable presentation, Isabel Falque-Pierrotin (chairman [...]
Had you asked any privacy lawyer after the ECJ’s abolishment of Safe Harbor on October 6th 2015, if there was any valid alternative for transferring personal data into the United States, you would have ended up with a variety of answers and thus more c [...]
