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GDPR-Related Guidelines Published or Endorsed by the European Data Protection Board
Guidelines 1/2018 on certification and identifying certification criteria in accordance with Articles 42 and 43 of the Regulation - version adopted after public consultation – Adopted on 4 June 2019
Guidelines 05/2022 on the use of facial recognition technology in the area of law enforcement - Adopted on 12 May 2022
Guidelines 04/2022 on the calculation of administrative fines under the GDPR - Adopted on 12 May 2022
Guidelines 3/2022 on Dark patterns in social media platform interfaces: How to recognise and avoid them - Adopted on 14 March 2022
Guidelines 01/2021 on Examples regarding Personal Data Breach Notification - Adopted on 14 December 2021
Guidelines 05/2021 on the Interplay between the application of Article 3 and the provisions on international transfers as per Chapter V of the GDPR - Adopted on 18 November 2021
Guidelines 07/2020 on the concepts of controller and processor in the GDPR - Adopted on 07 July 2021
Guidelines 09/2020 on relevant and reasoned objection under Regulation 2016/679 - Adopted on 09 March 2021
Guidelines 01/2020 on processing personal data in the context of connected vehicles and mobility related applications - Adopted on 9 March 2021
Guidelines 2/2020 on articles 46 (2) (a) and 46 (3) (b) of Regulation 2016/679 for transfers of personal data between EEA and non-EEA public authorities and bodies - Adopted on 15 December 2020
Guidelines 06/2020 on the interplay of the Second Payment Services Directive and the GDPR - Adopted on 15 December 2020
Guidelines 4/2019 on Article 25 Data Protection by Design and by Default - Adopted on 20 October 2020
Guidelines 5/2019 on the criteria of the Right to be Forgotten in the search engines cases under the GDPR (part 1) - Adopted on 7 July 2020
Guidelines 04/2020 on the use of location data and contact tracing tools in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak - Adopted on 21 April 2020
Guidelines 03/2020 on the processing of data concerning health for the purpose of scientific research in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak - Adopted on 21 April 2020
Guidelines 1/2019 on Codes of Conduct and Monitoring Bodies under Regulation 2016/679 – Adopted on 4 June 2019
Guidelines 4/2018 on the accreditation of certification bodies under Article 43 of the General Data Protection Regulation (2016/679) – Adopted on 4 June 2019
Guidelines 1/2020 on processing personal data in the context of connected vehicles and mobility related applications - Adopted on 28 January 2020
Guidelines 3/2018 on the territorial scope of the GDPR (Article 3) - version adopted after public consultation – Adopted on 12 November 2019
Guidelines 2/2019 on the processing of personal data under Article 6(1)(b) GDPR in the context of the provision of online services to data subjects - Adopted on 8 October 2019
Guidelines on Personal Data Breach Notification under Regulation 2016/679 - Last Revised and Adopted on 6 February 2018
Guidelines for identifying a controller or processor's lead supervisory authority - Last Revised and Adopted on 5 April 2017
Guidelines on Automated individual decision-making and Profiling for the purposes of Regulation 2016/679 - Last Revised and Adopted on 6 February 2018
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The EDPB Issues Opinion on the New EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework
On the 28th of February 2023, the European Data Protection Board (hereinafter referred to as the “EDPB”) issued its Opinion on the European Commission’s draft adequacy decision regarding the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. Whilst acknowledging the significant improvements made to the Data Privacy Framework such as the improved new redress mechanism under the Executive Order on Enhancing Safeguards for United States Signals Intelligence Activities, the EDPB’s opinion also highlighted some issues of concern which had previously been raised so as to ensure that the new adequacy decision will be long-lasting. The principal issues of concern specifically relate to the data…
Digital Services Act Deadline for Online Platform Providers
17 February, 2023, marks the deadline for providers of online platforms to publish information on the average monthly active recipients of their services in the European Union (EU), as required by the Digital Services Act (Regulation (EU) 2022/2065) (DSA). The DSA defines online platforms as providers of hosting services that publicly disseminate users’ information. The European Commission has previously provided that online platforms cover a wide range of activities and include: Online marketplaces; Social media platforms; Creative content outlets; App stores; Platforms for the collaborative economy; Price comparison websites; and Search engines. Under the DSA, providers of online platforms must…
The New EU-US Personal Data Transfer Framework
The agreement on a new EU-U.S. data privacy framework between EU Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen and U.S. President Joe Biden had already been announced on 25 March 2022 (for background, please refer to our previous article The EU-US Privacy Shield: Third Time’s a Charm? - Mamo TCV). However, the stability and longevity of the agreement was questioned by Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems who sent an open letter to stakeholders as a warning that the new framework risks being declared invalid, and consequently being struck down by the CJEU, should no reforms to U.S. law take place to…
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