This week, the Article 29 Working Party (“WP29”) published their joint annual review of Privacy Shield and their long awaited (draft) guidance on Binding Corporate Rules (“BCR’s”). Privacy Shield: The WP29 have identified a number of important unresolved issues and warn that if no remedy is brought within the next year, they will bring the …
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The Article 29 Working Party (‘WP29’) has issued its first guidance on GDPR topics. This guidance (including FAQs) relates to: the right to Data Portability; Data Protection Officers (DPO); and the Lead Supervisory Authority. Whilst WP29 announced that more opinions and guidance will follow – for example, guidelines on Data Protection Impact Assessments and Certification …
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By Carol Umhoefer (Carol.Umhoefer@dlapiper.com) and Caroline Chancé (Caroline.Chance@dlapiper.com). This article first appeared in E-Commerce Law and Policy – volume 18 issue 03 (March 2016). On 16 December 2015, the Article 29 Data Protection Working Party (“WP29”) updated their Opinion 8/2010[1] on applicable law in light of the landmark decision Costeja v. Google[2] rendered by the …
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