Cybersecurity has become an increasingly discussed topic in Europe and is more and more valued and controlled on a business level by most companies operating in the EU market. The reason for this rising trend can certainly be traced back to the impressive rate of cyber attacks, which continues to increase each year, as shown […]
European Commission
“Old” Standard Contractual Clauses to be Invalid as of the End of December (27.12.2022)
The European Commission decided on new Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) in June 2021. After 27 December 2022, only these “new” SCCs may be used without exception. What does that mean for companies and organizations? If personal data is transferred to processors (or their sub-processors) or to controllers in a country outside the EU or the […]
“US must comply with the EU-US Privacy Shield”
According to the 12 June 2018 European Parliament press release, the Civil Liberties Committee (LIBE Committee) has called on the European Commission to suspend the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield on the grounds that it fails to provide sufficient data protection for EU Citizens. In the press release, the MEPs stated that data transfers between the EU […]