The Bottom Line As a result of Brexit, the UK has introduced its own new documents to govern certain cross-border transfers of personal data.Businesses need to be aware of the similarities and differences between the EU and UK approaches. After Brexit took effect last year, the United Continue Reading
European Commission Adopts Revisions to Standard Contractual Clauses
The Bottom Line The revised SCCs published by the European Commission will provide businesses with more flexibility to enter data sharing arrangements with controllers and processors outside of the European Economic Area.Businesses should revisit their contractual arrangements and identify any Continue Reading
EU-U.S. Data Transfers Post Schrems II
The Bottom Line The Schrems II decision inserted a great deal of uncertainty into data transfers from the EU to the United States. Regulators on both sides of the Atlantic continue to provide guidance, but have not completed negotiations on a new process. Businesses must remain as vigilant and Continue Reading
Schrems II: The EU-US Privacy Shield Is a Thing of the Past
The Bottom Line Now that the European Union has invalidated the EU-US Privacy Shield Framework, companies will need to re-examine the methods they use to transfer personal data of EU data subjects from the EU to the U.S. The Standard Contractual Clauses, which survived the court’s ruling for now, Continue Reading
European Commission Marks GDPR’s Second Anniversary with a Review and Possible Updates
The Bottom Line While GDPR was intended to harmonize data protection law throughout the EU and provide consistent controls for processing personal data, the European Commission recognizes that there are areas for improvement. The Commission is currently engaged in issuing new standard contractual Continue Reading