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CPW Week in Review
By Kristin Bryan on
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Since the Court of Justice of the EU (“CJEU”) decided in its Schrems II ruling that the Privacy Shield is no longer valid and that EU Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) can no longer be used without extra scrutiny and require the implementation of additional security measures by both the EU data exporter and the US data importer, companies are wondering on how they can transfer data to non EU countries. According to the CJEU, the SCCs are still valid, but a level of protection for personal data equivalent to that in the EU must be ensured, which would not be the case if public authorities, such as intelligence services, can access EU personal data without adequate judicial oversight or due process.
Maintaining a positive and productive work environment helps retain valued employees and aids in recruiting new talent, ultimately saving costs and providing an advantage over competitors. To monitor employee satisfaction organizations are increasingly turning to conducting workplace surveys.
On February 10, 2020, the German Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (BfDI) initiated its first public consultation procedure on the anonymization of personal data, with a particular focus on providers of electronic communication services. As the European Commission Communication in A European Strategy for Data recognized, anonymized data may be used for many purposes and bring enormous benefits to citizens, for example, by improving mobility and road safety.