Finland: Issued DPA order announcing removal of data transfer ban to Russia and further monitoring into Yango over data processing

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Issued DPA order announcing removal of data transfer ban to Russia and further monitoring into Yango over data processing

On 26 September 2023, the Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman of Finland (DPA) announced that it removed the temporary ban on personal data transfers to Russia and continues with further monitoring within the European Economic Area (EEA). Based …

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cross-border data transfer regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: other
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority

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2023-08-08
under investigation

On 8 August 2023, the Data Protection Authority (DPA) of Finland issued an order banning Yandex LLC…

2023-08-31
under investigation

On 31 August 2023, the Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman of Finland (DPA) announced that it h…

2023-09-26
under investigation

On 26 September 2023, the Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman of Finland (DPA) announced that i…