Microsoft issued a statement on 19 November 2020 announcing to be the first company to respond to European Data Protection Board’s (“EDPB”) recent guidance regarding the international personal data transfers post Schrems II era. According to the German data protection authority from Baden-Württemberg (“LfDI”), Microsoft’s commitments are not sufficient as …
The Italian data protection authority (Garante per la protezione dei dati personali) has issued a fine of 12,25 million euros against Vodafone for using personal data of millions of data subjects unlawfully for telemarketing purposes. In addition, Vodafone has been ordered to take series of measures to ensure compliance with …
The privacy focused non-profit group NOYB, lead by Max Schrems, has filed 2 complaints against Apple for using Apple’s Identifier for Advertisers (“IDFA”) that allows Apple and all the app developers to track end users and combine information from their online behaviour. Just like with cookies, the ePrivacy Directive applies …
In its decision C-61/19 the Court of Justice of the European Union clarifies the conditions for valid consent under the GDPR.
During its 41st plenary session, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) adopted by a 2/3 majority its first dispute resolution decisions on the basis of Article 65 of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”).
The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) has issued a fine of £1.25million against Ticketmaster UK Limited for a personal data breach occurring between February 2018 and June 2018 that affected 9.4 million data subjects.
Following the big announcement by the EDPB regarding the recommendations on supplementary measures regarding international personal data transfers post Schrems II, the European Commission released a draft for new Standard Contractual Clauses (“SCC’s”).
The EDPB has finally issued its highly awaited recommendations on the supplementary measures to make personal data transfers to third countries lawful. The recommendations are subject to a public consultation, which closes on November 30, 2020.