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ARTICLE · 08 AUGUST 2022

International Transfers Summer 2022 Update

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This is my Summer 2022 update to my three vlogs on international transfers of personal data – which were thrown into the spotlight by Schrems II! Check out the vlogs for a quick refresher here...

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This is my Summer 2022 update to my three vlogs on international transfers of personal data – which were thrown into the spotlight by Schrems II! Check out the vlogs for a quick refresher here:

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In this blog I'm kicking off August with a review of the summer's EU and UK international transfer developments, and my top 10 practical tips. The ground is shifting quite quickly here, so I'd recommend tea and biscuits or perhaps a hard hat...

First let's look at the EU.

The EU position continues to harden, with the headline: there is (almost) no "risk-based" approach for international transfers.

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