This afternoon, the European Commission has adopted an adequacy decision for the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. This decision finds that the United States provides an equivalent level of data protection to that of the European Union, enabling the safe and unrestricted flow of personal data from the EU to U.S. companies under the new framework. EU […]
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Weekly digest May 9 – 15, 2022: UK data protection reform, and dark patterns invalidating consent
TechGDPR’s review of international data-related stories from press and analytical reports. Legal Processes: UK data protection reform Last week in the Queen’s Speech it was announced that the UK’s data protection regime will be reformed through the introduction of the Data Reform Bill, dataprotectionlawhub.com reports. The Bill’s purpose is to “create a trusted UK data […]
Weekly digest December 20 – December 26, 2021: Facebook data transfer hustle, guide on Germany’s TTDSG, contactless payments, tech buzzwords 2021
TechGDPR’s review of international data-related stories from press and analytical reports. Legal Processes and Redress: Facebook data transfer hustle, Amazon fine halted, adequacy for South Korea Despite the CJEU twice declaring that the US does not offer sufficient protection for Europeans’ data from American national security agencies, Facebook, (Meta)’s lawyers continue to disagree, according to […]