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Protecting Children Online: EDPB Weighs in on Age Assurance Methods

On February 11, 2025, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) issued a statement outlining its expectations for aligning the proliferating use of age assurance checks with the GDPR (the “Statement”). Aiming to promote a harmonized approach across the EU, the Statement provides guidance and high-level principles for online service providers…

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U.S. and EU Reach Political Agreement On a New Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework: The Implications for Businesses

On March 25, 2022, President Biden and the President of the European Commission (“EC”) von der Leyen announced that the US and EU reached an agreement in principle on a new Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy framework for transatlantic data flows (the New Framework). The parties now need to translate the consensus…

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EDPB Defines a "Transfer" Under the GDPR

On 18 November 2021 the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) released its Guidelines 05/2021 on the Interplay between the application of Article 3 and the provisions on international transfers as per Chapter V of the GDPR (“Guidelines”) for public consultation.  The Guidelines clarify one of the most vexing issues in…

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