EDPS

A potential path forward after the Irish Data Protection Commission enforcement decision regarding Meta Ireland

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has determined that Meta Ireland infringed Article 46(1) of the GDPR when it “continued to transfer personal data from the EU/EEA to the USA following the delivery of the CJEU’s judgment in Data Protection Commissioner v Facebook Ireland Limited and Maximillian Schrems.” The DPC has given Meta Ireland 6 months to find a solution. This is just enough time to create the possibility of a road forward; a possibility which is contained primarily in the effective implementation of proposed European – U.S. Data Privacy Framework on the part of the U.S. and the EU.

WPF moderating seminar on GDPR & biometrics in Brussels, Belgium

WPF executive director Pam Dixon will be moderating a seminar to be held by the Biometrics Institute in Brussels, Belgium on 17 April on the topic of implications and implementation of the GDPR. The event will be held at the Office of the Spanish National Research Council, 7th Floor, Room 3, Rue du Trône 62,