It has been nearly a decade since former European Commission Vice President Neelie Kroes pitched plans for an EU Code of Conduct for cloud services. On May 19, the European Data Protection Board filed a favorable opinion on the code, paving the way for the Belgian Data Protection Authority, the lead body behind the initiative, to issue formal approval. Samuel Stolton broke down the new Code of Conduct, including its interplay with the EU General Data Protection Regulation and how it tackles international data transfers.
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