Month: January 2020

Privacy Update for the 24th January

In the news this week Coverage of DLA Piper’s GDPR report. EEA breach notifications and fines finds the Netherlands leads Ireland in notified data breaches per capita. France, Germany and Austria top the rankings for the total value of fines imposed to date with just over €51 million, €24.5 million and €18 million respectively. Europe’s privacy overhaul …

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Privacy Update for the 11th January 2020

Following an ongoing battle of 6 years (Schrems II), the Advocate General’s Opinion is that standard contractual clauses for the transfer of personal data to processors established in third countries are valid. Whilst not legally binding, the Advocate General’s opinion holds weight with the CJEU judges, who will rule in the coming months and follow advisers’ recommendations in …

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