During its November plenary session, the European Data Protection Board announced guidelines related to the interplay between data transfers and territorial scope under the EU General Data Protection Regulation. The guidance offers three "cumulative criteria" which categorise data processing as a transfer. Notably, the board explicitly said it does not consider a transfer to be the "collection of data directly from data subjects in the EU at their own initiative." EDPB Chair Andrea Jelinek said the guidance presents "a consistent interpretation of the concept of 'international transfers.'
What is this page?
You are reading a summary article on the Privacy Newsfeed, a free resource for DPOs and other professionals with privacy or data protection responsibilities helping them stay informed of industry news all in one place. The information here is a brief snippet relating to a single piece of original content or several articles about a common topic or thread. The main contributor is listed in the top left-hand corner, just beneath the article title.
The Privacy Newsfeed monitors over 300 global publications, of which more than 5,750 summary articles have been posted to the online archive dating back to the beginning of 2020. A weekly roundup is available by email every Friday.
