EUwide Breach Notification Template on the Horizon Alston Bird JDSupra

pFollowing their recent meeting in Finland the EU Data Protection Authorities acting through the European Data Protection Board EDPB announced their intention to release new tools and ran EUwide data breach notification template to help companies comply with the requirements of the EU General Data Protection Regulation GDPRppAs part of this initiative the EDPB plans to introduce an EUwide template that can be used to report personal data breaches at the EU Member State level However they have not yet confirmed when they will release the new templateppThe EU Data Protection Authorities are in agreement that a common breach notification template will contribute toppBy introducing a uniform breach notification template the EDPB aims to streamline the notification process This change will make it easier for companies to document personal data breaches assess the risks to individuals rights complete notification forms and submit them to the appropriate authorityppThe EDPB is also developing a suite of other compliance resources which reportedly includeppIt is expected that these tools will help organizations in achieving GDPR compliance with greater ease and efficiencyppAlston Birds Privacy Cybersecurity and Data Strategy Team will continue to monitor developments on this issue In the meantime companies suffering personal data breaches in different EU Member States must still use for now the notification channels specified by each relevant Data Protection AuthorityppView sourceppSee more ppDISCLAIMER Because of the generality of this update the information provided herein may not be applicable in all situations and should not be acted upon without specific legal advice based on particular situations
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