Alston & Bird writes:
Following 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 EU-wide data breach notification template to help companies comply with the requirements of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
As part of this initiative, the EDPB plans to introduce an EU-wide 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 template.
The EU Data Protection Authorities are in agreement that a common breach notification template will contribute to:
- Standardizing the format and content of breach notifications across EU Member States;
- Simplifying the reporting process for companies, especially those operating in multiple jurisdictions and conducting cross-border personal data processing activities;
- Enhancing consistency in how Data Protection Authorities receive and process breach notifications; and
- Supporting the development of a potential cross-regulatory European notification solution, potentially unifying reporting obligations with those under other EU digital laws.
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