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 European Union The European Commission publishes its updated Standard Contractual Clauses On November 12, 2020, the European Commission launched a public consultation on its project on standard contractual clauses for the transfer of personal data to third countries and its annex. The CSCs listed in the annex are considered to offer appropriate guarantees within the meaning of Article 46 (1)...

 European Union Presidency releases revised draft Eprivacy Regulation The German Presidency of the Council  of European Union published on November 4, 2020 a new version of the proposal for a "Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning privacy and the protection of personal data in electronic communications and repealing Directive 2002/58/EC (Regulation on privacy and...

 EU institutions EDPS adopts strategy for EU institutions' compliance with Schrems II case   The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS)  published a document aimed at ensuring the compliance of the European institutions with the " Schrems II" judgment with regard to transfers of personal data to third countries, and especially the United States. The aim is to ensure that current and future...

The Confederation of Data Protection Organisations welcomes the revision of WP 169 on the concepts of "controller" and "processor". The paper offers practical guidance on the differentiation between the concepts by including many examples from common business processes delegated to third parties. Furthermore, the remarks on the contractual clauses between controllers and processors clearly...