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28 January 2024 is Data Protection Day (or Data Privacy Day outside of Europe), which marks the anniversary of the Council of Europe’s Convention 108. Data Privacy Day encourages the global community to think about the importance of respecting privacy, safeguarding data, and enabling trust. In an increasingly connected and digitized world, where data protection, privacy and cybersecurity regulation are rapidly evolving, the work of the global data community is more vital, and more challenging,…

On December 22, 2023 the EU Regulation on harmonised rules on fair access to and use of data, also known as the Data Act, was published in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication, namely on January 11, 2024, and become applicable on September 12, 2025. The Data Act affects manufacturers of connected products and also providers of related services, including virtual…

*Article originally posted on IAPP.org* Privacy professionals around the world are feverishly working on configuring and implementing the European Union’s new Standard Contractual Clauses (“SCCs”). On September 27, 2021, companies in the European Economic Area (EEA) must not enter into new cross-border data transfer arrangements with companies in the United States and most other countries, unless the recipient outside the EEA agrees to the new SCCs (Elisabeth Dehareng, Francesca Gaudino and Brian Hengesbaugh, The road ahead…

Happy Data Protection Day! The 28 January each year is celebrated as Data Protection Day (or Data Privacy Day outside of Europe), which marks the anniversary of the Council of Europe’s Convention 108. To mark Data Protection Day 2021, we have summarised some of the key trends and developments in the EU, UK and beyond from a data protection perspective and looking ahead to what to expect for 2021. You can jump to specific country…

Most companies consider cross-border data transfer restrictions under EU data protection laws a difficult compliance requirement, particularly since July 16, when the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled on the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield and standard contractual clauses. Additionally, companies that offer data-processing services are also facing a difficult sales topic, which commands urgent attention, particularly in the technology, media and telecommunications sectors. Click here to continue reading. Note: This is the seventh in…

The so-called Omnibus Directive 2019/2161[1] is part of the European Union’s ‘New Deal for Consumers’ initiative aimed at amending four legal acts, namely Council Directive 93/13/EEC (unfair contract terms), Directive 98/6/EC (price indications), Directive 2005/29/EC (unfair commercial practices) and Directive 2011/83/EU (consumer rights – “Consumer Rights Directive”) in order to improve and modernise consumer protection legislation and to strengthen their enforceability. The EU Member States must transpose the Omnibus Directive into national law by November…