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Our top-eleven European dataprotection developments for the end of 2024 are: EU Cyber Resilience Act: The Council of the European Union approved the Cyber Resilience Act , introducing cybersecurity requirements for digital products sold in the EU. The UK Upper Tribunal did not consider the provisions under the UK GDPR.
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India’s Digital Personal DataProtection Bill 2023 was introduced in Parliament on 3 August 2023. Once passed, the law will govern how businesses collect and use individuals’ data. What data is covered? Personal data, i.e., data about an individual that can identify them. Who is affected?
million fine against Austrian Post for channelling electronic dataprotection-related inquiries to a web form and not offering an additional email address, irrespective of the data subject option to also use non-electronic postal mail or customer service. Standard Contractual Clauses).
Here are our highlights: European Commission adopts new Standard Contractual Clauses What happened : As reported in our blog post , the European Commission adopted its new Standard Contractual Clauses (“SCCs”) for the cross-border transfer of personal data from the EEA to “third countries”.
ICO targets the data broking industry : On 27 October, the ICO demanded that Experian make sweeping changes to dataprotection practices within its direct marketing business within three months or face further enforcement action. We will continue to report on developments as Experian’s appeal progresses.
As covered in our Annual Review , 2020 was a blockbuster year for European dataprotection. has appealed , both penalties show that companies need to be wary not only of how they treat customer data, but also employee data. Spanish DPA hands CaixaBank record €6m fine. English court rules GDPR does not apply to U.S.
Third country data transfers : Businesses that transfer personal data outside of the EEA may want to review their transfer mechanisms in light of new guidance on the EU and South East Asia SCCs, and the DPC’s record-breaking €1.2 The amount of compensation should be assessed by Member State courts under their domestic rules.
Dataprotection & AI: In particular: (i) the French CNIL published its first set of guidance on GDPR compliance when developing AI tools; and (ii) the UK ICO issued a preliminary enforcement notice against Snap over its AI chatbot, alleging that Snap had not adequately assessed the privacy risks posed to child users of the tool.
GDPR one-stop-shop: Businesses wishing to take advantage of the GDPR one-stop-shop system should take note of a new digest, published by the European DataProtection Board, which analyses the decisions made by so-called Lead Supervisory Authorities in this context.
Key takeaways from March include: CNIL data security practice guide: The French DPA published an update of its data security practice guide for dataprotection officers, chief information security officers, computer scientists and legal experts. These developments, and more, are covered below.
Relatedly, a Swedish Court upheld the Swedish IMY’s 2022 reprimand of Klarna Bank AB for failing to disclose information regarding the specific recipients of personal data to a requesting data subject; providing the categories of recipients only was insufficient.
Sensitive personal data: The CJEU has clarified that the processing of special category personal data, such as health data, requires a legal basis under both GDPR Art. 6, meaning that businesses may wish to review their records of processing activities to ensure that both are reflected. 9 and GDPR Art.
Companies must also foot the bill for consumer data requests authorized under privacy regulations unless the request is “excessive.” 23, 2015) the court observed that responding parties presumptively bear the expense of complying with discovery requests unless the expense is “significant.” 11 cv 4071 (N.D.
. : Business may want to revisit their cross-border data transfer arrangements following the new adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, assess whether they are eligible to self-certify and, if they are, whether it makes sense to. Data Privacy Framework (the “DPF”). Data Privacy Framework (the “DPF”).
When there is no clear workflow or unified platform, staff may lose track of deadlines, duplicate efforts, or generate inaccuracies in record-keeping. Any data breach or mishandling of client funds can result in severe reputational damage and legal repercussions.
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Data Privacy Framework (the “DPF”). The decision enables businesses in Europe to transfer personal data to DPF-certified U.S. businesses without having to implement additional dataprotection safeguards. Data subjects may lodge complaints through both U.S.- The DPF is the third U.S. or EU-based recourse mechanisms.
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Legislation empowers the European Commission to designate certain tech companies as gatekeepers and impose obligations on them in relation to data, advertising, e-commerce, interoperability, and the commercial relationships between the service providers customers and end users. One idea is the idea of data portability.
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