CIPL Madrid GDPR Workshop III Workshop Key Takeaways

On 6 and 7 March 2017, CIPL held its 3rd major workshop of the GDPR Implementation Project focusing on the issues of transparency, consent and legitimate interest. The workshop was held in the historic premises of Telefónica with more than 140 participants from industry, DPAs, national governments, the European Commission, the EDPS, and academia.

The Workshop also included a special session on the Commission’s Communication on cross border data flows, an update of the state-of-play of the implementation of the GDPR in the Member States, as well as a discussion on the key challenges for industry in becoming GDPR-ready.

The key takeaways are grouped into the following themes:

• GDPR Certification and Cross-Border Transfers
• The GDPR Revolution
• DPAs Need Practical Examples from Industry to Develop Appropriate Guidance
• Member States’ GDPR Implementation
• DPA Must be Well Resourced
• Implementation by May 2018 and Industry/DPA Relationship and Dialogue
• GDPR Transparency
• GDPR Consent & Legitimate Interest
• Alignment Between GDPR and ePrivacy Regulation

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