Well, it depends. Let me begin by providing an overview of the Data Privacy Framework as adopted on July 11th 2023 and follow by providing my opinion on whether and for which companies a certification under the new framework would add value. The EU-US Data Privacy Framework in the Big Picture of the Adequacy Decisions […]
Data Transfer to USA
The Long-Awaited U.S. Adequacy Decision Has Been Issued By The European Commission
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 […]
Portuguese Data Protection Authority Orders Suspension of Data Transfer to USA
The Portuguese Data Protection Commission (Comissão Nacional de Proteção de Dados – CNPD) has ordered the Portuguese office of national statistics (Instituto Nacional de Estatística – INE) to suspend within 12 hours the transfer of personal data from the Census 2021 survey to the USA or other so-called third countries without an adequate level of […]