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• Enhancing Safeguards for US Signals Intelligence Activities
  by Francoise Gilbert
  President Biden October 7, 2022 Executive Order on Enhancing Safeguards for US Signals Intelligence Activities –  Towards an Updated EU-US Privacy Shield Framework  When the European Court of Justice issued its decision on Schrems and Facebook Ireland v. Data Protection Commissioner in July 2020 (Schrems II),[1] it triggered a brutal disruption and stoppage in the operations of the EU-US Privacy Shield framework (Framework). It also caused significant… Read more: Enhancing Safeguards for US Signals Intelligence Activities
• Final Versions of Standard Contractual Clauses Adopted!
  by Francoise Gilbert
  Three years after the GDPR came into effect, the European Commission has issued the much-awaited final version of two new sets of Standard Contractual Clauses that are expected to enable data controllers and processors to address some of the thorny issues in the transfer of personal data of EU/EEA citizens. The Press Release of the EU Commission, dated June 4, 2021, is… Read more: Final Versions of Standard Contractual Clauses Adopted!
• Meet the Upcoming California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA)
  by Francoise Gilbert
  California voters approved Proposition 24 on November 3, 2020, paving the way to the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). Nicknamed CCPA 2.0, the CPRA has been presented as an improved version of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), California’s current data protection law, which was adopted in 2018 in the most unusual circumstances. CPRA slightly reshapes CCPA, creating additional rights for consumers… Read more: Meet the Upcoming California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA)
• Privacy Shield after Schrems 2: What to Do Next?
  by Francoise Gilbert
  Since the publication of the EU Court of Justice decision in the Schrems 2 case, many organizations that send or receive personal data of EU/EEA residents have been struggling to find reliable, viable means to ensure the continuity of the data flows emanating from the EU/EEA, and the privacy protections needed for this data. The guidance provided by regulatory authorities on both sides of the Atlantic has… Read more: Privacy Shield after Schrems 2: What to Do Next?
• EDPB Issues 12 FAQs but More Specific Guidance Needed
  by Francoise Gilbert
  One week after the publication of the decision of the European Court of Justice in the Schrems 2 case,   the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), which is primarily comprised of representatives of the supervisory authorities of the EU Member States, has issued a first series of Frequently Asked Questions to help affected entities analyze, and react to, the EUCJ decision. Given the important role of the… Read more: EDPB Issues 12 FAQs but More Specific Guidance Needed