In a piece for the European Law Blog, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Senior Privacy Counsel Christopher Kuner likens the interplay between territorial scope and data transfer rules to an “awkward secret.” The European Data Protection Supervisor’s recently adopted guidelines are the first time DPAs have sounded off on the topic, which Kuner said is of “significant importance.” He looks at the guidelines, saying they are “unclear on some important points and allow gaps in protection,” and offers ways to provide “consistency and clarity.”
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