*UKHotViewsExtra* EU Cloud Code of Conduct gets initial DPA approval

The European Union’s Cloud Code of Conduct (CoC) has inched ahead in the race for pan-European adoption after a “favourable opinion” by the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) was followed by formal approval from the Belgian Data Protection Authority (DPA).

What remains to be seen is which other member state DPAs and cloud service providers (CSPs) now move to embrace the code and how soon amendments covering the transfer of personal data to third party, non-EU countries like the post-Brexit UK can be formulated and certified.

Subscribers to TechSectorViews can read our latest research examining how the EU Cloud CoC - as well as different codes of conduct like CISPE and soon Gaia-X – should eventually make it simple for customers to determine whether a cloud computing service is GDPR-compliant. The report also discusses how evolving rules on data transfers to non-EU countries could impact data sovereignty and CSPs in the UK, the US and other parts of the world.

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Posted by Martin Courtney at '07:16'