Personal data protection is a fundamental right. However, many companies routinely collect a growing number of personal data on EU residents and trade them as a commodity. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been adopted to better protect personal data and data subjects’ rights. The strong penalties of the GDPR now constitute a strong incentive and catalyst for making data processing comply with the regulation.Several solutions are merging from the research to support ...

Session in English interpreted into Italian / Sessione in inglese con la traduzione in italianoThis panel will focus on national developments in data protection law beyond the European Union, analyzing which core values and principles underpin different approaches to privacy and data protection legislation. What are the big enforcement cases or actions that have shaped various national or state-level approaches...

Session in English interpreted into Italian / Sessione in inglese con la traduzione in italianoThis session will discuss the concept of data sovereignty, its different meanings the origin of this concept and how it relates to digital sovereignty. We will discuss the impact of this concept on lawmaking in the EU and Asia, including through data localisation issues. We will discuss how, if any, this concept is a ...

This panel will explore the interconnected nature of transatlantic cross-border data transfers with a variety of stakeholders. It will touch upon the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and other adequacy decisions as a means to bridge the gap between transatlantic data flows and standards. The panel will also explore key challenges to transatlantic data transfers, such as government access to data, and discuss international initiatives taken to develop a co...

As new data privacy regulations continue to emerge around the globe at the same time as digital transformation drives more business processes online, it's critical that there are trusted frameworks that allow companies to build trust and efficiently demonstrate compliance. This panel will dive into the EU Cloud Code of Conduct and discuss best practices for future interoperability between the EU Cloud CoC and other proposed frameworks.