Many data exporters are struggling to transfer data to the United States in a GDPR-compliant manner after the European Court of Justice annulled the adequacy decision for the United States in July 2020 with its Schrems II ruling. Data transfer to the US is a sensitive issue, as personal data may be…

The European Commission and the United States announced in a joint statement earlier this year that an agreement  on the principles of a new Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework had been reached. After this announcement, everyone has been waiting for the publication of the Executive Order to be…

It is a legal obligation of the Hungarian Data Protection Authority (NAIH) to organise the annual conference of data protection officers (DPOs). Due to the obligations in the GDPR regarding the appointment of DPOs, the number of DPOs registered by the Hungarian DPA increased significantly, therefore…

One of the most important data protection related news this summer is the European Court of Justice's judgment in Schrems II case published on 16th of July (Case C-311/18, Data Protection Commissioner v Facebook Ireland Ltd, and Maximillian Schrems). The judgment contains the following main…