Privacy Ticker October 2022

The October issue of our Privacy Ticker deals with changes in Legislation, the current case law, regulatory investigations and enforcement actions and opinions.

Topics in this issue are:

Changes in Legislation

• Data Transfer to Third Countries: "Old" Standard Data Protection Clauses Expire
• USA: Biden Signs Decree for EU-US Data Protection Agreement
• Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act Clear Final Hurdle 

Case Law

• ECJ on the Storage of Customer Data in an External Database

Regulatory Investigations and Enforcement Actions

• Criteria for Data Protection Certification Approved by Companies for the First Time
• Berlin Data Protection Authority Imposes Fine due to Conflict of Interest of the Data Protection Officer
• French Data Protection Authority Imposes EU 20 Million Fine against Clearview

Opinions

• Due to Current Events: Wave of Warnings due to the Use of Google Fonts
• Overview of Causes of Data Protection Breaches and Defence Measures Published

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