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DATA PROTECTION WEEKLY
Data Protection Weekly 11/2023
European Union EDPB: Launch of coordinated enforcement on role of data protection officers This week, the European Data Protection Board has kicked off its 2023 coordinated enforcement Framework (CEF) action. Throughout the year, 26 DPAs across the EU/EEA (including EDPS) will take part in the CEF 2023 on the designation and position of data protection officers (DPOs). To gauge whether DPOs...
Data Protection Weekly 10/2023
European Union European Commission: WhatsApp agrees to comply fully with EU rules, informing users better and respecting their choices on contract updates Following on from dialogue with the EU/EAA consumer protection authorities (CPC Network) and the European Commission, WhatsApp has committed to being more transparent on changes to its terms of service. Moreover, the company will make it...
Data Protection Weekly 9/2023
European Union EDPB: EDPB welcomes improvements under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, however concerns remain The EDPB adopted its opinion on the draft adequacy decision regarding the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. The EDPB welcomes substantial improvements such as the introduction of requirements embodying the principles of necessity and proportionality for U.S. intelligence gathering of...
Data Protection Weekly 8/2023
European Union European Commission: Brussels sets out to fix the GDPR The European Commission will propose a new law (regulation) before the summer aimed at improving how EU member state data protection authorities enforce the GDPR in cross-border cases. A new notice page was published on its website. You cand read more in a POLITICO article here. European Commission: DSA: Commission starts...
Data Protection Weekly 7/2023
European Union European Parliament: LIBE Committee concludes that EU-US DPF fails to provide equivalent protection On Tuesday 14 February, the LIBE Committee of the European Parliament released a draft motion for the resolution on the adequacy of the protection afforded by the EU-US Data Privacy Framework concluding that the EU-US Data Privacy Framework fails to provide equivalent protection....
Data Protection Weekly 6/2023
European Union Court of Justice of the European Union: Ruling on dismissal and conflict of interests regarding DPOs Thursday 9 February the CJEU handed down a ruling which confirmed two separate instances. On the question of dismissal, where Art38(3) of the GDPR provisions that DPOs may not be dismissed or penalised by the controller or processor for performing their tasks, the CJEU confirmed...
