DPC completes statutory inquiry into suspected interference with role of DPO
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has completed its ‘own volition’ inquiry into whether the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection interfered with the role of its Data Protection...
View ArticleEuropean Commission publishes finalised SCCs
The European Commission has published its final Implementing Decision on new standard contractual clauses (SCCs) for the transfer of personal data to third countries. The new SCCs have been expected...
View ArticleUK Adequacy Decisions adopted by European Commission
The EU Commission has formally adopted two UK adequacy decisions, one under the GDPR and the other under the Law Enforcement Directive (LED). This means that personal data can continue to flow freely...
View ArticleDPC publishes Guidelines on collection of vaccination data of employees
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has published guidelines addressing the issue of what information employers can process in relation to their employees’ return to the workplace. In particular, the...
View ArticleCJEU confirms limited derogations from the GDPR’s one-stop-shop mechanism
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has confirmed the limited competence of a national supervisory authority, that is not the lead supervisory authority (LSA), to bring legal proceedings...
View ArticleEuropean Commission publishes finalised Article 28 SCCs
In addition to issuing new Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) for international transfers of personal data to a third country outside the EEA, the European Commission has also published the finalised...
View ArticleEDPB provides guidance on requirements of data processing contracts
The finalised EDPB Guidelines on the concepts of controller and processor (07/2020) in the GDPR were published this week. The Guidelines set out the EDPB’s recommendations on what should be included in...
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WhatsApp decision considers scope of transparency obligations under the GDPR
The DPC recently fined WhatsApp €225m for failing to discharge its transparency obligations under the GDPR. The decision will have implications for all businesses, particularly regarding their privacy...
View ArticleGovernment publishes legislation programme for Autumn 2021
The Government has published its legislation programme for Autumn 2021. We have set out below the status of key Bills of relevance to the data protection, commercial and technology sector. Priority...
View ArticleOld EU SCCs now repealed
When the European Commission adopted the new EU Standard Contractual Clauses (new SCCs) for international data transfers earlier this year, we highlighted 3 key dates to be aware of. As one of those...
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