The Article 29 Working Party (WP29) at its April plenary meeting examined specific critical matters with regard to the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), adopted several key documents for the preparation of its application on the 25th of May 2018 such as the guidelines on consent and transparency and established a Social Media Working Group in the light of the recent revelations regarding Facebook / Cambridge Analytica.
To provide interpretation on further aspects of the GDPR, the WP29 will continue its work regarding the guidelines on certification, the territorial scope of the GDPR (Article 3 GDPR) and codes of conduct (Article 40 and 41 GDPR). Moreover, the plenary granted a mandate to develop guidance in relation to Article 6(1)b GDPR, in particular in the context of the provision of “free” online services.
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