DCMS Committee was due to interview ‘the government’s preferred candidate’ for the post of the Information Commissioner last week. However, the date has been postponed
The guidelines, issued yesterday, clarify interpretation of the GDPR Articles 40(2)(j) and Article 40(3) on data transfers outside the EU
The UK and Singapore launched negotiations on 28 June on a new digital trade agreement
The EU formally announced on 28 June that it has recognised the UK’s data protection law as adequate to enable the free flow of personal data
All 27 EU Member States voted in favour of UK’s adequacy decision on 16 June
An international coalition consisting of consumer rights organizations, civil rights groups, NGOs, and academics calls for action against surveillance-based advertising
The European Commission has issued a draft adequacy decision which applies to data transfers to Korea’s private and public sector organisations
The Court of Justice of the European Union has confirmed that a national data protection authority can, under the GDPR and under certain conditions, start court proceedings against a controller in its own country even if it is not the Lead Authority
The European Commission has issued modernised Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) under the GDPR for data transfers from controllers or processors
