On July 4, 2023, the highest EU court issued a landmark judgment in Case C-252/21, where the German court referred several questions for a preliminary ruling related to (i) the interplay between data protection concerns and competition law breaches; and (ii) interpretation of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This judgment has far-reaching implications
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European Data Protection Board Adopts Draft Guidelines on Territorial Scope of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
By Philip Woolfson & Alexander Hamels on
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) is an independent advisory body, established by the GDPR, that issues guidelines, recommendations, and best practices for the application of the GDPR.
At its Third Plenary on September 26, the EDPB adopted new draft guidelines on the GDPR’s territorial scope.
These guidelines should help provide a common interpretation of…