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In its ruling today, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has declared the so-called Privacy Shield, which regulates the exchange of data between the EU and the USA, to be invalid. It also ruled that data exchange with non-EU countries on the basis of the so-called standard contractual clauses is legal, but must be examined on a case-by-case basis.

The 6th Bitkom Privacy Conference will be held online! On 28 & 29 September 2020 we will bring together leading data protection experts and international decision makers from regulatory authorities, politics and business for the first time digitally. Be there to discuss current data protection issues and the latest developments on new tech trends with us!

The outbreak of the novel coronavirus raises many questions. We, as organisers of various events, are also receiving an increasing number of enquiries. Due to the dynamic developments, we are constantly monitoring and evaluating the situation.

We have compiled the answers to the most frequently asked questions. Of course, we will inform you immediately if the situation affects the Privacy Conference 2020.

With the GDPR, data privacy is crucial for sustainable innovations in industry and society. With this important shift in the data protection framework also people’s view on privacy changed. But not only regulatory data protection affairs are urging right now. New technologies promise enormous opportunities. We will examine and discuss all these aspects and challenges together. Save the Date and be there too!