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Cyber-insurance – 72 hours for the insured party to file a criminal complaint: GDPR’s false friend

Data Protection Report

The French Information and Digital Security Experts Club ( CESIN ) has estimated that 54% of French companies were subject to cyberattacks in 2021, [1] while France Assureurs has put cyberattack risks on top of all other risks for the sixth year in a row. [2] 12-10-1 into the French Insurance code. However, in the end, Article L.12-10-1

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European Commission Publishes Draft of New Standard Contractual Clauses

Hunton Privacy

On November 12, 2020, the European Commission published a draft implementing decision on standard contractual clauses for the transfer of personal data to third countries pursuant to the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), along with its draft set of new standard contractual clauses (the “SCCs”). Key Takeaways.

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New Guidance on the Revised Swiss Data Protection Act Published by the Swiss Regulator

Data Matters

On 5 March 2021, the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC) published a short position paper on the revised Swiss Data Protection Act (revDPA). The revDPA will implement many of the requirements of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) into Swiss law, although sometimes with a Swiss flourish.

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EU Council Agrees on Proposed ePrivacy Regulation

Data Matters

On February 10, 2021, the Council of the European Union (which includes representatives of the European Union (EU) member states, hereinafter Council) reached an agreement on the ePrivacy Regulation proposal that governs the protection of privacy and confidentiality of electronic communications services (ePrivacy Regulation).

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Governance of Data Innovation: Risks and Rewards for Business – Key Takeaways from our Discussion with the UK Information Commissioner’s Office

Data Matters

On September 21, 2021, Sidley partners Alan Raul and William Long engaged in a fireside chat with Elizabeth Denham and Claudia Berg of the United Kingdom (UK) Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). Elizabeth Denham is due to end her five-year tenure as UK Information Commissioner on October 31, 2021. post-Brexit.

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A deeper dive into the new Standard Contractual Clauses

Data Protection Report

In particular, the New SCCs now helpfully provide for processor-to-processor transfers; (b) give the clauses a GDPR ‘face lift’, including to update cross references to legislation and to ensure alignment with the requirements of the GDPR; and. (c) Module 1, clause 10 ); and. Module 1, clause 10 ); and. Module 2 and 3) ).

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UAE: Federal level data protection law enacted

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data Protection (“ PDPL ”), which was issued on 26 September 2021. Reassuringly, the PDPL does not contain any major divergences from other well-known data protection regimes, including the GDPR. 44) of 2021. The Data Protection Office.