Category: Adequacy

Transfers of personal data from the EU… not a “Mission Impossible”

Posted on 22 April 202122 April 2021 by Douwe Korff

Contrary to comments from the European Commission, personal data transfers from the EU following the Schrems II judgment are not a mission impossible.

The inadequacy of the EU Commission’s Draft GDPR Adequacy Decision on the UK

Posted on 3 March 20213 March 2021 by Douwe Korff

The European Commission published last month its draft decision finding the UK’s data protection regime to be “adequate” in GDPR terms. It would be a serious mistake for the EU Member States (the GDPR Article 93 committee) to approve this decision.

UK adequacy, international transfers, and human rights compliance

Posted on 2 February 20212 February 2021 by Douwe Korff

Has the European Court of Human Rights fully considered the UK’s surveillance practices? And is the ICO taking adequate steps to protect European data against them?