Schrems II decision – sanctions and enforcement Europe Schrems II decision – sanctions and enforcement It has been almost a year since the Court of Justice of the European Union…HewardMills2 July 2021
European Commission confirms UK adequacy decisions EuropeUK European Commission confirms UK adequacy decisions As a result of Brexit, under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), UK became a “third” country.…HewardMills30 June 2021
HewardMills’ fast-track privacy health checks AmericasEuropeLife Sciences HewardMills’ fast-track privacy health checks “You can't really know where you are going until you know where you have been.”…HewardMills17 June 2021
France and Germany crack down on cookie compliance Europe France and Germany crack down on cookie compliance France Following the publication of the cookie guidelines and recommendations, the French Data Protection Authority…HewardMills28 May 2021
EDPB adopts favourable opinion on draft UK adequacy decision EuropeUK EDPB adopts favourable opinion on draft UK adequacy decision The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted two opinions on the European Commission’s draft UK adequacy…HewardMills30 April 2021
The EU Commission has proposed harmonised rules on AI AIEurope The EU Commission has proposed harmonised rules on AI The EU Commission has published draft regulations setting out harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (AI)…HewardMills23 April 2021
Tackling Covid-19 variants and its implications on global personal health data sharing DP ManagementEuropeLife Sciences Tackling Covid-19 variants and its implications on global personal health data sharing The evolving nature of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its new variants has raised global…HewardMills12 April 2021
The EDPB’s response to European Commission’s questions on health research and the application of the GDPR DP ManagementEuropeLife Sciences The EDPB’s response to European Commission’s questions on health research and the application of the GDPR On 2 February 2021, the EDPB published its document in response to the request from…HewardMills17 March 2021
CNIL imposes joint accountability fines on a controller and processor for GDPR infringement EuropeUK CNIL imposes joint accountability fines on a controller and processor for GDPR infringement On 27 January 2021, CNIL fined a controller €150,000 and a processor €75,000 for EU…HewardMills17 March 2021
What’s on the horizon this year for data protection DP ManagementEuropeUK What’s on the horizon this year for data protection We begin this year with a new EU-UK trade agreement, providing the data protection world…HewardMills20 January 2021