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Personal Data
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Privacy, Cybersecurity & Technology Law Perspectives
European Commission Approves New Standard Contractual Clauses for Transfer of European Personal Data
By Aaron K. Tantleff, Jennifer L. Urban, Catherine Zhu
Earlier today, the European Commission approved and adopted a new version of the Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) that revises how data may be transferred by including additional privacy and legal…
Privacy Compliance & Data Security
German Data Protection Authorities Want to Know What Companies Are Doing With Customer Data
By Odia Kagan
Several German Data Protection Authorities commence independent investigation of cross border transfers of personal data in violation of Schrems II. The investigation has commenced by sending companies questionnaire regarding among…
Technology Law Dispatch
EDPB clarifies the application of the GDPR for scientific research
By Cynthia O’Donoghue, Sarah O'Brien
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) released a document earlier this year in response to a request by the European Commission for clarifications on the application of the GDPR in…
Data Privacy Dish
Can a processor decide whose personal data will be processed?
A controller refers to the entity that determines the “purposes and means” of how personal data will be processed. Determining the “means” of processing refers to deciding “how” information will…
Data Privacy Dish
Can a processor decide what data to process?
The term controller refers to the entity that determines the “purposes and means” of how personal data will be processed.1 Determining the “means” of processing refers to deciding “how” information…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
CIPL Submits Comments on Vietnam’s Draft Decree on Personal Data Protection
The Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth has submitted comments in response to the Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam’s Draft Decree on Personal Data Protection.
Privacy Compliance & Data Security
Arizona Personal Data Privacy Bill Moves Ahead
By Odia Kagan
An Arizona bill relating to personal data (HB 2865) was reintroduced on February 11, 2021 in the Arizona House of Representatives and passed its second reading on February 15, 2021.…
Data Privacy Dish
So Many Confusing Terms! Is a service provider (CCPA) really the same thing as a processor (GDPR)?
No. The European GDPR does not use the term “service provider” and, instead, refers to “processors.” While processors within the GDPR are defined in a similar manner to service providers…
Privacy Compliance & Data Security
Blurred Images Collected by Automated Vehicles Can Be Personal Data Under GDPR
By Odia Kagan
Automated vehicle manufacturers beware: Blurred images can still be personal data under the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), says French Data Protection Authority CNIL in a statement on…
Password Protected
California Privacy Rights Act: A Move Closer to GDPR? Part I
The recently-passed California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) augments and supplements California’s existing privacy law, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). We are sure many practitioners are wondering how it stacks…