In the wake of the recent Court of Justice of the European Union "Schrems II" decision invalidating the EU/US Privacy Shield framework, the US Department of Commerce and the European Commission have initiated discussions to evaluate the potential for an enhanced EU-US Privacy Shield framework. Read the EU Commission Statement … [Read more...] about EU-US Data Transfers: The Next Step
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Report: Public Interest Override
The Alberta Information and Privacy Commissioner has released Investigation Report F2020-IR-01 that looks into the use of the “public interest override” provision (section 32) by public bodies under Alberta’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. The report includes an analysis of the public interest override in Alberta, survey results of Alberta public bodies … [Read more...] about Report: Public Interest Override
