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EU to start adequacy talks with Japan and Korea 2017-01-11
The EU Commission sets the strategic framework for "adequacy decisions" as well as other tools for data transfers and international data protection instruments in its Communication published yesterday, 10 January.
Read more »US and Switzerland sign Privacy Shield agreement 2017-01-03
The United States and Switzerland, on 12 January 2017, agreed the Swiss-US Privacy Shield Framework as a valid legal mechanism to comply with Swiss requirements when transferring personal data from Switzerland to the United States. The Swiss-US Privacy Shield Framework will replace the US Swiss Safe Harbor immediately, the US Department of Commerce says.
Read more »EU DPAs issue GDPR guidance on data portability, DPOs and lead authority 2017-01-01
The main establishment, for the purpose of choosing the Lead Authority under the GDPR, would normally be the Member State where an organisation has its central administration.
Read more »German DPAs launch enquiry on international transfers to non-EU countries 2017-01-01
Ten German state and city level DPAs, coordinated by Bavaria’s DPA, have started a survey of 500 companies’ practices regarding international data transfers. The state and city level DPAs that are involved are: Bavaria, Berlin, Bremen, Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Niedersachsen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland and Sachsen-Anhalt. 150 of the 500 companies to be surveyed are under Bavarian jurisdiction.
Read more »Russia blocks LinkedIn as a result of data localisation requirement 2017-01-01
In an unprecedented move, the Russian DPA, Roskomnadzor yesterday, 17 November, blocked access to the LinkedIn website in order to comply with a Moscow City Court ruling on 10 November. The court found that the company was in breach of the data localisation laws.
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