In various documents published by the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) following the Schrems II judgement, they state that it should be borne in mind that even if the data is located and operated in Datacenters located in the EEA area, even providing access to data in those datacenters from a third country, for [...]

In its guidance following the Schrems II judgement, the EDPB has outlined a six step approach to ensure appropriate safeguards for the transfer of personal information to third countries (i.e. countries outside the EEA and without an adequacy decision). The third such step is particularly relevant to the issue of a so-called “risk-based approach” to [...]

The many businesses that have made contingency plans for their Data transfers to and from the United Kingdom may now start the new year taking a deep and relieved breath! The Norwegian Government on the last working day of last year (30.12.2020) issued  a temporary  secondary law which is very short and which simply states [...]

January 1 2021, after 37 years as lawyer and partner in Advokatfirmaet Føyen Torkildsen AS and its predecessors, I am starting a new venture as sole practitioner in Advokat Arve Føyen. It is of course with mixed feelings I leave behind a lawfirm where I have spent so much time on building one of [...]