DATA PROTECTION WEEKLY

European Union European Commission: EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, draft adequacy decision On 13 December, the European Commission launched the process to adopt an adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF), which will facilitate trans-Atlantic data flows and address the concerns raised by the Court of Justice of the European Union in its Schrems II decision of July 2020....

  European Union European Data Protection Board: EDPB adopts Art. 65 dispute resolution binding decisions regarding Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp The EDPB adopted three dispute resolution decisions on the basis of Art. 65 GDPR concerning Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (Meta IE). The binding decisions address important legal issues arising from the draft decisions of the Irish SA as lead...

  European Union EDPO: Google Fonts warning: Here is what Google says about it There have been a series of warnings in connection with Google Fonts causing a stir in Europe for a while. The matter has now also reached the headquarters of the search engine giant, and Google has now commented on it. Since last summer, a number of lawyers and their plaintiffs have repeatedly caused waves of...

European Union Digital infrastructure, AI roadmap tangible results of transatlantic cooperation The US administration and European Commission will meet in Washington on 5 December, the third in the context of the Trade and Technology Council (TTC), an EU-US initiative launched last year to provide a permanent platform for cooperation. The agenda includes an AI joint roadmap outlining the tools...

  European Union A quick look at the Commission’s preparation for the Digital Services Act The European Commission’s ongoing preparations to enforce the Digital Services Act (DSA) include pre-designation talks with the largest platforms, early engagement with the member states and drafting three critical pieces of secondary legislation, according to a presentation seen by EURACTIV. EU states...

 National Authorities France: Appointment of a data protection officer: assessment of the formal notices issued to 22 municipalities The President of the CNIL closed 18 of the 22 formal notices issued on April 25, 2022 against national municipalities (local authorities) having to appoint a data protection officer. As per the GDPR (Art37) the appointment of a DPO is mandatory in certain cases,...