Last year in Spring I mentioned in my article, Will Spring Bring a New EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Agreement?, how the EU and the U.S. were working to bring about an easier way to transfer data across the Atlantic. It was stated by Sean Heather, senior vice president of regulatory affairs for the U.S. Chamber of […]
Posts by Michelle Bausenwein:
One Step Closer to a EU-U.S. Adequacy Decision
On October 7, 2022, U.S. President Biden signed the long-awaited Executive Order (EO) on ‘Enhancing Safeguards for United States Signals Intelligence Activities‘. Some would say it is merely a memorandum on how the US will continue to spy on individuals. Others would say it is an effort to control the intelligence system in place without […]
Will the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework Bloom this Summer?
Spring has sprung, but we are still waiting for the flowers to appear. As I wrote in a blog article dated, March 23, 2022, it was anticipated that this spring the EU and the U.S. would come to an agreement with regards to the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield. On March 25, 2022, a joint announcement was […]
How Will the German Data Protection Authorities Determine Fines For Companies? – The DSK Publishes a New Concept.
On October 14, 2019, the German Conference of Data Protection Authorities (DSK) published a concept for determining fines in accordance with the GDPR. In some regards, this concept resembles the model of the Berlin Data Protection Authority which was presented in June of this year (we reported in German), but some aspects remain less concrete. […]
One for All and All for One…How the Supervisory Authorities are Working Together
The GDPR was created in such a manner to provide the same data privacy rights to data subjects throughout the EEA. The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has provided a report on how this is working so far, “First overview on the implementation of the GDPR and the roles and means of the national supervisory […]
The Long Arm of the GDPR
The new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) strictly regulates the collection, use and storage of personal data, but does the long arm of the law stretch beyond the EU borders more than anyone could have anticipated? If you are surfing the web to see who the GDPR applies to, you could come to the conclusion […]
Deal or No Deal, Brexit is Coming
Whether or not the United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union (EU) can agree on an exit deal, the UK will be leaving the EU come March 30, 2019. Although the UK plans to incorporate the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) into national law there will still be some data privacy issues that arise as […]