Data Protection — Assembly — Regulation Updates

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French Government must rewrite data retention laws to bring them in line with EU rules

The ruling avoids a potentially risky precedent being set

Irish data protection authority to probe considerable data leak involving Facebook

The incident involving more than 500m users is a critical test for the DPC’s effectiveness as a one-stop-shop

European Commission to grant data adequacy to the UK

The UK’s current alignment on GDPR meant this didn’t come as a surprise, but does mean the UK will have to stick to the same standards in the future

EU Council moves ePrivacy Regulation forward

Although significant obstacles remain in the way of a final agreement

Italian data protection authority issues temporary restrictions on TikTok

The social network will not be able to process data of users whose age has not been verified.

European Commission introduces Data Governance Act

The Regulation will introduce data intermediaries, and allow data sharing on a voluntary basis.

European Data Protection Board releases recommendations for international data transfers

The recommendations address the demise of the US–EU Privacy Shield scheme.

Spanish Data Protection Authority assesses data protection compliance in the telecoms sector

The analysis relates to the conclusion of contracts online or by phone.

Governments call for changes to end-to-end encryption

The Governments of seven countries seek to obtain greater access to people’s communications for law enforcement purposes.

European Court of Justice strikes down national data retention laws

The ECJ confirms the stance it adopted in declaring the Data Retention Directive invalid in 2014.