Article 29 Working Party Publishes Revised Guidelines on Transparency and Consent under GDPR
On April 11, 2018, the Article 29 Working Party published the last revised version of the Guidelines on Transparency. The revisions cover issues such as the requirement that information be "intelligible" and changes to Article 13 and 14. Similarly, on April 10, 2018, the Article 29 Working Party published the last revised version of the Guidelines on Consent, including consent issues relating to users' continued use of websites.
Article 29 Working Party Sets Forth Cooperation Procedure for Approval of Binding Corporate Rules
On April 11, 2018, the Article 29 Working Party published a Working Document on the procedure for approving binding corporate rules ("BCR") for controllers and processors, and on determining the Lead Supervisory Authority for the BCR. BCR are to be approved by the competent supervisory authority in the relevant jurisdiction in accordance with the consistency mechanism, whereby the European Data Protection Board will issue a nonbinding opinion on the draft decision stemming from the competent Lead Supervisory Authority.
Article 29 Working Party Establishes Social Media Working Group
On April 11, 2018, the Article 29 Working Party announced support for the ongoing investigations run by national privacy authorities into the collection and use of personal data by social media companies. In addition, the Article 29 Working Party will create a Social Media Working Group to develop a long-term strategy on this issue.
Article 29 Working Party Comments on Framework for
Interoperability of EU Information Systems
On April 23, 2018, the Article 29 Working Party published its Opinion on the Commission's 2017 proposals for rendering interoperable European information systems in the field of border control, migration, international protection, and police and judicial cooperation. The Opinion recommends against the creation of a Common Identity Repository that contains a cross-matching of various sources for identification consolidated in a new common database.
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