Month: November 2020
Regulating Big Data – European Commission Introduces Data Governance Bill
The European Commission published on November 25, 2020 a proposal for a Regulation on European Data Governance, also dubbed the Data Governance Act. It is one of several incoming pieces of legislation proposed at the EU level (including the Digital Services Act, expected in early December) in order to accomplish […]
Data Protection and Brexit: Key Areas to Consider
For better or for worse: 2020 is shortly coming to an end. This means that the end of the Brexit transition period is also just around the corner. Background On December 31, 2020, the post-Brexit transitional arrangements between the EU and the UK will expire. However, the EU GDPR will […]
A Methodology for Conducting Data Transfers in a Post Schrems II World
On November 10, 2020, the European Data Protection Board issued two new pieces of guidance. Read together, they outline a detailed methodology to follow when conducting data transfers under the EU General Data Protection Regulation – such guidance has been keenly anticipated following the Court of Justice for the European […]
California Voters Pass the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020
California voters appear to have approved Proposition 24, a proposal to adopt the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (CPRA). As of this posting, California voters had voted “yes” on the measure by a 55-44% margin with 71% of precincts reporting. Most major media outlets have projected that the measure […]