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

The Privacy Ticker is available for download in the section below or here.